Energy Efficiency Strategy

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Energy Efficiency Strategy
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THE ENERGY WHITE PAPER

• Energy White Paper sets out four key goals for
  energy policy to
• Cut the UKs carbon dioxide emission by some
  60 by about 2050
• Maintain security of energy supplies
• Promote competitive markets to raise the rate
  of sustainable economic growth and to improve
  our productivity and
• Ensure that every home is adequately and
  affordably heated
• It also placed energy efficiency and renewables
  at the forefront of tackling climate change.
  Setting a target for renewables to supply 10 of
  UK electricity by 2010.
• In Scotland the Executive has set a firmer target
  for renewables to supply 40 of Scottish
  electricity by 2020.

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LINK WITH EXECUTIVE'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
POLICY
Priorities are Resource use We need to
understand where our materials come from how
they are replaced what happens to the community
which supplied them how they were brought into
use what we did with them and how they went to
their next use Energy The excessive use of
fossil fuels is at the core of many sustainable
development problems. We can use less energy and
generate power from renewable sources. We must
ensure that the quality of our housing stock
provides affordable warmth to the poorest in our
communities. " Travel Moving people and
goods, and delivering services generate transport
demands. Better land use planning alternative
service delivery and sustainable transport
systems can reduce our impacts."
Jack McConnell, First Minister 2002
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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO SCOTLAND?

• Annual UK spend on energy consumption 65
  billion
• Estimated that 20 (13 billion) is wasted each
  year due to inefficiency
• Perhaps 1.3 billion in energy resources lost
  annually to the Scottish economy
• Equivalent to 50 of the total income from North
  Sea oil or one third of the total tourism spend
  in Scotland
• Improved energy efficiency has positive impacts
  for
• Carbon emissions
• Business resource efficiency
• Fuel poverty
• Public sector efficiency
• Air quality
• Low carbon economy

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Energy use in Scotland by sector
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SCOTTISH ENERGY CONSUMPTION TRENDS SINCE 1990

• Domestic consumption 15 up
• Industrial consumption 30 down
• Transport 12 up
• Services 10 up

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ENERGY EFFICIENCYVital to meeting UK carbon
emission targets
Potential impact of incremental low carbon
technologies in the UK to 2050
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY STRATEGY OBJECTIVES

• Define the Executives policy objectives for
  energy efficiency
• Ensure Scotland makes a significant contribution
  to UK carbon emissions targets
• Set agreed methods for measuring progress
• Identify priority sectors and methods for
  Executive intervention
• Increase co-operation across the Executive and
  with other bodies (including UK government)
• Improve the impact of the Executives investment
  in energy efficiency
• Communicate clear explanation of the Executives
  energy efficiency policy

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY STRATEGY SCOPE

• Strategy will cover devolved energy efficiency
  measures aimed at
• Business
• Public sector
• Transport
• Domestic sector
• For example
• Executive funding of Energy Saving Trust and the
  Carbon Trust
• Agencies that use Executive resources to deliver
  energy efficiency e.g the Enterprise network
  and the Business Environment Partnership
• Transport related energy efficiency measures
• Energy efficiency aspects of sustainable
  development
• The impact of EU transmissions trading
• Fuel poverty initiatives
• Building energy efficiency standards
• District heating/combined heat and power schemes.
  

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• Strategy also needs to fit with UK policy and
  existing UK energy efficiency initiatives
• Such as
• Fuel tax
• Road tax
• Company car tax
• Climate change levy
• Energy efficiency commitment
• Energy labelling of goods
• Enhanced capital allowances
• Community Energy programme
• Carbon Trust
• Energy Saving Trust

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Energy efficiency strategy

• Key questions
• What should be the priority sectors?
• What are the barriers?
• How can these be overcome?
• Should the strategy set targets? In what form?
• What new initiatives could feature?
• Your views are welcome