This presentation by Richard Davies of the Marches Energy Agency discusses delivering on reducing demand, decarbonization, and decentralization of energy to address climate change and energy security. It notes that the West Midlands population of 5.3 million people accounts for 50 million tonnes of CO2 annually and strategies are needed for decarbonizing the region by 2020 through various renewable options. Case studies are presented on energy efficiency projects and a low carbon communities grant scheme that provides funding for feasibility studies and capital projects to reduce carbon emissions from small businesses.

1. Presentation to the
Nuffield Scholars
<It’s the delivery stupid!>
<A shared journey to a low
carbon future?>
Richard Davies
Director

2. Beyond the rhetoric……It’s
the delivery
stupid!
the Why? What? Who? Where? & How? of
Marches Energy Agency

3. Good Evening!

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

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

6. To help: deliver on the UK’s
commitment to the climate change
challenge, whilst helping to ensure that
there is a sustainable, secure and
affordable supply of
energy for everyone.
We aim to contribute to these goals in
ways that strengthen the economic
capability, social capital and reputation
of the areas in which we work.

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26. It’s the
delivery
stupid

30. Strategies?

36. West Midlands
population: 5.3 million
CO2 : 50 million
tonnes

37. West Midlands
population: 5.3 million
CO2 : 50 million
tonnes
Nigeria
population: 140 million
CO2 : 52 million tonnes
Sources: Energy4All, WDM, IEA

39. quot;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.quot;
Jeroen van der Veer, CEO Shell
28th January 2008

44. Fuels used in E generation/Mtoe
Fuel 2003 2007
Coal 31.6 31.9
Oil 0.7 0.8
Gas 24.5 27.5
Nuclear 20.0 14.0
Hydro 0.2 0.4
Other renewables 0.4 0.6
Net imports 0.2 0.4

45. 900
800
700
600
(carbon dioixde equivalent)
million tonnes
500
Basket of greenhouse gases (CO2 equiv)
400
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

53. What is 1% of GDP?
• UK GDP (08/09) = £1,463,000,000,000
• 1% = £14,630,000,000 (£14.6 billion)
• £243.83 per person
• British Taxpayers have just provided £600
billion of loans, guarantees and capital to
rescue the UK’s Banks

54. West Midlands
& Sustainable Energy
LEADERSHIP!
‘If the leader hath no vision the people
will perish’ Proverbs 29:18

61. Decarbonisation by 2020
Options……..
Onshore wind
Offshore wind
Biomass with solid
recovered fuels (waste!)
Carbon capture & storage
Nuclear power

62. DEMAND REDUCTION
The heart of the matter
• In 2003 final consumption of E was 336,218GWh
• In 2007 final consumption of E was 341,945GWh
• Up 1.7% or 5,727GWh
• Biomass projects in 2007 (Co-firing with fossil
fuels, animal biomass & plant biomass)
generated some 2,920 GWh of Electricity
• This was just 51% of the extra electricity we
used over 48 months ending 2007
• Simplistically we are collectively squandering the
efforts to DECARBONISE because we are failing
to reduce DEMAND

69. Case Studies

71. MPs to taste award-winning beer
A Shropshire brewery is to have one of its beers put on
sale at the House of Commons.
Hobson’s Mild will be the guest beer in the Strangers Bar in the run up to Christmas after a
request by MP for Ludlow, Philip Dunne.
The beer is brewed in his constituency in Cleobury Mortimer, near Ludlow, and was voted the
best in Britain at the Great British Beer Festival in August.
The 3.2% drink was described by judges as having quot;plenty of
hop characterquot;.
It was selected ahead of more than 50 beers, some made by
major brewers, in eight different categories.
quot;It is good to see a decade of hard work bearing fruit so well in
my constituency,quot; Mr Dunne said.
The Hobson's Brewery was established in 1993.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/shropshire/7046428.stm
© BBC MMVIII

77. +

81. What is it?
• £1 million grant scheme (50/50
capital and revenue)
• 2 year pilot programme : Apr ’08 –
Mar ’10
• partnership between SC and MEA
funded via RRZ and AWM
• an evolution of Low Carbon
Communities for Business
• URSUS report

82. Where?
Inside, or serving, the
Zone- feasibility and
capital grants
Staffordshire and
Shropshire- feasibility
alone

83. Initial contact with SME Registers with RE:think
Energy Efficiency alone - Energy Efficiency & Renewables
Exit ineligible or Renewables alone
Insufficient potential
Exit Energy Assessment Business Link review
Sufficient potential
Full application form SC credit reference check
Not awarded grant Appraisal presented to board awarded grant
Exit

87. Low Carbon Community Overview

94. “In the past, we didn’t understand the effect
of our actions. Unknowingly, we sowed the
wind and now, literally, we are reaping the
whirlwind. But we no longer have that
excuse: now we do recognise the
consequences of our behaviour. Now surely,
we must act to reform it: individually &
collectively; nationally & internationally.”
David Attenborough
“Search all the parks in all your cities; you'll
find no statues of committees.” David Ogilvy
1911-1999

96. “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

97. Don’t just stand there, do something!

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99. thank you