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• UCCCfS Workshop
• Climate Change Action Plans
• Design, Development and Implementation

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Climate Change Action Plans Welcome
Contact Details Colin Brown Director Built
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ty Insight T 0131 476 3020 M 0754 502 5219 E
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Climate Change Action Plans Welcome

• Recent Sustainability Insight FHE Engagement
• EAUC Resource Map
• SFC Sustainable Development Estate Management
• Guidance 2009 Amendment and Update
• DFID Promoting Poverty Aware Procurement on
• Campus
• Sustainability Insight Climate Change Action
  Plan
• (CCAP) Design, Delivery and Implementation
• EAUC CCAP Workshop Events
• EAUC CCAP Template and Proforma Review

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Climate Change Action Plans Introduction

• Objectives of Today
• WILL NOT
• Instruct you on what a CCAP will look like or
  what it must contain
• WILL
• Provide relevant CCAP information and
  appropriate guidance and advice
• Facilitate debate and initiate discussion.
  Chatham House rules apply
• Review and develop existing and proposed CCAP
  guidance
• Begin the process to establish best practice
  CCAP checklists and or CCAP
• Template to provide further guidance
  direction throughout the CCAP process
• Feedback all findings and consultation to EAUC
  and UCCCfS Advisory Board

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Climate Change Action Plans Introduction

• Event Structure
• Four short sessions of roughly the same format
• Introduction and analysis of one of the Four
  main aspects of a Climate
• Change Action Plan Why, What, Who and How
• Relevant Scottish FHE Case Study/ shared
  experience from the floor
• Workshop and consultation related to associated
  CCAP topic
• Summary of workshop findings
• Q A

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Climate Change Action Plans Introduction

• Group Participation
• Some of you are well down the road of completing
  your CCAPs
• Some of you are responsible for driving the
  sustainability agenda within the
• FHE sector
• Some of you have allocated resource in terms of
  both finance and agenda
• focussed personnel to address climate change,
  carbon emissions reduction
• and sustainability issues
• Together you may represent for 10 - 15 of the
  sector

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Climate Change Action Plans Introduction

• Group Participation
• Some of you have just begun or about to begin
  the process of completing a
• CCAP
• Some of you the climate change, carbon emission
  reduction and sustainability
• are areas that have until recently, been the
  remit of somebody else
• Some of you have yet to allocate or have just
  begun to allocate resources in
• terms of finance
• Some of you will not have additional agenda
  focussed personnel to address
• climate change, carbon emissions reduction
• and sustainability issues
• Together you may represent 85 - 90 of the
  sector

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Climate Change Action Plans Introduction

• Group Participation
• Essential that we have a balanced input from
  both groupings
• Begin the process that develops meaningful and
  useful material and
• guidance that is developed from within the
  sector, for the sector
• Question Sheets
• Please take a couple of minutes to complete the
  questions relating to session
• one

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1 -
Why?

• Why are climate change, carbon emission reduction
  and sustainability important issues for Scotland
  and FHE sector?
• Planet
• Legislation
• Cost
• Campus
• Community
• Education
• Leadership

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1
Why?

• Scotlands Climate is already changing
• Since 1961
• Temperatures have risen in every season
• Become 20 wetter
• Growing season earlier and longer
• 25 fewer days of frost
• Snow season has shortened
• Source SNIFFER A Handbook of Climate Trends
  Across Scotland

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1 -
Why?
By the 2050s if emissions continue at their
present rate Central estimates based on
1961-1990 baseline
Eastern Scotland Northern Scotland Western Scotland
Summer average Temperature 2.3C 2.0C 2.4C
Winter average Temperature 1.7C 1.7C 1.9C
Summer precipitation -12 -10 -12
Winter precipitation 10 15 15
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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1 -
Why?

• Why is 2C bad?
• Increased risks of e.g.
• Water shortage
• Flooding
• Rising sea levels
• Diseases
• Warming not shared evenly some countries warm
  more than others
• Dr Rajendra K Pachauri, IPCC Chair, Copenhagen,
  March 2009

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1 -
Why?
By the 2080s if emissions continue at their
present rate Central estimates based on
1961-1990 baseline
Eastern Scotland Northern Scotland Western Scotland
Summer average Temperature 3.5C 3.0C 3.5C
Winter average Temperature 2.3C 2.2C 2.6C
Summer precipitation -16 -11 -15
Winter precipitation 12 17 21
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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1 -
Why?

