manchester: a certain future 2013 conference
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#MACF2013
Steve ConnorChair, MACF Steering Group
Phil MurphySustainability Manager, Carillion
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Sir Richard LeeseLeader, Manchester City Council
Cities as Leaders
2013: State of the City
Original Modern Low Carbon City.
Carbon trends
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Carbon Targets for 2050
UK 80%EU 60-80%Bali 50%
Cities hold the key“The Top 20 cities in the UK are responsible for more than 20% of national carbon emissions and more than 20% of energy consumption, so local action by cities will be vital if we are to meet the UK national target of 80% reduction on 1990 levels by 2050.”
RICS 2012
A Certain Future
Manchester: A Certain Future•41% carbon reduction
by 2020, relative to 2005 levels, and;
•Low carbon thinking embedded in our operations and lifestyles.
Greater Manchester Strategy Shift to a low carbon economy for GM to establish long-term sustainable economic growth.
At the same time as achieving a 48% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020, from 1990 levels (40% from 2005). Approved in July 2011.
How are we doing?
2005
7.4t
2006
7.4t
2007
7t
2008
6.9t
2009
6t
2010
6.1t
Plans & actions since 2009Action Plans•Both universities•The Co-operative•Siemens•City Council•Bruntwood•Housing Associations•Environmental Business
Pledge + 60% in 3 years – over 1,800 businesses.
Sector plans•Retrofit Strategy (GM)•EcoCities (adaptation strategy,
GM)•Green Infrastructure Plan (GM
& Manchester)•Energy Plan (GM)•GMCCS Implementation Plan
(GM)•Low carbon hub/green
economy
Reasons to be cheerful
Buildings
Carbon Co-op
Since 2009, 32 high schools and academies have completed capital projects under BSF and four new primary schools have been built.
MMU carbon emissions down by 18.5% over 5 years
BuildingsNHS
•Carbon management plans and coordinated activities through MACF NHS Group.
•University Hospital South Manchester awarded Britain’s Greenest Hospital for reducing carbon emissions by 28% over 5 years.
Commercial property
•More work needed but successful MACF offshoot event in 2012.
BuildingsExemplar buildings
•Two iconic buildings – one new build, one retrofit – completing in 2013: the Co-op’s NOMA and the Council’s refurbished Town Hall Extension and Central Library.
Green Deal
•Housing Associations and Councils across GM have developed a Housing Retrofit Strategy and agreed the basis of a GM Green Deal programme to launch in 2013.
•Also been given a ‘go early’ approval from government.
Manchester Art Gallery - energy consumption of gallery lighting down by 60-70%.
Midland Hotel - Engaging staff, guests and suppliers on sustainability. 10%+ year on year energy saving through new equipment.
Green roof full of herbs!
Waste Management is to get to 100% separation.
www.qhotels.co.uk
Energy
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CIS Tower - Europe’s largest vertical solar array.
Carbon Co-op + Unicorn
EnergySolar Photovoltaics
•Over 2,000 solar panel installations registered for the Feed-In-Tariff since April 2010.
Smart Grids & Meters
•Energy monitors in around 400 households and 100 businesses, public buildings and on loan from libraries.
Heat networks
•Proposals around Town Hall; Corridor, and East Manchester.
Energy centres and CHP
•Low carbon energy centres, including NOMA.
Energy Plan
•High level plan completed for Greater Manchester in 2012.
Transport
TransportMetrolink
•New lines and stops, and new vehicles brought into service.
Green Buses
•200 ‘green’ buses (mainly hybrids) introduced since 2009.
Car journeys
•Number of car trips into city centre has fallen from 37% in 2006 to 28% in 2012.
Cycling
•City cycle centres, cycle training and grants for employers and user groups.
Smart Ticketing
•Integrated smart ticketing will be introduced over next few years starting with Metrolink
160 charging posts as part of Greater Manchester’s
Plugged in Places programme.
Green & blue spaces
Red
Ros
e Fo
restManchester has more Green
Flag parks than any other city in the UK.
Green spacesResearch
•EcoCities and GRABS projects.
GI policies
•Incorporated into Council’s statutory Core Strategy Planning Document.
Baseline data
•Detailed baseline of all the city’s G&B has now been established.
Tree planting
•Since 2009, more than 26,600 trees had been planted, including 26 new community orchards and fruit tree groves.
Third Sector
•Red Rose Forest and Groundwork continue to green the city, from tree planting through to our first ‘Meanwhile’ food growing projects.
Sustainable Consumption
Culture shiftManchester Carbon Literacy
• A day’s ‘climate change’ training for all residents and employees, 50 pilot projects have been undertaken and MCL publicly launched.
Schools• 78 of the city’s 165 schools have
been actively involved in the Eco-Schools programme.
Carbon budgets
• City Council has begun to use data from energy bills to allocate carbon budgets to departments, embedding this as part of the organisation’s business planning process.
‘Green’ events • The city to establish itself as an
internationally recognised sustainable destination by 2020.
Sustainable FoodFood Futures partnership
•Growing Manchester, a Food Baseline Study and exemplar project at New Smithfield Markets.
•A Low Carbon menu and audit has been undertaken by Manchester Fayre.
•Meat Free Mondays and a further 20% reduction in Meat and Dairy in Primary Schools.
Forgotten Fields (GM)
•A collection of projects looking at the region's food heritage.
