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EMS National Conference:
Stroud District Council
Bruce Cockrean, Global to Local Ltd
Nigel Riglar, Stroud District Council
Workshop
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5 Challenges
Back Story
The Green Paper
Climate Change Response
EMS & New Localism
Saying Goodbye
The Back Story
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5 / 110 Green Councillors
Policy – 1992
EMAS – 1998
Integrated into service planning – 2003
No dedicated EMS Co-ordinator - 2004
Resources focused on specific technical
delivery posts, external consultants 2005
Challenge 1
• If the EMS is really embedded – does it need
a dedicated EMS Officer to lead?
• Could staff resources be focussed on specific
technical delivery areas instead - sustainable
energy, facilities management?
• Can a generalist EMS Officer have the full
range of specialist knowledge and
management resource needed to drive
environmental performance?
The ‘Green’ Paper
• Increasing concern, political opportunity
- 2005
• Step change in Environmental
performance required – 2006
• ‘Green Paper’ Consultation – 2006
• Environment Strategy – February 2007
The Green Paper
No. of Overall Green Paper Comments &
Responses Analysed
13%
14%
Waste collection, disposal and recycling
44%
45000
40000
29%
Total Collected
35000
Waste & Recycling
Public Space
Other
Tonnes
30000
Climate Change
25000
Total: 3% year on
year increase
20000
Total to landfill
15000
Overall Priorities for Environmental Policies
Total recycled
10000
5000
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54
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Very High
Reducing Waste & Increasing
Recycling
15
67
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High
Medium
Low
Improving Public Space
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0%
41
20%
37
40%
60%
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80% 100%
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20 2
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20 3
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20 4
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20 5
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Responding to Climate Change
Year
The Green Paper
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Environment Strategy:
More for Less
Confronting Our Greatest Threat
Clean, Green and Safe
From local to global
Lets not forget how important this is
Challenge 2
• How important is it to engage the public in
establishing significance / priorities for
improving environmental performance?
• Do you have to re-review as a consequence?
• How do we ensure ‘big issues’ are not
delivered as stand alone processes but
integrated fully into the EMS?
Climate Change Response
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Long-term delivery infrastructure
Climate Change Panel – oversight
Severn Wye Energy Agency – delivery partner
Internal ‘client’ expertise – planning, building control,
sustainable energy
• Mitigation - 40% House, Business (support and
market development), Community Facilities, Council
facilities, renewables supply
• Adaptation – flood model, community resilience,
carbon sink (trading)
Challenge 3
• How can the EMS help deliver on a big
issue like climate change?
• What contribution to community
resilience / civil contingencies?
• Is it predominantly an internal
management tool?
EMS and New Localism
• Local Area Agreement – Natural and Built
Environment Block – 2007
• New Sustainable Community Strategy – 2007/08
• LSP Think Tank – Global Changes – 2007 /08
• Procurement ‘Declaration’ – 2008
• Regeneration ‘Green’ Paper – 2008
• Local Development Framework and Core Strategy
Review – 2008/09/10
Challenge 4
• What role the EMS in new localism and
place shaping?
• Can an EMS help develop and deliver a
LAA?
• Can an EMS be used across
organisations or tiers of Government
working in partnerships?
Saying Goodbye
• Aligning Environment Strategy with
environmental Statement – 2008
Challenge 5
• Has the EMS done its job?
• Does it need to adapt and change?
• Or –
• Is it time to move on?