Climate Change Understanding the threats and discovering the

Climate Change Understanding the threats and discovering the opportunities Carole Bond Envirowise

Understanding the Threats, Discovering the Opportunities § What does Climate Change mean for businesses in the South West? § What are our own impacts on Climate? § How might we go about addressing our impacts? § Getting help § How do we communicate climate change issues?

Who are Envirowise? § UK wide government funded programme led by industry and coordinated by DEFRA – programme value £ 14 M § Provide businesses with a range of free & confidential environmental services to improve their competitiveness & productivity § Primarily funded by the Business Resource efficiency & Waste (BREW) programme. § Complemented by WRAP , NISP and Carbon Trust

“We should be very, very scared of global warming …. the scientific debate is over. ” David Milliband

Stern conclusions "Climate change is the greatest market failure the world has ever seen, and it interacts with other market imperfections. ”

Stern conclusions Three elements of policy are required for an effective global response: § price carbon through tax, trading or regulation; § implement policy to support innovation and the deployment of low-carbon technologies; § act to remove barriers to energy efficiency, and to inform, educate and persuade individuals about what they can do to respond to climate change.

2080: Changes for the South West Sea-level: 20 -80 cm rise Summer: Warmer : 2 to 5. 5ºC, drier by 25 to 55% Winter: Milder by 1. 5 to 3. 5ºC, wetter by 10 to 30%, snowfall decrease by 70 to 90% Source: WTI 2003, UKCIP

The Two-Way Street Business activities Climate change

Business activities § Markets § decreased or disappearing demand for present range of good & services § competitors’ position enhanced by changing climate § new markets created for substitute or new products and services § Distribution channels § vulnerability of transport & delivery systems Climate change § Product/service life cycle processes & development § vulnerability or scarcity of supplies of raw materials § disruption to utilities § business disruption due to weather effects § People § new customer requirements & expectations

Market Behaviour § Milder winters threaten Ribena production… but longer summers are good news for strawberry growers § As temperatures rise, lemonade sales initially go up, but then fall again when it gets really hot Long range weather uncertainty affects production planning § Banana sales slump when it is hot and when it is cold § Long summers delay purchasing of autumn / winter clothing collections § Skiing days in Scotland down by 80% § Too hot to shop

Business activities § Business models § supply chains § Markets § national or global spread § Distribution channels § product/service miles § forms of distribution Climate change § Product/service life cycles and development § raw material extraction § centralised production § manufacturing processes § packaging § usable life energy use § disposal

Is there a solution? ADAPT to the effects: Prepare for challenges of climate change: more extreme events, change business practice, learn from recent experience MITIGATE the cause: Reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, i. e. C 02 through energy & resource efficiency, development of renewables

Products/Services § Ensuring new product development processes are informed by the company’s climate change mitigation objectives & emerging regulatory and voluntary schemes. § Understanding the nature of customer interest in climate change issues, and the potential market for climate change - focused products and services.

Carbon Labelling § White goods § Cars § Houses…. § What’s next?

Read, reduce, reward • Ethics initiative • Designed to encourage customers to use LESS. • Loyalty benefits for company

Cyclus Maximus

Raw materials § Furniture built from tropical hardwoods vs sustainably managed forests § Use of virgin materials like aluminium which have higher embodied energy than recycled

Rika Pellet oven The 12 KW Evo Aqua wood pellet fired central heating apparatus: § 85% of the energy is transported to the radiators § can be used to heat the entire house.

Laing Housing Development § 500, 000 roofing tiles recovered for re-use § 40, 000 tonnes demolition spoil as sub-base § Total cost savings £ 525, 000 (3. 5% project costs)

Product/service provision § Carbon emissions from manufacturing processes and embodied carbon in waste § Energy use in service industries – keeping equipment switched on § Making sure that any packaging is fit for purpose

Marks & Spencer launches "Plan A"- £ 200 m 'eco-plan' CLIMATE CHANGE - making our operations in UK and Republic of Ireland carbon neutral by 2012.