GM Land Army
•An army of volunteers to support local organic growers and farmers.
Manchester Veg People (GM)
•A new collective of local organic farmers & growers.
Adaptation
But...
The Plan Updated
Headline aimsSave more than 30,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions from domestic properties by 2015
Double that target for the period 2015 to 2017.Collaboration between building owners, occupants and energy services companies to reduce emissions from community, public and community buildings by 5% per year.
Increase knowledge, research and delivery of renewable energy technologies;
Understanding and planning of the city’s energy needs and opportunities; and
Application of digital technologies for energy management.
Headline aimsTo continue the improvement of sustainable public transport services within and to and from the city, and to create a platform for substantial increases in journeys on foot, by bike and by electric vehicle in the period 2016 to 2020.
Ensure the city’s green and blue infrastructure is providing optimal benefits to the city in terms of quality of life, climate change adaptation, and wider social, economic and environmental benefits.To increase the number of organisations who are actively engaged in sustainable consumption and production activity.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES?
2013: State of the City
Workshop One.
Workshop formatBuildingsEnergyTransportGreen and Blue
Sustainable Consumption and ProductionCulture
Workshop format1. Introduction2. Practitioner Input3. Working together
•What are group members currently doing in this area?
•What do they feel inspired to do in addition?
•What barriers need to be overcome to achieve this?
•A consideration of the resources available.
Break.
Mark KnowlesHead of Low Carbon at Liverpool City Region
Local Economic Partnership
A Liverpool City Region Perspective
Mark KnowlesHead of Low Carbon Economy
Thank you Manchesterfrom the Liverpool City Region…..
From the streets of Manchester…..
….Via Runcorn
To the streets of Liverpool…..
LCR Low Carbon: Same but different…..
Implementing national policiesExploiting our advantages
oMarine EnergyoH2HuboSEAPoProject ViridisoPortCentric logisticsoIFB:14
Visitor Economy Knowledge Economy
Low Carbon Economy SuperPort
100,000+ jobs
£110 billion of investment
expected in UK waters by 2020
Opportunity:For the LCR to act as the principal West Coast offshore wind manufacturing, installation, operating and maintenance centre serving the £18bn investment in the Irish Sea and wider UK and global offshore opportunities.
Hundreds of jobs already created by Cammell Laird, RWE, DONG, Iberdrolaand ABB in installing and servicing current offshore wind farms
Offshore Wind
Tidal and Wave Energy
Opportunities:Power from the Mersey – The UK’smost advanced Tidal Energy Scheme - 700MW potential. UK Western Approaches – Most of Europe’s best wave energy locationswith LCR universities and Cammell Laird already engaged
Future opportunities for research, investment, manufacture, installationand maintenance
Opportunities:Work underway to create one of Europe’s largest integrated H2 clusters focused on fuel cell vehicles and static power.
Opportunity for the LCR to take a leading global position in the development of sustainable H2 production and applications.
Development underway for a hydrogen supply network centred on Ineos Chlor in Runcorn including filling stations and H2 wells at The Heath and SciTech Daresbury
Hydrogen Network
Opportunity:Sustainable Energy Action Plan has identified over £500m of decentralised energy projects including heat networks across the City Region. Delivery of sustainable energy alongside £1bn investment by Scottish Power in the City Region’s energy infrastructure over the next 10 years will create a more robust energy system and several thousand jobs in construction operation and maintenance.
Sustainable Energy
Opportunity:Retrofitting - Roll-out of energy efficiency measures in existing properties stimulated by Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) incentives – including heating systems, solid wall insulation, double glazing Microgeneration - photo voltaic and other renewable energy technologies to residential and commercial buildings using UK Government incentivesOpportunities for renewable technology manufacturers, suppliers and installers
Project Viridis
Melanie TaylorGreen Economy Lead
Leeds City Region
Leeds City Region – the place
An energy intensive
economy…
An energy intensive economy…
Leeds City Region - a world class low carbon economy
Reduce emissions 40% by 2020
A new kind of leadership: LEPs“Urgent action is needed to rebuild local economies so that economic opportunities spread across the country.
The solution needs to be local - we know that when councils and local business work hand in hand they can drive economic growth together and places can be transformed.
By giving up central control we will put democratic accountability back into the local economy making it responsive to the needs of local business and local people.”
A new kind of leadership: LEPs
A new kind of leadership: LEPs• Low Carbon Infrastructure
• Supporting through the transition
•Growing the sector
A new opportunity for investment
Our Opportunities…
Our opportunities…
Our opportunities…
Our opportunities…
So, what do we want?...
• Fuel poverty eradicated?• A resilient energy infrastructure for the
future?• A zero carbon energy infrastructure?• A circular energy infrastructure?• A decentralised energy infrastructure?• Growth of a revolving income?
A new kind of leadership: LEPs• Low Carbon Infrastructure
• Supporting through the transition
•Growing the sector
Supporting business…
Leading the Green Deal
Consistent offer on commercial
It’s not just about mitigating….
Workshop Two.
Workshop formatBuildingsEnergyTransportGreen and Blue
Sustainable Consumption and ProductionCulture
Workshop format1. Introduction2. Practitioner Input3. Working together
•What are group members currently doing in this area?
•What do they feel inspired to do in addition?
•What barriers need to be overcome to achieve this?
•A consideration of the resources available.
Wrap.
Thank you
