Support from the Energy Saving Trust

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Support from the Energy Saving Trust Seminar
2 Catherine Monaghan Lewis Morrison Energy
Saving Trust 22 May 2008
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Becoming a Low Carbon City

• Why?
• because you have a huge impact on UK carbon
  emissions
• because you house, employ and entertain a massive
  number of people
• because you can have an influence beyond your
  city boundaries
• Who?
• Key partners are local government, NHS Trusts,
  universities, housing associations, large
  businesses and consumer, community, faith and
  voluntary groups.
• How?
• With help from LCCP team, exemplars, the Carbon
  Trust and Energy Saving Trust!

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How we can help you

• Our advice information
• Energy Saving Trust Advice Centres
• Local Authority one-to-one support programme
• Practical Help
• Community Action for Energy (CAfE)
• New build Outreach
• Energy Efficiency Best Practice for Housing
  (EEBPfH)
• Green fleets
• Consumer campaign
• Our grants
• Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP)
• Our evaluation
• Home energy efficiency database
• Energy Saving Recommended

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Our Advice Information(Advice Centres)

• New Act on CO2 advice line - energy efficiency,
  transport, microgeneration, water and waste
• Free, impartial, local expert advice (n 13-14 in
  England)
• Key roles are
• to develop infrastructure
• to provide a one stop shop
• to provide leadership and focal point for local
  initiatives.
• Areas of activity cover
• promotions
• proactive targeting, Customer Lead Advice In
  depth support
• working with Government, businesses and
  communities.

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Our Advice Information(LA 1-2-1)

• Aim
• to help LAs reduce carbon emissions and
  demonstrate leadership across the wider local
  community.
• Specifically, we will helped 23 LAs
• review their position in relation to sustainable
  energy policy strategy.
• develop a strategic approach to sustainable
  energy and a prioritised action plan to reduce
  carbon emissions.
• Can be in conjunction with Carbon Trusts Carbon
  Management Programme
• Contact the team on
• 0844 848 8830
• 1to1support_at_est.org.uk
• www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/1to1support

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Our Advice Information(Practical Help)

• Free advice service for LAs housing
  associations providing
• Enquiries answering service (no limit on no of
  enquiries)
• Publications, case studies, policy summaries on
  website
• Email bulletin (with links to news and events)
• Quarterly newsletter (review of funding
  opportunities policies)
• Presentations workshops (tailored made)
• 3-5 days of free energy services consultancy
• Contact the team on
• 0870 241 2089
• praticalhelp_at_est.org.uk
• www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/housingbuildings/loca
  lauthorities/

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Our Advice Information(CaFE)

• Promotes facilitates local community based
  energy projects by providing free
• membership (3,500 across the UK)
• monthly e-bulletin quarterly newsletter
  (signposting to resources)
• access to online resource (case studies, briefing
  notes)
• fund-finder database
• training (i.e. finding out about energy)
• national conference
• travel bursary (up to 200)
• expert support (1.5 days - inc on-site visit)
• Contact the team on
• 0870 261 444
• café_at_est.org.uk
• www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/cafe

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Our Advice Information(Outreach EEBPfH)

• New build outreach provides support to new build
  housing industry
• To deliver higher energy performance standards
  than Code.
• Pilot testing new approaches across range of
  house types and sectors.
• Sits along side EEBPfH.
• EEBPfH provides free resources to building
  professionals
• Best practice guides, tools and training.
• Contact the team on
• 0845 120 7799
• bestpractice_at_est.org.uk
• www.est.org.uk/housing buildings/

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Our Advice Information(green fleets)

• Free green fleet review covering
• Vehicle allocation policy
• Fuel economy
• Mileage reimbursement policy
• Driver education
• Impact of technology on reducing mileage
• Health safety issues and duty of care
• Business mileage in private vehicles (grey fleet)
• Measure your car and van fleet carbon footprint.
• Contact the team on
• 0845 602 1425
• www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/transport

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Our Advice Information(consumer campaign)

• Consumer marketing support incorporates
• Online resource (home energy check, top tips,
  grants database)
• New campaign to be launched to raise awareness of
  who we are and how we can help people (press,
  online, radio and TV launch)
• New tools coming online (Carbon Cutter and Energy
  Saving Checklist)
• Contact the team on
• 0800 512 012
• www.energysavingtrust.org.uk

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Our Grants(LCBP)

• The programme funded by BERR
• provides grants to demonstrate how energy
  efficiency and microgeneration can work hand in
  hand to create low carbon buildings.
• Phases of the programme
• Phase 1 - for householders and businesses -
  managed by EST
• Phase 2 - for public sector organisations -
  managed by BRE
• Contact the team on
• 0800 915 0990
• info_at_lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk
• http//www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/

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Our Evaluation(HEED)

• Online resource on 7.6 million homes (29 UK
  housing stock)
• providing detailed information on energy
  efficiency of UK housing stock for anyone
  reporting or targeting energy efficiency.
• Containing survey data and installed measures
  data
• Property age, type and number of bedrooms
• Building fabric (e.g., wall and window types,
  insulation levels, etc)
• Tenure (owner occupied, private rented or social
  landlord
• Heating fuel, space or heating system
• Measures installed and date of installation
• Contact the team on
• 020 7354 2434
• heed_at_est.org.uk
• http//www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/heedonline/

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Our Evaluation(ESR)

• Free scheme accredit products that meet strict
  criteria on energy efficiency to carry logo such
  as
• White goods (dishwashers, fridges, washing
  machines, etc)
• Brown goods (kettles, set top boxes, etc)
• Glazing
• Boilers
• Accredited retailers listed on the Energy Saving
  Trust's site, with a direct link to their
  websites (last year 600,000 unique visitors).
• Contact the team on
• 01372 376 743
• http//www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/energy_saving_
  products

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LCCP Toolkit and other support resources
managing expectations

• LCCP is really focussed on the local authority as
  the lead agent
• Outputs of LCCP include Toolkit and co2
  calculator website working groups, reinforced
  CC strategies for cities
• Energy Saving Trust seek to maintain symbiotic
  relationship with cities
• Core and regional Energy Saving Trust services
  could use LCCP relationship/infrastructure as a
  conduit to you?

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Next steps

• Youve listened to us, now lets hear from you!
• What we want from you
• Tell us what opportunities and constraints you
  face in your cities across the domestic and road
  transport sectors
• Explain to us your relationships with local,
  regional and central government, communities and
  businesses.
• Help us to create a Low Carbon Cities Toolkit and
  ongoing support which is fit for purpose to help
  you become a Low Carbon City
• You will split into groups of 3-4 and discuss
  answer a series of questions (30mins).
• You will nominate a spokesperson and feedback to
  the whole group at the end (10 mins)

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Workgroups questions

• Split into groups and discuss and answer the
  following questions on becoming a Low Carbon
  City
• What are the opportunities and constraints you
  face in the domestic and road transport sectors
  and in reaching consumers?
• What are the key relationships that you need to
  make to be successful?
• What should our Low Carbon Cities Toolkit and
  other support look like to help support you?

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rg.uk