Care and Repair Conference

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Care and Repair Conference

• Peter Davies
• Commissioner for Wales
• UK Sustainable Development Commissioner

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Sustainable development
Securing the Future - UK Government sustainable
development strategy, 2005
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Sustainable development
Securing the Future - UK Government sustainable
development strategy, 2005
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Sustainable development
Securing the Future - UK Government sustainable
development strategy, 2005
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Sustainable development
Securing the Future - UK Government sustainable
development strategy, 2005
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Sustainable development
Securing the Future - UK Government sustainable
development strategy, 2005
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Sustainable development
Securing the Future - UK Government sustainable
development strategy, 2005
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Sustainable Development
means transformation
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GovernmentA Statutory Obligation

• Wales was one of the first countries to have a
  statutory sustainable development scheme, giving
  the government
• The scheme

a duty to promote sustainable development in the
exercise of its functions, that is, in everything
it does.
sets out the vision of a sustainable future for
all of Wales where action for social, economic
and environmental improvement work together to
create positive change.
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Wales Ecological Footprint 5.16 gha
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Historical trends in Wales Footprint
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Climate Change and Older People
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Average global temperatures 1850 to 2006
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European 2003 summer temperatures normal
by 2040s, cool by 2060s
2060s
observations HadCM3 Medium-High (SRES A2)
2040s
2003
Temperature anomaly (wrt 1961-90) C
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Projected changes in mean annual temperature by
the end of 21st century
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Climate change impacts
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Climate change - impacts
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The UKs Carbon budget to avoid dangerous
climate change (information from Tyndall Centre)
We are here now
Carbon emissions
Year
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UK Age Related Carbon Footprint
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Differences in Co2 emissions by age and category
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Sensitivity to Climate Change
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Growing Old in a Changing Climate

• Older people want to be part of the solution
• Older people are more vulnerable to some of the
  major impacts of climate change
• Policies to reduce carbon can impact negatively
  on older people
• There are key policy areas that can improve
  quality of life and reduce carbon footprint

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Key Areas for Action

• Climate change proof the homes of older people
• Improve local accessibility
• Better transport for older people
• Leadership on older people and climate change

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Follow up from the conference

• Peter Davies
• peter_at_pdpartnership.co.uk
• www.sd-commission.org.uk