• Sea Level
• The sea level in Edinburgh is expected to rise
• 13.9 cm by 2050
• 24.4 cm by 2080
• 30.5 cm by 2095

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Climate Change Action Plans Session one
- Why?

• Legislation and Initiatives
• The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate
  Change
• Choosing Our Future Scotland's Sustainable
  Development Strategy
• Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy
  for Scotland (Sullivan Report)
• PAN 84 Reducing Carbon Emissions in New
  Development
• EPBD - Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
• Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)
• Zero Waste Scotland
• SPTF Procuring the Future Report and Flexible
  Framework

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Climate Change Action Plans Session one
- Why?

• Legislation and Initiatives
• Scotlands Climate Change Declaration 2007
• - All 32 Local Authorities signed
• - Of the 32, 5 have demonstrated real
  commitment to change and delivery
• - Of those 5, 2 LAs have driven the agenda
  forward Fife and Borders
• Scottish Climate Change Act 2009
• United Nations Climate Change Summit Copenhagen
  2009
• Universities and Colleges Climate Commitment for
  Scotland 2009

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Climate Change Action Plans Session one
- Why?

• Scottish Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
• Summary
• Climate Change (Scotland) Bill passed by the
  Scottish Parliament on 24 June
• 2009. Received Royal Assent and became and Act
  on 4 August
• Main objective of Bill reduce greenhouse gas
  emissions by 80 by 2050
• Important interim target for 2020. Currently set
  at 42 with a power to change
• based on expert advice from UK Committee on
  Climate Change
• Basket of gases - carbon dioxide, methane,
  nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons,
• perfluorocarbons sulphur hexafluoride

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Climate Change Action Plans Session one
- Why?

• Duties on Public Bodies Part 4 (1)
• Duties on the face of the Act require that a
  public body must, in exercising its functions,
  act
• In the way best calculated to contribute to
  delivery of the Acts emissions
• reduction targets
• In the way best calculated to deliver any
  statutory adaptation programme
• In a way that it considers most sustainable

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1 -
Why?

• Duties on Public Bodies (2)
• Scottish Ministers also able to place further
  statutory climate change
• duties on public bodies in secondary
  legislation
• Public bodies defined as those within meaning of
  s.3(1)(a) Freedom of
• Information (Scotland) Act 2002
• Scottish Ministers must give guidance to
  relevant public bodies in
• relation to climate change duties. Before
  bringing forward such guidance,
• relevant stakeholders must be consulted
• Public duty provisions must come into force no
  later than 18 months
• after the Bill received Royal Assent

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1 -
Why?

• What else is in the Act? Part 5
• Adaptation to climate change
• Action plan for promotion of energy efficiency
• Action plan for promotion of renewable heat
• Energy performance of non-domestic buildings
• Energy performance of living accommodation
• Energy efficiency discount schemes council tax
  and non-domestic
• rates with new reporting requirements from 2012
• Promotion of water conservation and water use
  efficiency
• Scottish civil estate procurement and annual
  reporting

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1 -
Why?

• United Nations Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
• The UN climate conference in Copenhagen in
  December this year hopes to have new global
  climate agreements on four political essentials
• How much are the industrialised countries willing
  to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases?
• How much are major developing countries such as
  China and India willing to do to limit the growth
  of their emissions?
• How is the help needed by developing countries to
  engage in reducing their emissions and adapting
  to the impacts of climate change going to be
  financed?
• How is that money going to be managed?
• Scottish Gov. planning a Scotland Day at
  Copenhagen to highlight how Scotland and in
  particular the Public Sector are leading on
  Climate Change

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 1 -
Why?