Bandvulc Tyres § Company has invested some £ 68, 000 over the past year in 15 energy saving projects and equipment § Savings of £ 45, 000 per year with an average payback of one and a half years. § Includes a heat recovery system that saves 624 MW per year, insulation devices that save 379 MW per year as well as energy monitoring software and energy saving lighting that has already cut 222 MWh of electricity usage

Pasta King 2006 ü ü ü Waste is a KPI Reduction of 139 tonnes to landfill Unit cost reduced to 33% £ 33, 000 saving on tomato sauce £ 120, 000 savings to date

Burt's Potato Chips ü Raw material costs reduced by over £ 25, 000 (0. 6% of turnover) - flavorings ü Potential to reduce frying rejects by 90%, saving an estimated £ 175, 000/year ü Potential to use production waste as animal feed rather than sending it to landfill ü Potential to reduce water consumption by up to 25% ü Now using their ‘green’ image for PR etc

Product/service miles § Local seasonal produce vs green beans from Kenya § Video conferencing vs national and international travel for meetings § Attracting customers through new distribution channels (e. g. Internet), which minimise social and environmental impacts.

Otter Farm

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Envirowise priorities § Resource efficiency in: § § Raw materials Solid waste Water Clean design Resource efficient = savings in resources, money and carbon

Why think about waste skips are cheap ! “Skip Hire” Easily Identified Costs “Collection charge” “disposal cost • Cost of raw materials in skip Hidden Costs & • Cost of wasted energy, eg material movement embodied carbon • Loss in sales value • Cost of lost revenue • Cost of labour • Cost of Administration True cost of waste is between 10 – 20 times the price of disposal

Audited waste costs 8 cu yd skip § Skip hire + collection § Labour to fill skip § Cost of materials put in skip TOTAL TRUE COST £ 85 £ 163 £ 1095 £ 1343 (Source: AMEC)

The Waste Hierarchy Highest Priority Lowest Carbon l Elimination l Reduction l Re-use l Recycling l Recovery of energy l Treatment Lowest Priority l Disposal £££££’s Highest Carbon

Highest Priority Lowest Carbon Lowest Priority £££££’s Highest Carbon

Environment & Energy Helpline § § § § Gateway to Envirowise Freephone 0800 585794 Any environmental question 2 hours free specialist advice No call limit (except for Consultants !) Signposting to other sources of information Requests for publications

Company Visits § Fast Track Visits- ‘a fresh pair of eyes’ § Up to 8 hrs from our specialist § Walk around site § Highlight the issues § Deal with specific problems § Written report and action plan

Publications & Tools § Good Practice Guides (how to do it) § Case Studies (how others have done it) § Videos & software (tools to help do it) § Updates and newsletters All available from wesbite www. envirowise. gov. uk

Communicating Climate Change

“What changed in the US with Hurricane Katrina was a feeling we have entered a period of consequences” Al Gore

§ Paramount Classics announced on 4 August 2006 that An Inconvenient Truth had grossed more than $20 million, the fourth highest grossing documentary of all time. § The company made an unprecedented pledge of 5% of all box office receipts to be donated to the Alliance for Climate Protection. A total that will exceed $1 million. § LOS ANGELES, Feb 25 From the best documentary award for a slideshow on global warming to the first ever environmentally friendly ceremony, Hollywood turned green at the Oscars thanks largely to the urgings of Al Gore. ”

Carbon Trust WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE!

National Research § Most people in the UK think that climate change: § is confusing – they can't see how it relates to them; § won't affect them personally; § is a problem for the future, not now; and § can't be affected by their individual actions, because the problem is so big.

National Research How concerned are you about the impact of Climate Change in the UK? How much influence do you think … can have on limiting Climate Change? The UK Government Industry and businesses You, personally Your local community 1. No influence 11 10 26 17 2. A little influence 13 17 45 40 3. Some influence 21 21 21 29 4. A large influence 52 50 7 12 3 3 1 3 Don't Know

Easy actions Actions affecting lifestyle Energy saving in home Radical change of car use Changing little habits Reducing plane flights THE BIG DIVIDE

Audience rules § Target specific groups § Awareness, attitude change or behaviour change? § Understand them … market research

Blowing away myths Don’t rely on concern about children’s future or human survival instincts Don’t create fear without agency Don’t attack or criticise home or family Forget the climate change detractors There is no ‘rational man’ Information can’t work alone

A New Way of Thinking Do link climate change mitigation to positive desires/ aspirations Make climate change a ‘home’ not ‘away’ issue Create a trusted, credible, recognised voice on climate change Raise the status of climate change mitigation behaviours

If you remember… § Be positive § Be targeted § Be creative

Getting in Contact with Envirowise Helpline: 0800 585794 www. envirowise. gov. uk Carole Bond, Envirowise SW Regional Support 01225 852533 carole@carbon-data. co. uk Paul Gilbert, Envirowise SW Regional Manager 0870 190 3832 Paul. gilbert@Envirowise. gov. uk