5 quick wins to cut your carbon footprint david somervell, sustainability adviser, university of...
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5 Quick Wins to cut your Carbon Footprint
David Somervell, Sustainability Adviser, University of Edinburgh Tel 0131 650 2073 [email protected]
Energy & Sustainability Office www.eso.ed.ac.uk Transport & Parking Office www.transport.ed.ac.uk
EAUC-Scotland / APUC Seminar 1st June 2009
• Climate Change is already happening
• Peak Oil leads to Energy In-Security
• Stern et al: We need to invest now
• 5 Quick Wins to cut your Carbon
• Think what you could do / should do!
Climate Change: happening NOW
Global Energy Consumption 1860-2000
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Global C02 concentrations in atmosphere
Global Temperature Change 1750 - 2100
Source: UN IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios 2001
Rising atmospheric temperature
Rising sea level
Reductions in North Hemisphere
snow cover
“Global Warming is Unequivocal”
Source: UN IPCC AR4 2007
Perth to Inverness railway Dec 2006 Photo: SEPA
Extreme droughts will plague sub-Saharan Africa. Children stand behind one of thousands of livestock that died from thirst in southern Ethiopia. [REUTERS March 2006]
Fuel Scarcity / Energy In-Security
The big turn required …
Stern et al: We need to invest now
• GE Jenbacher 612 Engine
3 CHP generate £1m saving / yr3 CHP generate £1m saving / yr
Doing Nothing is NOT an Option
5 Quick Wins to Cut your Carbon
1 Meter, Monitor and Target on a Building-by-Building basis
2 Procure all equipment & services with lowest Whole Life (CO2) Cost
3 Recommission all those existing BEMS / Controls Systems
4 Measure your ICT impact - apply back-office Standby to cut waste
• Campaign Website• Newsletter• The Bulletin• Posters/Stickers• Thermometers• Coasters/Drip Mats
See and download our materials from www.eso.ed.ac.uk/energy
5 Raise awareness of energy cost and consumption with all users
The one-stop shop promoting sustainability in the FHE sector
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Share your concerns and then your findings with colleagues
Time is running out … get weaving