• Universities and Colleges Climate Change
  Commitment for Scotland (UCCCfS)
• In February 2009 there were 38 signatories of
  the UCCCfS, constituting
• 60 of universities and colleges in Scotland
• Each has committed to preparing and publishing a
  5 year Climate Change
• Action Plan with targets and timescales to
  achieve significant reduction
• in emissions from all business activities
• This will require the allocation of time and
  resources but should become
• part of an institutions strategic planning
  process
• FHE representatives liaising with Scottish
  Government on best practice

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?
Climate Change Action Plans Where to
Start? Q1. Please list the known current
activity that your institute is currently
undertaking regarding combating climate change
and implementing sustainable
development regardless of scale that relate to
Estates / Curriculum / Community Q2.
Have you read the UCCCfS planning and
implementation guide? Yes / No Q3. How
useful was this document in aiding you in the
design, development and
implementation of your CCAP? Very useful
/ Useful / Not very useful
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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• For those who are already engaged in the agenda
• Use existing measurement and auditing systems
• E-mandate
• Environmental Management Systems
• Universities that Count
• Eco-Campus
• ISO 14001
• Carbon Management Programmes
• Sustainable Accounting Group
• In house developed mechanisms

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• For those of you who have not already engaged in
  the agenda
• Can be a very daunting prospect
• There is no right way. What is appropriate for
  one institute might be
• entirely inappropriate for you
• Walk around campus and talk to other members of
  staff in differing
• departments
• Speak to colleagues from other institutes for
  shared knowledge and
• experience
• Assess and review current in house practice and
  reporting mechanisms
• Assess and determine available resources
  personnel and finances

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• Starting point what do we already have?
• Policies
• Annual audits (financial, energy, waste, water
  etc)
• Utility bills (energy, waste, water)
• Financial accounts
• Committee reports
• Purchasing accounts
• Maintenance and Repair reports
• Building log books
• Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
• Vehicle log books/mileage reports

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• Starting point who would have relevant
  information?
• Internal
• Estates
• Maintenance
• Finance
• Administration
• Heads of Department
• Other.......

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• Starting point who would have relevant
  information/where can I get assistance?
• EAUC
• SFC
• Scottish and UK Governments (incl. DEFRA)
• Local Authorities
• APUC
• Other FHE institutes
• Utility companies
• Supply chain
• Consultancies

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• Starting point who would have relevant
  information/where can I get assistance?
• National Government Organisations including
• Carbon Trust (carbon, energy, water,
  transportation)
• Energy Savings Trust (energy, transportation,
  carbon)
• WRAP (waste, materials, carbon, water, energy)
• NISP Scotland (waste, materials, water,
  transportation)
• SUSTRANS (transportation)
• REMADE Scotland (waste, materials)

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?
Case Study 1 Edinburgh College of Art Isla
Duncan, Edinburgh College of Art Colin Brown,
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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• Edinburgh College of Art
• Issues/Barriers
• Students and Staff
• First steps
• EAUC Resource Map

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?
Starting point where can I get
assistance? Q4. Are you aware of the SFC
Sustainable Development Estate Management
Guidance document? Yes / No Q5.
Have you used the SFC Sustainable Development
Estate Management Guidance document?
Yes / No Q6. How useful was this document in
aiding you in the design, development and
implementation of your CCAP? Very
useful / Useful / Not very useful Q7. Reasons
why?
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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• SFC Sustainable Development Estate Management
  
• Guidance
• The revised Sustainable Development Guidance for
  Estate Management has
• been produced on behalf of the SFC to provide
  colleges and universities with a
• toolkit for incorporating sustainable
  development into practical, routine facilities
• management and also for embedding the
  principles of sustainability in their
• estate strategies
• The guidance was developed in 2008 on behalf of
  the SFC and has
• subsequently been amended and updated this year
  to work in tandem with
• other SFC guidance and documentation and to
  fully integrate with the EAUC
• Resource Map

