A presentation to the
Chase Community
Partnership Sustainable
Development Working
Group
<Sustainable Energy &
Climate Change Action>
<for economy, society & the
environment>
Richard Davies
Director

Good Afternoon

Outline of the presentation:
The Big Picture
Some of the good stuff
Missions for the Working Group
Questions ?

We’re seeking to deliver
on the 3Ds:
Demand Reduction
Decarbonisation
Decentralisation

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To Address: Climate Change + Energy Security
+ Finite Fossil Fuel = The Same Actions

<It’s the delivery
stupid!>

\"Regardless
of which route we
choose, the world's
current predicament
limits our maneuvering
room. We are
experiencing a
step-change in the growth
rate of energy demand
due to population growth
and economic
development, and Shell
estimates that after
2015 supplies of
easy-to-access oil
and gas will no
longer keep
up with
demand.\"
Jeroen van der Veer, CEO Shell
28th January 2008

Climate Change Act Targets
• 1990 baseline of CO2 emissions was
approximately 590 million tons of CO2.
• An 80% reduction is based on the minimum
reductions necessary to avoid causing
catastrophic and permanent changes to the
climate
• 80% of 590m tons = 118 million tonnes.
• The UK level of CO2 emissions (1.76
tonnes/capita cf. ~10 tonnes today) hasn’t been
that low since…… when?

1950’s??

1920’s??

1900??

1850??

900
800
700
600
(carbon dioixde equivalent)
million tonnes
500
400 Basket of greenhouse gases (CO2 equiv)
Carbon Dioxide
300
200
100
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Source: AEA

Some of the
good stuff

Missions for
the Working
Group

Staffordshire
& Sustainable Energy

Third Sector
Help ‘all’ Third Sector
organisations within the District
through a Resource/Carbon
management programme.
Review third sector service
delivery & maximise affordable
warmth, sustainable energy &
climate change opportunities.
Focus on Leadership within
sector.

LSP Partners
LSP Partners to contribute to
National Indicator 186 through a
programme of climate change &
sustainable energy action.
Workplace, travel, staff…..
Corporate Commitment & Pledge
Leadership Group
Task & finish Group

Leadership
Staffordshire School for
Climate/Energy Leadership:
Place/Agenda Shaper.
Engage ‘leaders’ within the
District & beyond in the
climate change/ sustainable
energy challenge.
‘If the leader hath no vision the
people will perish’ Proverbs 29:18

Climate Change
Leadership

Focus on Community Building
Eradicate the inefficient
community building from
Cannock Chase.
Use Community Buildings to
promote sustainable energy
technologies.
Sustainable Energy Trail around
the District.

Case Studies

Microgeneration
Focus on small scale
renewable technologies
across the District. Linking
technologies with
communities, or sectors.
Picking a winner: Solar
thermal or biomass heating?

The Great British (C. Chase??) Refurb
Ed Milliband recently
announced that by 2050 all
British homes will be near
carbon zero. Is now the right
time for Cannock Chase to
step forward & seek to be the
first locality in the UK to deliver
this in existing homes?

Blank:

“What we think, or what
we know, or what we
believe is, in the end, of
little consequence. The
only consequence is
what we do.” John Ruskin

“Make no little plans. They
have no magic to stir
men's blood... Make big
plans; aim high in hope
and work.”
Daniel Hudson Burnham
1846-1912
“Search all the parks in all
your cities; you'll find no
statues of committees.”
David Ogilvy
1911-1999

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