title of powerpoint presentation using ems to deliver strategic environmental priorities
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Leeds• > 700,000 population• 550 km2
• City charter 1207• EMAS accreditation 2002• > 30,000 staff• 2.34m passengers through Leeds Bradford
Airport (2004). Forecast 7m by 2030• 34,380 ha greenbelt – highest in country
• 7 wards in the 10% most deprived wards in
England
6th Environment Action Programme
• Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment (2005)
“contributing to a better quality of life through an integrated approach concentrating on urban areas’ and to contribute ‘to a high level of quality of life and social well-being for citizens by providing an environment where the level of pollution does not give rise to harmful effects on human health and the environment and by encouraging sustainable urban development”.
• Managing Urban Europe 25 project
Elements of EMSPlan Do Check
4.2 Environmental policy4.3.1 Aspects identification & Evaluation of significance4.3.2 Legal (and other) requirements4.3.3 Objectives targets and programmes
4.4.1/2/3 Resources roles competencies and communication4.4.6/7 Operational control. Contractors. Emergency 4.4.4/5 & 4.5.4Documentation Document Control and records
4.5.1 Monitoring operations & performance4.5.2 (i/ii) Legal compliance4.5.3 Non conformance, corrective and preventative action4.5.5 EMS Audit4.6 EMS Review
Report: Environmental Statement
Plan: Environmental Policy• Environmental Policy (2006) covering
development, energy & climate change, waste, pollution, transport, local environmental quality, procurement, biodiversity, education and awareness raising
• Local Area Agreement Strategic Outcome (2007/8): Reduced ecological footprint through leading the response, influencing, mitigating and adapting to environmental and climate change
Plan: Aspects identification & Evaluation of significance
• Baseline review of strategic environmental conditions in Leeds
• Essential evidence base for Sustainability Appraisals (SA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
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Per capita earth share = 1.8 gha World average footprint = 2.2 gha Leeds average footprint = 5.37 gha
Ecological footprint
Ecological Footprint measures the total quantity of land and sea area required to produce the food, fibre and minerals we consume, absorb the waste we produce (including CO2 emissions), and provide the space for our infrastructure.
Leeds Ecological footprint
Ecological Footprint (gha/capita)
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19%
14%11%
11%
7%4%
4% 9%
Food and Drink
Energy
Capital Investment
Travel
Consumables
Government and Other
Services
Housing
Holiday Activities
Topic: Water Quality
Chemistry General Quality Assessment Scores – Leeds Rivers
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GQA Class
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GQA F Bad
GQA E Poor
GQA D Fair
GQA C Fairly Good
GQA B Good
GQA A Very Good
Topic: Municipal Waste
Current methods of disposal and projections for future waste disposal in Leeds
Targeted waste growth scenario versus projection based on historical growth
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Scenario 6 - Leeds Historic Compound Growth
Scenario 4 - Leeds Aspirational High Housing
2.57 million tonnes averted through waste prevention by 2035Waste Tonnes %
Total municipal waste
374,030 100
Re-use 2984 1
Recycling 68584 18
Recovery 17465 5
Landfill 284997 76
Topic: Land Contamination
Potentially contaminating historic land uses in southern and western Leeds
Topic: Flood Risk
Environment Agency Flood Zones in Leeds
Floodzone 2 Annual River Flooding Probability of 1% or greater
Floodzone 3 Annual River Flooding Probability of 0.1 to 1%
Topic: Energy Production and Consumption
Energy Consumption Statistics for Leeds 2003 (estimated)
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Total renewables/waste
Industrial and commercial electricity
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Industrial and commercial gas 12%
Industrial and commercial other emissions
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Domestic Electricity12%
Domestic Gas16%
Domestic Other1%
Road Transport 29%
Rail transport0%
Aviation4%
Land Use Change0%
Waste2%
A summary of CO2 emissions in Leeds 2004
OBSERVED TRAFFIC GROWTH IN LEEDS
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Mode 1998 2005walk 3% 4%Train 8% 12%Bus 25% 26%Car 64% 57%MCs and Cycles <1% No change
CHANGES IN MODAL SPLIT 7% reduction in car usage7% reduction in car usage
4% increase in train/ bus usage4% increase in train/ bus usage
100,000 vehicles access central 100,000 vehicles access central Leeds (AM peak period) Leeds (AM peak period)
5% Annual growth 1985- 1990, 5% Annual growth 1985- 1990, 1% since 1990.1% since 1990.
