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Developing a Climate Change
Action Plan for Sunderland
Jim Gillon
Sustainability Co-ordinator
28th November 2007
Presentation to North East Domestic Energy Forum
WHY TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE?
• The City signed the Nottingham Declaration on Climate
Change in September 2001
• Climate Change Bill likely to become an act early in 2008
• Sustainability Appraisal of Sunderland Strategy show’s up
climate change / carbon emission as a key gap
EMISSIONS…. Past performance
• Local examples of
successes in cutting
carbon emissions
Solar House
Nissan wind turbines
Gentoo
EMISSIONS…. baselines
Sunderland's
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions, 2001
Total emissions
of 2,100,000
tonnes CO2
Waste
Rail transport
9%
0%
Road
transport
21%
Public and
Commercial other fuels
9%
Domestic gas
22%
Domestic
electricity
9%
Domestic other fuels
Public and
1%
Commercial gas
11%
Where are
we now?
• 2001
baseline
• 0.8%
increase in
4 years
EMISSIONS… the future
E.g.
New Plan for
Central
Sunderland
Comprehensive Development Sites
Former Grove Site / Pallion West
Pallion Retail Park
Vaux / Galleys Gill / Farringdon
Row
Holmeside Triangle
Changes
Stadium Park
Potential World Heritage Site
Sheepfolds
University of Sunderland
The Port
Pallion Shipyard
Strategic Locations for Change
Sunderland Strategic Transport
Lisburn Terrace Triangle
Corridor
Sunniside
City Centre West
Bonnersfield
EMISSIONS… the future
Changes expected by 2021
– Housing
– 19,000 new houses
– 7,000 clearances
– Transport
– 20% increase in traffic between 2001 - 2021
– Public and Private Development
– 650,000 m2 of development
– Waste
– Achieving 25% recycling rates
Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes CO2
EMISSIONS… the future
2,500,000
9% increase
by 2021
2,000,000
Waste
1,500,000
Transport
Public and commercial
1,000,000
Housing - electricity
Housing - gas
500,000
0
2001
2011
2016
2021
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN
Consultation has begun on the preferred options for cutting
emissions
Some actions are planned nationally, locally that should happen
anyway:
Actions
Installation of landfill gas capture and combustion
CO2 saving
(tonnes CO2)
-123,000
National increases in renewable electricity
-36,700
5% biofuels in road transport by 2010
-23,000
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN
Options that require local intervention
CO2 saving
(tonnes CO2)
Option 1. Replace domestic boilers
-30,000
Option 2. Citywide home insulation programme
-53,000
Option 3. Cut energy use by 10% in businesses
-67,000
Option 4. Combined heat and power networks
-20,000
Option 5. Develop further wind turbine sites
-19,000
Option 6. Use more efficient vehicles
-76,000
Option 7. Increase recycling rates, up to 45%
-15,000
Option 8. Recover another 30% of waste
-22,000
WHERE WE COULD BE…
If all this can be achieved, Sunderland could
reduce its emissions by 500,000 tonnes come
2021 - a 15% drop compared to 2001
…. but only if all opportunities are developed
NEXT STEPS
•Consultation is seeking views on these options
•Results will be used to put together agreed action plan, and
target for cutting the city’s emissions
•Action Plan will be launched in Summer 2008.
Role of Housing
ROLE OF HOUSING…
Housing = one third of city’s carbon emissions
Sunderland is aiming to:
1. Set out a vision of low-carbon housing within the
Sunderland Strategy
2. Adopt relevant targets in the LAA
3. Support delivery mechanisms of Climate Change Action
Plan
PROPOSAL…
Sunderland Strategy to adopt target within LAA of reducing
per capita carbon emissions (DEFRA indicator)
Shared between Housing, Economic Prosperity and
Attractive/Accessible – each has own sub-target
Justification
•Members have asked for a carbon reduction commitment
•Existing strategy weak on environmental targets
HOUSING EMISSIONS…
How it would work for Housing
Baseline year of 2005
Housing policy to 2021
Climate Change actions
667,000 tonnes
+29,000 tonnes (+5%)
-125,000 tonnes (-20%)
Potential emissions
570,000 tonnes (-15%)
(this is without social housing contribution, TBC)
BREAKDOWN OF ACTIONS…
15 year climate change objectives might be:
tonnes saved
Private sector emissions, removing fuel poverty (CEEF project)
Insulate all lofts, cavities
-53,000
Insulate all solid wall properties
-19,000
Replace all domestic boilers
-29,000
Social Housing Sector
Gentoo – Phase 2 energy efficiency programme
Commitments from other RSLs
TBC
TBC
Local Development Framework
Code for Sustainable Homes increasing to 2016 -4,800
10% energy from renewables
-14,600
WHAT SUPPORTS DELIVERY…
•Already insulating 1000 properties by March 2008
•DEFRA £70,000 CEEF funding to develop 3-6 year business plan
beyond March 2008
•New funding through CERT (replaces EEC2) on stream April 2008
•Full commitment from social housing sector
•New planning policies will be adopted by 2009.
CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN
Public
awareness
campaign
going on in
parallel
Potential to
expand into
delivery
schemes
www.sunderland.gov.uk/climatechange
CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN
PICTURE A WORLD WITHOUT CO2
EMISSIONS
Photo
competition:
“Where is your
favourite place in
Sunderland that
you want to
protect from
climate change.”
PICTURE A WORLD WITHOUT CO2
EMISSIONS … winners
Barmston Village
Primary School
in their wildlife
garden.
PICTURE A WORLD WITHOUT CO2
EMISSIONS … winners
“Picture a world without CO2 emissions”
Jack White’s
view over High
Moorsley, near
Hetton le Hole.
PICTURE A WORLD WITHOUT CO2
EMISSIONS … winners
Alistair Wilson’s
daughter,
enjoying
Silksworth
Sports Centre
PICTURE A WORLD WITHOUT CO2
EMISSIONS … winners
“Picture a world without CO2 emissions”
1st Herrington
Beaver
Scouts,
outside their
scout hut.
SUMMARY
Sunderland housing emissions could drop by 15% by
2021
Needs citywide approach – focussing on insulation and
boiler replacement
Looking to adopt LAA target on carbon emission, guided
by Climate Change Action Plan
THANK YOU