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?
Starting point where can I get
assistance? Q8. Are you aware of the EAUC
Resource Map to assist signatories address
the issues of climate change, carbon emission
reduction sustainability? Yes /
No Q9. Have you used the Resource Map?
Yes / No Q10. How useful was this document in
aiding you in the design, development
and implementation of your CCAP? Very
useful / Useful / Not very useful Q11. Reasons
why?
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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?
EAUC Resource Map 20 minute demonstration
during (last 20 minutes of) lunch for those of
you how are interested In support of the
UCCCfS, EAUC-Scotland has undertaken a major
resource mapping exercise to facilitate
partnership between the sectors and the
organisations that promote sustainable
development and provide the necessary support to
develop and deliver Climate Change Action Plans.
Comprehensive details of 46 organisations'
services and support have been collated and are
found in this document. 
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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?
EAUC Resource Map The information is organised
in a framework that addresses the three
recognised phases of estates development and
management1. Pre Construction2.
Construction 3. Post Construction In addition
to these three phases, the information has been
broken down into two other groupings1.
Organisational areas of assistance 2.
Sustainability Themes
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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?
EAUC Resource Map Organisational areas of
assistance have been grouped into five categories
and contain information on the following1.
Funding2. Toolkits3. Workshops / Training 4.
Resource Information 5. Case Studies
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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• EAUC Resource Map16 Sustainability Themes
  including
• Biodiversity 
• Carbon Emission Reduction 
• Community 
• Education
• Environmental Management Systems 
• Energy Source, Consumption and Efficiency 
• Information and Communication Technology
• Procurement and Trade 
• Sustainable Design, Construction and Building
  Materials 
• Sustainable Development 
• Transportation and travel Planning 
• Water Management 
• Waste Management and Recycling

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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?
EAUC Resource MapThe Resource Map is an
interactive live document that will be updated
on a quarterly basis to reflect ongoing
developments in sustainability and associated
funding streams and resources.The key aim of
the Resource Map is that it be a useful and user
friendly tool. Therefore to ensure we deliver a
tool that FHE practitioners can use effectively,
we would appreciate feedback from colleagues and
end-users on the Resource Maps1. Usability2.
Usefulness 3. Layout4. Content5. Additional
themes to be included6. Additional organisations
to be included7. Additional support to be
included
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Climate Change Action Plans Where to
start?

• Starting point where can I get assistance?
• Q12. Please describe and list the ways in which
  you have secured funding both
• internally and externally for
  addressing
• Climate Change
• Carbon Emission Reduction
• Sustainability Issues
• Climate Change Action Plan

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Climate Change Action Plans Workshop 1

• Where to start UCCCfS toolkits
• Facilitated discussion and consultation
• What changes, additional topics would you like
  to sees included in the
• second phase of the Resource Map 10 minutes
• What additional tools would you like to see
  developed to help inform you
• and provide guidance on the issues relating to
  climate change, carbon
• emission reduction and sustainability? 10
  minutes
• Suggest and list ways in securing funding both
  internally and externally
• for supporting the delivery and implementation
  of a Climate Change
• Action Plan 10 minutes

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Climate Change Action Plans Workshop 1
Summary and QA
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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What Who?

• Session two agenda
• What and who to include overview and
  introduction
• Case study 2 What to include?
• Elmwood College
• Who to include?
• Edinburgh University
• Workshop 2 What and Who to Include
• Question Sheets
• Please take a couple of minutes to complete the
  questions relating to session
• two

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What Who?
What and who to include? Q1. Have you begun to
develop a CCAP? Yes / No Q2. Where are
you in the process of developing a CCAP?
Yet to start / have just started / started /
nearly complete / complete Q3. Have you
consulted with others in the development of your
CCAP? If so with whom? Q4.
List any issues and barriers that you may have
encountered
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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• What to include
• Carbon Emission Reduction probably the most
  important element of the
• plan (energy, water, waste, transportation)
• However, it is not just about Carbon Emission
  Reduction. It includes
• Sustainable Development
• Biodiversity
• Community
• CSR
• Procurement and Trade
• Construction and design materials, layout
• Building maintenance and repair materials,
  design, layout
• Education
• Health

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• What to include
• The whole concept of the Climate Change Action
  Plan is that not
• everything can be done at once
• The plan simply needs to be set out what is
  intended overall and when
• the key actions, investments and changes are to
  be introduced
• Each of the following UCCCfS headings/topics
  should be addressed,
• either outlining what actions are to be
  implemented or demonstrating why
• these areas are not a priority for the 5 year
  action plan

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• The following UCCCfS have to be addressed
• To enhance our learning and teaching through the
  provision of skill,
• modules and courses
• To promote research capacity and knowledge
  exchange activity in
• sustainability
• To reduce carbon emissions cutting energy
  consumption and
• substituting energy sources
• To encourage waste reduction, recycling and
  responsible disposal
• To deliver sustainable estate development
  through both maintenance
• and capital programme
• To achieve sustainable and active travel through
  sustainable travel
• planning

