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5 Quick Wins to cut your Carbon Footprint David Somervell, Sustainability Adviser, University of Edinburgh Tel 0131 650 2073 David.Somervell@ed.ac.uk Energy & Sustainability Office www.eso.ed.ac.uk Transport & Parking Office www.transport.ed.ac.uk EAUC-Scotland / APUC Seminar 1 st June 2009
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Climate Change is already happening Peak Oil leads to Energy In-Security Stern et al: We need to invest now 5 Quick Wins to cut your Carbon Think what you could do / should do!
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Climate Change: happening NOW
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Global Energy Consumption 1860-2000
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Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Global C0 2 concentrations in atmosphere
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Global Temperature Change 1750 - 2100 Source: UN IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios 2001
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Rising atmospheric temperature Rising sea level Reductions in North Hemisphere snow cover “Global Warming is Unequivocal” Source: UN IPCC AR4 2007
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Perth to Inverness railway Dec 2006 Photo: SEPA
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Extreme droughts will plague sub-Saharan Africa. Children stand behind one of thousands of livestock that died from thirst in southern Ethiopia. [REUTERS March 2006]
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Fuel Scarcity / Energy In-Security
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The big turn required …
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Stern et al: We need to invest now
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GE Jenbacher 612 Engine 3 CHP generate £1m saving / yr
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Doing Nothing is NOT an Option
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5 Quick Wins to Cut your Carbon
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1 Meter, Monitor and Target on a Building-by-Building basis
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2 Procure all equipment & services with lowest Whole Life (CO 2 ) Cost
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3Recommission all those existing BEMS / Controls Systems
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4 Measure your ICT impact - apply back-office Standby to cut waste
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Campaign Website Newsletter The Bulletin Posters/Stickers Thermometers Coasters/Drip Mats See and download our materials from www.eso.ed.ac.uk/energywww.eso.ed.ac.uk/energy 5 Raise awareness of energy cost and consumption with all users
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The one-stop shop promoting sustainability in the FHE sector scotland@eauc.org.uk www.eauc.org.uk/scotland scotland@eauc.org.uk www.eauc.org.uk/scotland Share your concerns and then your findings with colleagues
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