South East Region

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• South East Region
• Carbon Neutral - Consultation Event
• 15th April 2009

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Events aims

• Opportunity for IEMA members to learn about
  recent developments, issues and practice with the
  phrase 'carbon neutral
• Opportunity to contribute to DECCs current
  consultation carbon neutral its definition
  and recommendations for good practice'.

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Itinerary

• 14.00 14.20
• Introduction, objectives, context and background
  - Nick Blyth, MIEMA
• 14.20 15.00
• Carbon Neutrality and offsetting Issues and
  Need for Definition
• Gareth Baynham-Hughes, Project manager for
  Carbon Offsetting and Neutrality(DECC)
• 15.00-16.00
• Discussions groups?
• 16.00 16.30
• Feed back and close

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Climate Change Act - context

• 5 yearly carbon budgets for UK
• carbon reporting framework for corporate
  organisations (due from late 2009)
• Carbon reduction commitment

New cap and trade scheme gt6,000 MWh (half hourly
metered) intended to be cost neutral 1st uncapped
compliance period (April 2010) 4mtC02e reduction
p.a. by 2020 Regional events www.iema.net/events
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Further developments

• Green Claims Code - updating
• Green electricity voluntary reporting
  guidelines (as brown from 2008/09)
• Zero Carbon Homes and non domestic buildings -
  (2016 target)
• Carbon Trust Standard PAS2050etc
• Quality Assurance Scheme on carbon offsets
  DECC, February 2009
• Carbon Neutral Consultation DECC

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Some early comments..

• Carbon Neutral -- Claim or Process?
• If process how will it be audited / verified?
• Double counting or counting?
• Geography? Timescale?
• If a claim how transparent ingredient list?
• Offsets v Action whats the balance.. is there
  a hierarchy?
• Commitments to reduce (e.g. PAS2050 / CTs Carbon
  Reduction Label)
• Targets or thresholds (e.g. FSC)
• Reality check..??

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Relevant principles?

• Waste Hierarchy Reduce / XX / Offset ?
• Polluter Pays Proximity Principle?
• BPEO BATNEC..

• Environmental Management
• Plan Do Check Act
• Continuous improvement
• Auditing and verification

• Environmental Assessment -
• Baselines and additionality

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Standards developments

• ISO14000 series (selected examples)
• ISO14021 - Environmental labels and declarations
  (environmental labelling)
• ISO14040 Life Cycle Assessment
• ISO14064 organisational quantification and
  reporting of GHG emissions/removals.
• ISO14067 - Product C. footprinting and labelling
• Also PAS 2050, Product Carbon footprinting

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Example of ISO14021

• Claims of carbon neutrality claims shall either
  include
• a) a statement that 100 of the greenhouse gas
  emissions have been eliminated or accounted for
  through a system of offsets, or
• b) a clear statement about which elements of the
  product lifecycle have been offset
• Claims of carbon neutrality shall also be
  qualified with a statement that clearly explains
  how and what you have offset, providing full
  details of the offset scheme used and information
  that enables the purchaser to access sources of
  further information explaining the offset
  programme. Carbon neutrality shall state clearly
  whether it applied to the products or the
  packaging

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IEMA consultation response?

• Consultation On The Term Carbon Neutral Its
  Definition And Recommendations For Good Practice
• Title Consultation On The Term Carbon
  Neutral Its Definition And Recommendations For
  Good Practice
• Organisation Department for Energy and Climate
  Change
• Issued Mon 16 March 2009
• Deadline 01 May 2009
• Status OPEN Consultation is still receiving
  comments

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IEMA consultation process

• When responding to consultations IEMAs key aims
  are
• To inform decision-making, based on robust and
  relevant information available at the time.
• To remain independent and seeking to offer
  impartial credible professional advice.
• Where possible to consult and engage with a range
  of interests and groups within the IEMA
  membership. 

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Contact Information

• email
• n.blyth_at_iema.net
• 44 (0)1522 540069
• Membership enquiries
• info_at_iema.net
• Training and Mentoring
• - training_at_iema.net