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• To enhance our learning and teaching through the
  provision of skill, modules and courses,
  including
• Qualitative and quantitative information
• Taught content programmes and curriculum
• Staff training in house training and external
  CPD
• Staff, student and wider community awareness
  Institute generated
• guidance, documentation and events
• External input awareness lectures,
  presentations, events, seminars and
• conferences
• Prioritisation to be determined by the
  individual institute

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• To promote research capacity and knowledge
  exchange activity in sustainability, including
• Qualitative and quantitative information
• Research capacity to be determined by individual
  institute may not
• apply to all
• Knowledge exchange to include sharing of best
  practice and process
• with other staff members and with other FHE
  colleagues and NGOs
• To include curriculum, guidance, projects,
  reports, lectures, tours,
• demonstrations
• Prioritisation to be determined by the
  individual institute

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• To reduce carbon emissions cutting energy
  consumption substituting energy sources,
  including
• Qualitative and quantitative information
• Consultation and communication key
• Probably the most important element of the
  report
• To include carbon footprinting exercise (energy,
  water, waste,
• transportation)
• Awareness and behavioural change required by
  staff, students supply
• chain. May be included as part of curriculum
  and training?
• Work closely with your utility companies
• Attention to detail closely measure, record,
  monitor and review

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• To encourage waste reduction, recycling and
  responsible disposal, including
• Qualitative and quantitative information
• Consultation and communication key
• May provide the easiest and quickest wins
• Awareness and behavioural change required by
  staff, students supply
• chain. May be included as part of curriculum
  and training? ECA
• Can include the local community and other
  groupings food example
• Work closely with your waste services, supply
  chain, staff and students
• Agenda can be driven by students with staff
  assistance
• Local Authority financial assistance may be
  available Napier University

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• To deliver sustainable estate development
  through both maintenance and capital programme,
  including
• Qualitative and quantitative information
• Consultation and communication key
• Existing buildings planning, maintenance,
  repair, procurement,
• servicing, minimisation of use of resources and
  disposal
• New buildings planning, design, layout,
  flexibility, adaptability,
• procurement, minimisation of use of resources
  and disposal
• BREEAM ratings (excellent/outstanding), Energy
  Performance
• Certificates and accompanying recommendation
  reports (nb. retain all
• info), Post Occupancy Evaluation reports

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• To achieve sustainable and active travel through
  sustainable travel planning, including
• Qualitative and quantitative information
• Consultation and communication key
• May provide the easiest and quickest wins
• Highlight best practice examples
• Awareness and behavioural change required by
  staff, students supply
• chain
• Work in tandem with other local institutions and
  Topic Support Networks
• Involve wider community, Local Authority and
  public transportation
• providers Queen Margaret University

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
What?

• To engage with suppliers / service providers on
  responsible procurement of good service,
  including
• Qualitative and quantitative information
• Consultation and communication key. Speak to
  suppliers. Often they
• have provision of more responsible and
  sustainably sourced goods
• Include sustainability provision at PQQ and ITT
  stages of tendering
• Awareness and behavioural change required by
  staff, students supply
• chain
• Consult with procurement bodies and agencies
• Scottish Government website has good body of
  information
• Review current procurement process for all goods

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
Who?

• Who to include
• To assist and contribute towards provision of
  information, documentation, funding, guidance and
  advice
• Internal
• Senior Management buy in crucial
• Heads of Department
• Estates
• Maintenance
• Finance
• Administration
• Individual staff members buy in crucial
• Student Associations
• Individual students buy in crucial
• Independent service providers onsite
• Others

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 2
Who?

