consumption based approach to tackling climate change
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Capital Consumption: a
consumption based approach to tackling
climate change and the transition to sustainable
consumption and production in London Sue RiddlestoneExecutive Director
BioRegionalLondon Sustainable
Development Commissioner
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Introducing BioRegional
BioRegional is an entrepreneurial charity which invents and delivers solutions for sustainability Established in 1994, 40 staff , 8 associated companies & 3 sister organisations in China, South Africa and North America
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Sustainable Consumption and Production
• Can we choose a product or service with a lower impact, more durable?
• Achieving more with less
• Do we need this commodity?
• Can we use less of it or reduce waste?
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BioRegional projects: demonstrating SCP is possible
BioRegional projects and companies - Local Paper for London (93% EF) - Local charcoal (85% transport CO2) - BedZED eco-village (71% personal CO2)
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What would SCP look like for the whole of London?
We modelled using REAP software (developed by Stockholm Environment Institute, York, UK)
• Material flow accounting (PRODCOM data organised by consumption patterns)
• High level data complements LCA
• CO2, GHG & eco-footprint
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Benchmarking London’s CO2 emissions
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Why count consumption emissions?
• Export of CO2 emissions
• Paints a truer picture (In UK production shows fall 8.5% consumption shows increase 19%)
• We take responsibility rather than pass wholly on to poorer countries
• Increasing recognition Lord Stern
• Only one atmosphere
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Production emissions & consumption emissions
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What scale of reductions do we need? 9% annually to stay within UK carbon budget
Our UK carbon budget is 2.4 billion tonnes till 2050
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Modelling a low carbon London
Eight sectors modelled
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Scenario modelled against BAU
Scenario modelled against business as usual which assumes: – projected population growth in London (ONS 2006) – but per capita emissions stay the same
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Renewable electricity grid: cross cutting measure
50% renewable electricity95% renewable grid electricity by 2030
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4 Benchmarking London emissions
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Household energy (22%)
Is achieved with all CCAP measures + 95% renewable grid by 2030 & more microgen
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Emissions from personal transport (20%)
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Personal transportPersonal transport (22%)
CCAP
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Emissions from Food
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Food (10% CO2 or 19% GHG)
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CO2 arising from consumer goods (12%)
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Consumer goods (12%)
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Longer lasting clothes & floor coverings?
Classic Well made Low laundry impact Fairtrade Eco-impact reduced
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B&Q: New models for retail?
• Reducing impact of own operations• Helping customers to reduce their
impact
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Built Infrastructure (9%)
Reduce new
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Housing Infrastructure (5%)
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Public sector (11%)
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CO2 emissions from private services (11%)
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Private services (11%)
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Combined results of measures modelled
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We can do it, but will we do it? • 90% Co2 cut & the measures modelled are
achievable: Energy saving, renewable energy, design to reduce need to travel, more walking & cycling, buying fewer, higher quality, resource efficient & durable goods, cut waste, eat less meat & dairy, fly less.
• It would bring a healthier and better quality lifestyle
• But it requires a shift in consumption patterns, business models & human behaviour. How can we resolve this?
• Convince economists to convince business & politicians?
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