The Merton “Merton Rule” conference

May 08

Combating Climate ChangeThe power of planningThe Merton Rule….and beyond……

Adrian Hewitt FRSALondon Borough of Merton

a) Cut the most CO2

b) Do so fastest

d) We have the most control over

c) Have the most financial logic

Ownership & Operation

Regulation

Incentive/Disincentive

Education

Rights

Mitigation/Compensation

Municipal Climate Change Strategy Cut CO2 by 15% by 2015

How..? By dong the things that:

Tools of Government

action

dependant on c & d

Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Apr 07

Energy Local

National, Regional, Behavioural Transport

Water Local, Commercial, Behavioural

Buildings Local

Waste Local and regional

Industry National, Global and Commercial

Food / Lifestyles National, Global, Commercial, Behavioural

HOW ? INFLUENCE

CO2 reduction influence

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Perm State University, Russia – Sep 06

Scotland

Wales

North Devon

Oldham

Bromley

Ealing

Sefton (Liv)

Manchester

Guildford

Westminster

Surrey

Etc………..

The definition of a “Merton Rule” – 2nd tool of action

“The Council will require development to use on-site renewable energy to cut CO2 emissions by at least 10%”

Para 20: (bullet 4) Planning Authorities should: “expect a proportion of the energy supply of new development to be secured from decentralized and renewable or low-carbon energy sources.”

Building Service Journal – May 08

Friends of the Earth, Scotland – Jan 08

Michael Fallon MP : Private Members Bill

Planning and Energy Bill – a Bill to:

Enable local planning authorities to set requirements for energy generation and energy efficiency in local plans.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

A local planning authority may include in any development plan document a policy to require in relation to any development in its area:

a) a proportion of energy used in developments to be from renewable sources within the locality of the development

b) a proportion of energy to be from low carbon sources within the locality of the development

c) development in their area to comply with energy efficiency standards that exceed energy requirements imposed by building regulations

Miles Rd Business Incubator

British High Commission, Rome - April 07

Quiet Revolution 5 turbine

Kings College School Consider peripheral issues like:

- Maintaining an interest in site

- Day-to-day/long term operation

- Will the energy actually be used

- Behavioural factors

- Access, maintenance, finance

- Local sensitivities, politics

- Equity and retail value etc etc…

CASE STUDIES

Big Yellow Box self storage

Photovoltaic panels

Vertical axis turbine

CO2 reduction 12 tonnes

Morden Area Forum, Merton – May 09

Royal Town Planning Institute: Masterclass – May 08

Fairview Homes Croydon Queens Hospital 350 homes solar water heaters photovoltaic panels micro-turbines

Total CO2 reduction 50 tonnes

Lidl supermarket

3,000 m2 Ground Source Heat & Cooling system – under the car park

Total CO2 reduction 92 tonnes = 35% of Green House Gas

Pre-warming for store in winter.

Pre-cooling for chiller cabinets in winter resulting in savings on CFC refrigerant gas

Royal Town Planning Institute: Masterclass – May 08

Building Service Journal – May 08

B&Q New Malden: 10,000 m2 + 50 homes

Ground Source Heat piles

Vertical Axis turbine

Micro turbines

Solar Thermal

Photovoltaic

“The mixed-use scheme close to the A3 in south London includes a new B&Q store that will benefit from having 10% of its energy needs catered for by renewable energy sources on site.”

Brown & Root Tower – conversion from offices to residential

Option 1Option 2

Royal Town Planning Institute: Masterclass – May 08

Hartfield Rd Wimbledon

Shopping arcade, Hotel, 90 flats

Option 1 Ground Source Heat system embedded in the foundation piles

Option 2. CHP + PVs

Royal Town Planning Institute: Masterclass – May 08

Rowan Road: Merton: English Partnerships

Canadian micro-generation strategy, Vancouver – Apr 07

220 homes, doctors surgery and community centre Built to Code level 4

Option 1

Site wide district heat and power network – pipes & cables

CHP units to run on renewable energy biogas from pyrolysis plant 200 m2 of photovoltaic panels – urban eco-chic

Total CO2 reduction of 80 tonnes = 80%

Option 2

6 mini Ground Source Heat networks

Pumps and exchangers to use “green” electricity from pyrolysis biogas

Total CO2 reduction ..??? 100%..??

Zero-carbon buildings by 2016/19

Local planning & initiatives

Public & political pressure Energy security

National Physical Laboratory - June 07

Policy diversity and local initiatives = innovation

Oil “topping point”

Buildings Energy Waste Information

Innovation is essential to develop the methods and techniques needed to meet the 2016 zero-carbon target

The Acacia Avenue scenario in 10 – 15 – 20 – 25 years

B&Q

Green family

Retired

Green converts Urban eco-chic

Municipal MertonRuleConversion

Mortgage addition

Stamp duty cut

Keeping up with the Jones’

Acacia Avenue Municipal energy co

Dahlia Drive

Rowan Crescent

Beech Close

Sycamore Lane

“Emergence”

ICLEI, Freiburg - June 07

“To mobilize we must develop a technique and methods so simple that the citizen of good common sense can readily grasp the idea.”

Combating Climate Change

The “Merton Rule”

Adrian HewittMetropolis GreenCopyright © AJH – not to be used or copied without permissionContact: adrian.hewitt@metropolisgreen.com

Oxford University - Institute of Russian and Slavonic Studies - Nov 06

“Virtuous motives trammelled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war.”