• Who to include
• To assist and contribute towards provision of
  information, documentation, funding, guidance and
  advice
• External
• EAUC
• SFC
• Scottish and UK Governments
• APUC
• Local Authorities
• Local Community
• Other FHE institutes
• NGOs
• Supply chain / service providers
• Consultancies
• Other

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Climate Change Action Plans What and
Who?
Case Study 2 Elmwood College What to
include Edinburgh University Who to
include John Salter, Elmwood College David
Somervell, Edinburgh University
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Climate Change Action Plans Workshop 2

• What and Who to include
• Facilitated discussion and consultation
• What information should be included in a CCAP.
  To be categorised into
• Need to
• Nice to 20 minutes
• Compile a detailed list of those individuals who
  would be in a position to
• assist in the design and development of your
  CCAP. To be categorised
• into
• External
• Internal 15 minutes

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Climate Change Action Plans Workshop 2
Summary and QA
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Climate Change Action Plans Session 3
Reporting

• Session three agenda
• Reporting Requirements and Continued Engagement
  introduction
• Case study 3 Reporting and Continued
  Engagement
• Elmwood College
• Workshop 3 Reporting and Continued Engagement
• Question Sheets
• Please take a couple of minutes to complete the
  questions relating to session
• three

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 3
Reporting

• Reporting - Requirements
• Ownership and accountability is critical to the
  success of the UCCCfS
• and will be vital if the FHE sectors are to
  make a meaningful contribution
• to the Governments ambitious climate change
  targets
• Original signatories are committed to publishing
  their CCAPs,
• commencing February 2010
• The UCCCfS Advisory Board is considering ways in
  which longer term
• monitoring procedures can be implemented
• Comment and Update (including Advisory board
  obligations and responsibilities) - Fraser, David
  and John

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 3
Reporting

• Reporting Tracking Progress
• Each institution must track its progress in
  achieving its goals and targets
• as set out in their CCAP
• No set format. How this is done is entirely up
  to the individual institutions
• Methodology must be consistent, robust,
  transparent and applied
• annually for the duration of the 5 year plan
• Parameters, data sets, metric sets and areas
  covered must remain
• constant. In the event of a new category being
  introduced, a new
• benchmark and methodology may be introduced for
  that topic
• Must be contain quantitative material

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 3
Reporting

• Reporting Tracking Progress
• Typical Cyclical Management and Reduction
  Strategy
• Measure
• Record
• Monitor
• Review

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Climate Change Action Plans Session 3
Reporting

• Reporting Modifying the Plan
• Plans should be assessed and reviewed annually
• Changes may be required to take into to account
  any legislative changes
• and / or advances in technology

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Climate Change Action Plans Reporting
Engagement
Case Study 3 Elmwood College Reporting
Continued Engagement John Salter, Elmwood
College
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Climate Change Action Plans Workshop 3

• Reporting and Continued Engagement
• Facilitated discussion and consultation
• Discuss and detail how existing reporting
  mechanisms (EMS, E-mandate,
• UTC, CRC etc) might be incorporated into a CCAP
  15 minutes
• Discuss and detail how continued engagement and
  interest can be
• maintained both internally and externally. This
  should include
• suggestions on tracking progress and modifying
  of the CCAP 15
• minutes

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Summary and QA
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Climate Change Action Plans Session 4
Template

• Session four agenda
• Workshop 4 Climate Change Action Plan Draft
  Template Consultation
• Question Sheets
• Please take a couple of minutes to complete the
  questions relating to session
• three

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Climate Change Action Plan Draft Template
Consultation Q1.
Would you use a Climate Change Action Plan
Template if one were developed by the
EAUC? Yes / No
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Climate Change Action Plans Workshop 4

• Climate Change Action Plan Draft Template
  Consultation
• Facilitated discussion and consultation
• Discuss, detail and layout what should be
  included in a CCAP template in
• terms of format, content and areas covered
• 20 minutes
• Discuss and detail how the information collated
  should be implemented by
• and could be utilised fully by
• 1. The individual institution
• 2. The EAUC
• 20 minutes

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Climate Change Action Plans Close

• Next steps
• Follow up and feedback from todays event
• CCAP Checklists will be issued to all attendees
  within the week
• Feedback and update on todays consultation will
  be provided to both the
• EAUC and the UCCCfS Advisory Board
• Feedback and suggestions on guidance and
  toolkits will be considered
• and incorporated in the current provision where
  appropriate
• FREE Sustainability Insight 1 day CCAP, climate
  change, carbon
• emissions and sustainability session available
  to all attendees including
• initial CCAP audit and review