Peak spreadingPeak spreading
Night-time flows?Night-time flows?
TRAFFIC GROWTH & TRENDS IN LEEDS
FUTURE CLIMATE IN LEEDS?
• Long term/seasonal averages– Warmer drier summers.– Milder wetter winters.– Rising sea levels.
• Extremes– More very hot days.– More intense downpours of
rain.– Increased storm surges.– Uncertain changes in storms,
possible increase in winter.
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Frequency of warm, very warm and hot days
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• Air frost defined as the number of days the temperature the 15-minute average temperature fell below 0°C.
Number of Gales by Season
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Plan: Objectives, targets & programmes …• Agriculture: Leeds Food Matters, UDP section 5.5, appendix 5 (2001)• Air quality: Air Quality Action Plan Jan 2004• Biodiversity: Biodiversity Action Plan for Leeds• Contaminated land: Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy 2001• Education & awareness: Leeds Healthy Schools Standard• Energy production/consumption: Regional Energy Plan• Flooding: Strategic Flood Risk Assessment• Forestry: Towards a Leeds Forest Strategy (consultation document)• Greenhouse gases: Leeds’ Climate Change Strategy• Historic Env: Conservation Area Appraisals & Buildings at Risk Strategy UDP
section 5.3, appendices 3 & 4 (2001)• Land use: UDP / Local Development Framework• Landscape & townscape: City Centre Urban Design Strategy, Neighbourhoods
for Living, etc. UDP section 5.3, appendix 3 (2001), Leeds Landscape Assessment (1994)
• Natural resources: Minerals Policies UDP section 5.5, appendix 6 (2001)
Plan: Objectives, targets & programmes …• Nuisance: Various statutory tools Environmental Protection Act 1990• Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations• Parks & Greenspace: A Parks and Green Space Strategy for Leeds (consultation
draft)• Permitted processes: Pollution Prevention Control (England and Wales)
Regulations 2000, incorporating; Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC), Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC), Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC)
• Radioactivity: EA Radioactive Substances Regulation Strategy• Transport: West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan• Transportation noise: Environmental Noise Directive• Waste: Integrated Waste Strategy 2005-2035, UDP section 5.5, appendix 7
(2001)• Water consumption: Yorkshire Water: Water Resource Plan 2005-2010• Water quality: Yorkshire Water: Monitoring Plan 2005-10
Do: Resources roles, competence & communication / Operational control
• Need to consider strategic skills such as partnership working and analysis of evidence
• Need to influence business and service planning - programme of improvement
• Need to audit implementation of key strategies
Upstream IssuesAgriculture, Built Env, Energy, Water, Greenspace, Land Use, Transport
Air quality, Biodiversity, Flooding, CO2, Noise, Waste, Water Quality
Downstream Effects
Check: Monitoring• National indicators (October 2007)• Overall satisfaction with local area (5)• People killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents (47) • Congestion – avge journey time during morning peak (167)• Previously developed land that has been vacant > 5 yrs (170)• Access to services by public transport, walking and cycling (175)• Working age people with access to employment … (176)• Local bus passenger journeys (177)• Bus services running on time (178)• Food establishments broadly compliant with the law (184)• Climate change & fuel poverty (185-189)• Waste management (191-193)• Air quality (194)• Cleanliness (195-196)• Biodiversity (197)• School travel (198)
Check: Review & Audit• Aim to embed within Local Strategic
Partnership and LAA performance monitoring framework
• Difficult to audit!
Report: Environmental Statement
• Incorporate as part of main reporting framework. Not separate.
Outstanding issues …• EMS should be about environmental
improvement. Need to influence strategic issues
• Audit strategies is really about auditing expenditure (£). More environmental bang for buck
• Lead by example and maintain legal compliance
Outstanding issues …• How important is legal compliance at a
strategic level?• Significance – need greater certainty
on critical environmental infrastructure• Need to understand pressures on local
environment• Can this be audited / verified?
Thank you
• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/urban/home_en.htm
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