Meeting the Climate Change Challenge

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Meeting the Climate Change Challenge
Alice Owen alice.owen_at_arup.com

• Baseline Statistics and Information

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Aim

• Present an overview of the baseline situation
  for the Yorkshire and Humber Region to meet the
  RES targets for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Definitions

• GHG emissions
• Basket of 6 GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6)
  all covered by the Kyoto Protocol.
• Climate change
• The changing trend of our average, long-term
  weather.
• Production related emissions
• GHG emissions associated with production or
  delivery in the region.

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Definitions continued

• Consumption related emissions
• GHG emissions associated with goods consumed in
  the region.
• Mitigation
• Measures to reduce the severity of climate
  change.
• Adaptation
• Measures to reduce the impact of climate change.

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Major sources of emissions in the region
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Consumption related emissions

• What interventions are possible to meet the RES
  target?
• Does the RES target focus on the emissions that
  make the biggest impact?
• Are domestic and transport emissions tackled by
  the RES target?

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The impact of a cluster approach
Electricity, gas and water supply
Manufacturing
Domestic
Transport and communication

• Is meeting the climate change challenge
  integrated into the RES cluster focus?

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Transport

• Is the significance of the of the private car
  fully understood and recognised?

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Renewable energy

• What does Yorkshire forward do to marry
  environmental and economic benefits of the
  Renewable Energy product?

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Adaptation
Sea Level Rise at Immingham (1980-2006) Source
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory

• How well are the regions economic resources
  insulated from climate change impacts?
• How resilient is our economy?

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Monitoring

• What evidence base will Yorkshire Forward need
  for an integrated regional strategy?