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North East Scotland Climate Change Partnership Wednesday 13 April 2011 10am Town House, Aberdeenshire Council Present: Bill Slee (chair) (James Hutton Institute), Andrew Spence (Chamber of Commerce), Cllr John CAlison Leslie, Andrew Win (All Aberdeen City Council), Cllr Martin Ford, Kelly Wiltshire, Peter McRae, Belinda Miller, (All Aberdeenshire Council) Iain Carstairs (Scottish Enterprise), Rachel Fairfax (GFRS), Nia Garniati(Robert Gordon University), Frasier Lovie, Mark Reed (both University of Aberdeen), Apologies: Ian Cowe (Forestry Commission), Alan Owen (Robert Gordon University), Emma Gordon (Moray Council), Andy Willox (FSB), Lorna Patterson (NFUS), Allan Whyte, Robert Gray (Aberdeenshire Council), Alastair Graham, Alan Cormack (Grampian Police), George Baxter (S&SE), Gavin Miles (Cairngorm National Park Authority), Ewen Cameron (SNH), Alex Tait (NHS Grampian) Minutes DRAFT 1 Apologies as above. 2 The minutes of the meeting on 27 January 2011 were agreed as accurate. 3 Matters arising – unless covered in Agenda Group discussed the points that came up through the brainstorming session of the previous meeting in January. Main points included: How do we get business involved in the partnership? A discussion round the group took place with suggestions included; land use sector, Energetica and Acsef. Action Further discussions took place about what other organisations that should be involved? Suggestions included: Harbours board Fishing/sailing communities House Builders/construction industry? 4 Update from members: NHS Grampian: CHP biomass and conventional boilers energy centre is progressing at Foresterhill. This should avoid 8,000 tonnes of carbon in next few years. AT Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce: Northern Star Business Awards includes a Green Award, Deadline for nominations is the 20th of May. AS Aberdeenshire Council: Cairngorms National Park now helping to part fund the RS/KF bio mass development officer for another three years. LED street light trial in Ellon has had favourable feedback from public. RM is preparing a report on the effects of the oil prices on the economy of the North East of Scotland covering the issues of how the Council can decouple from Oil. The Council has submitted its Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration annual report and has developed a new Climate Change Action Plan. This is primarily focussed on mitigation. Further work is currently being undertaken on awareness raising and adaptation. The Council has protested to MP’s about the delay of the renewable heat incentive. 5 6 Scottish Enterprise: Low Carbon economy: Lots of projects, including high level events and workshops for businesses and one to one support; work with Carbon Trust and Zero Waste Scotland. Currently retendering for Lean Management Thinking and pulling together a timetable. IC Aberdeen City Council: Producing ‘The next energy revolution’ and the EU 2020 delivering a low carbon economy position papers. Hosting a National Conference on renewables on 21 June at the Douglas Hotel. ACC are moving to Marischal College which will provide them with big reductions in carbon. Estimated at 5,000 tonnes per year and is a big part of the city’s carbon management plan. This will include a biomass boiler which was EU funded. Has produced the Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration annual report and was involved in Earth Hour and Climate Week. JF/AL Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, on agenda. NG Robert Gordon University: Two strands, own internal carbon management plan. Took part in Earth House and energy consumption is displayed in all buildings. Also doing work on resource and technology matching. Currently pulling together some case studies on renewable energy. Group gave suggestions of different organisations that NG could perhaps use and these may also become part of the NESCCP’s case studies. BS James Hutton Institute: Five year programme of work of which Climate Change is a big part. One project includes looking at the impact of Climate Change on water including water quality in the Dee. BS referred to two documents which have been published recently the Royal Society of Edinburgh report on Climate Change and the Climate Change Committee Scotland report. Another project involves examining behavioural change ‘The impact of workplace initiatives’ May develop an academic sub-group of the NESCCP for the purposes of academic research possibly through a consortium. KW Communities of Practice website: KW gave a presentation which showed the new NESCCP communities of practice site which is ideal for sharing documents and good practice between members. KW to circulate the presentation. RF 7 8 Grampian Fire and Rescue Service: GFRS have recently published their Carbon Management Plan and an Environmental Handbook for staff. RF to publish this on communities of practice site. RF also wants to make sure that GFRS don’t cause problems whilst drilling or doing flood training. Work plan for the year ahead: Priority is to develop a website and case studies. KW/AL to pursue a free website. Suggestions include a facebook page. All to consider case studies and make suggestions to group. ALL KW/AL JF AOCB: Events coming up: 21 June: renewables conference hosted by Aberdeen City Council. JF to circulate more details on this. RM/BS September 2012. British Science Festival coming to Aberdeen. This is a large event which attracted 35,000 people when it was held in Guildford in 2009. Suggestions for how we can showcase Climate Change work in the North East of Scotland at the event. ALL Date of next meeting; 31 August 2011, venue The Robert Gordon University, 10am. Possibly to include presentations from RM and Acsef (Jamie Bell) on energy issues