2020 Carbon Management Implementation Plan The University of Warwick Date: March 2011 Version: FINAL This page is intentionally left blank Contents Foreword by Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice Chancellor ................................................................................ 4 Foreword from the Carbon Trust .............................................................................................................. 5 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Purpose of this plan .............................................................................................................. 8 1.2 Process of producing the plan .............................................................................................. 8 1.3 Achievements so far ............................................................................................................. 9 1.4 Definitions ............................................................................................................................. 9 2. Carbon Management Strategy ........................................................................................................ 11 2.1 Context and drivers for carbon management .................................................................... 11 2.2 Strategic themes ................................................................................................................. 13 2.3 Targets ................................................................................................................................ 13 3. Scope 1 and 2 Emissions Baseline and Projections ......................................................................... 14 3.1 Scope ................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Baseline and assumptions................................................................................................... 14 3.3 Campus expansion .............................................................................................................. 17 3.4 Emissions projections ......................................................................................................... 18 3.5 Value at stake...................................................................................................................... 19 4. Scope 3............................................................................................................................................. 22 5. Carbon Management Projects ......................................................................................................... 24 5.1 Projects to reduce carbon emissions .................................................................................. 24 5.2 Ownership and Responsibility ............................................................................................ 24 5.3 Projected achievement towards emissions reduction target ............................................. 25 2 5.4 Other potential carbon reduction measures ...................................................................... 25 5.5 Effective Space Management ............................................................................................. 26 6. Carbon Reduction Financing ............................................................................................................ 27 6.1 Financial costs and sources of funding ............................................................................... 27 6.2 Additional resources ........................................................................................................... 27 6.3 Success factors .................................................................................................................... 27 6.4 Benefits and savings – quantified and unquantified .......................................................... 28 7. Embedding Carbon Management .................................................................................................... 29 7.1 Governors sign-off , reporting and delivery of the plan ..................................................... 29 7.2 Data management .............................................................................................................. 29 7.3 Corporate strategy and Policy alignment ........................................................................... 30 7.4 Curriculum and research links ............................................................................................ 30 7.5 Succession planning for key roles ....................................................................................... 31 7.6 Behavioural change............................................................................................................. 31 8. Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Appendices .............................................................................................................................................. 33 Appendix A: University Submission to EMS for 2005-06 ......................................................................... 34 Appendix B: Carbon Reduction Projects ................................................................................................. 36 Appendix C: Planned project phasing, estimated investment costs and projected savings ................... 44 Appendix D: Carbon Management Matrix – Embedding. Current status highlighted. ........................... 48 3 Foreword by Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice Chancellor The University of Warwick is firmly committed to the principles of sustainability, with environmental, social and economic factors forming a key part of the University’s ongoing Strategy. The mitigation of, and adaptation to, the effects of future climate change permeates a large part of the University’s operation. We are actively engaged in developing low carbon solutions to address these challenges, through our research, teaching and consulting activities. It is imperative that we “practice what we preach” and this 2020 Carbon Management Implementation Plan provides our carbon reduction roadmap to 2020. Having had a pioneering involvement in the first tranche of the Carbon Trust’s Higher Education Carbon Management Programme, the University has now set an aspirational target in seeking to more than halve its existing direct carbon emissions in less than ten years. There is also the commitment to incorporate indirect carbon emissions into the Plan in due course. In order to achieve the carbon reduction target, this Plan necessarily encompasses a wide variety of initiatives. These range from highly technical infrastructure enhancements to behavioural change projects. It is incumbent on all members of Warwick’s community to take responsibility for reducing carbon emissions and to consider ways of enhancing our future performance in a carbon-constrained world. I am delighted that, through the successful implementation of this Plan, the University of Warwick will retain its position at the forefront of carbon management efforts across the sector and beyond. Professor Nigel Thrift Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick 4 Foreword from the Carbon Trust Cutting carbon emissions as part of the fight against climate change should be a key priority for universities - it's all about getting your own house in order and leading by example. The UK government has identified the university sector as key to delivering carbon reduction across the UK inline with its Kyoto commitments. The University of Warwick partnered with the Carbon Trust on this Carbon Management Energy Efficiency programme in order to save money on energy and putting it to good use in other areas, whilst making a positive contribution to the environment by lowering its carbon emissions. This Carbon Management Plan commits the university to a target of reducing CO2e emissions in absolute terms by 60% by 2020/21 compared to 2005/6 baseline and underpins potential financial savings to the university of around £10.9 million per annum by 2020/21. There are those that can and those that do. Universities can contribute significantly to reducing CO2e emissions. The Carbon Trust is very proud to support the University of Warwick in their ongoing implementation of carbon management. Richard Rugg Head of Public Sector, Carbon Trust 5 Executive Summary Through this Carbon Management Implementation Plan, the University of Warwick aims to continue to transform its estate, operations and behaviours to deliver a low carbon university by 2020. This Plan is the successor to the University’s original Plan which covered the period from 2006-07 to 2010-11 and resulted in the successful completion of a wide variety of projects aimed at reducing the University’s carbon footprint. In 2005-06, Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions across the University of Warwick amounted to 47,288 tonnes CO2e. By 2008-09, they had reduced by 1.3% to 46,660 tonnes CO2e. When corrected for the growth in staff and student numbers this corresponds to a 5.6% reduction and 18.4% when corrected for the growth in the University’s gross income. The current baseline calculations