wrap cymru presentation to ccc
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Meeting the UK Climate Change Challenge
Resource Efficiency can make an immediate impact on UK GHG reductions at no net cost to the economy;
“Quick wins” could contribute 10% of the required reduction between carbon budgets 2 and 3 with further savings abroad;
75% of the energy savings from resource efficiency would fall outside of EU ETS.
Employment and the Circular Economy
The development of resource efficiency, unlike other industrial transitions, requires more labour. Significantly, regions where unemployment is higher could see the greatest impact in job creation, especially among low to mid skilled occupations where job losses are projected for the future.
The Most Effective Strategies
13 strategies • Those affecting consumption
have greatest impact on CO2eq emissions;
• 11 strategies taken forward in the WRAP Cymru Delivery Plan;
Targets: • Prevent 70,000 tonnes
waste • Divert 560,000 tonnes from
landfill • Sector growth of £1.2 million • Avoid 850,000 tonnes CO2eq
Case Study: Food Waste
In 2012, households in Wales discarded 210,000 tonnes of avoidable food waste.
Value £610 million
800,000 tonnes CO2eq
Further opportunities across the life cycle of food.
A collaborative, ‘whole chain’ approach, enabled by frameworks for action, supported by governments
Design Production Retail Consumption
Sustainable design,
buying and sourcing
Value chain optimisation
Consumption behaviours
Maximising the value
from waste materials and by-products
Theme 1 - Change what we supply through sustainable design buying and sourcing
Theme 2 - Change how we supply through value chain collaborations
Theme 3 - Change how we consume through influencing consumption behaviours
Theme 4 - Change what we do with wastes and by-products and maximise value
Courtauld 2025
Case Study: Reuse
In 2011 around 3% of household items were reused in Wales.
Households discarded products with a value of £140 million.
This could rise to 7% by 2025, avoiding 450,000 tonnes CO2eq and creating 300 jobs with further placements and volunteering opportunities.
Crest Co-Operative, Conwy
Case Study: Accelerating Reprocessing Infrastructure Development (ARID)
Aim: to increase the development of reprocessing and collections infrastructure in Wales’ Convergence Area (North West Wales, West Wales and the South Wales Valleys)