Tackling Climate Change in Bath

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Tackling Climate Change in Bath North East
Somerset

• Paul Crossley
• Leader of Bath North East Somerset Council

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The story so far..

• Management engagement
• LSP engagement
• Nottingham Declaration
• Embedding in systems
• Specific projects

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Management Engagement

• Executive Members
• Strategic Directors Teams
• Linking action on climate change to efficiency
  agenda, smart management and future CPA
• Not someone elses job - embedded

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Management Engagement

• Agreed climate change priority and simple
  strategic framework
• Cutting carbon emissions in four key areas
  buildings transport waste food
• Framework for action own estate services
  community leadership

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LSP Energy Project

• Led LSP bid to Treasury for Our Big Energy
  Challenge
• Cut energy and carbon by 10by 2009 (770,000
  from Treasury)
• Provide baseline for developing sustainable
  energy action across district

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Nottingham Declaration

• Signed December 2005
• LSP Energy Project provides first big project to
  help deliver Nottingham commitment
• Both acted as catalyst for energy management
  development and energy action planning

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Embedding in Systems

• Performance management
• Charter Mark
• Procurement
• Planning

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Projects

• Our Big Energy Challenge (the LSP energy project)
• Biomass study and development
• Eco-schools 28 schools now working to achieve
  the first level
• Bath Western Riverside energy targets
• Eco Homes Excellent
• Application Energy Heirarchy
• 10 Renewable Energy
• At least one zero carbon building
• Future proofing
• Target reviews

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What weve not done

• Waited until we had a detailed plan!
• Instead
• Strategic engagement
• Demonstrated value through start small number of
  of key projects