the regional perspective…. something’s brewing
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The Regional Perspective…. Something’s BREWing. Alasdair Brown Waste Manager 28th March 2007. Overview. A few thoughts on climate change, the carbon agenda and business….. A short introduction to the South West RDA The strategic context – why is the environment so important to the RDA? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Regional Perspective….
Something’s BREWing
Alasdair BrownWaste Manager
28th March 2007
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Overview
A few thoughts on climate change, the carbon agenda and business…..
A short introduction to the South West RDA
The strategic context – why is the environment so important to the RDA?
What are we doing about it…
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SWRDA
Established in 1999 to ensure the long-term economic success of the region
Delivery through the Regional Economic Strategy
Our key role is to provide the conditions in which businesses can thrive.
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SWRDA and the “RES” We are responsible for providing
regional economic leadership. We are helping to make the South
West more attractive as a place to live and work and do business
Making sure the region has the right skills among its workforce, the most innovative businesses, and a high quality environment, both physical and cultural
Regional economic performance is generally good
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But, where are we going?….. We must decouple economic and population growth from
resource use and environmental impact Current SW resource consumption
– 130,052 GWhs energy (equating to 33,768 kilotonnes of CO2 output)
– 351,224 megalitres water (1megalitre = 1 million litres)– 20.5 million tonnes of waste generated
(Ecotec 2006)
If our current ecological footprint continues into the future, the SW would need three “South West’s” worth of resources.
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The RDA’s Strategic Response RES identifies the SW environment as one of three
key economic drivers
Environmental technologies – especially energy and waste are considered priority sectors
The Environment Driver Implementation Plan (EDIP) describes how the RDA’s activity supports the driver
The RES “Great Debates”:– Securing economic growth within
environmental limits – Energy challenges
Crisis or opportunity?
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Defra’s BREW Programme £284 million over 3 years - 2005-8 Recycling of landfill tax income Partners…
– Action Sustainability (Procurement)– Envirowise – WRAP – Market Transformation Programme – Carbon Trust – National Industrial Symbiosis Programme – Environment Agency – Regional Development Agencies – Agricultural Waste – DTI Technology Programme – Business Community Reuse Fund – Pilot projects
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SWRDA’s role in BREW Coordinating Delivery of the BREW
programme at the Regional level Business Link Review Deliver regionally strategic projects Year 1- £0.5 million in 2005/6
– Support for Envision in Devon/Cornwall– Resource Efficiency mapping study
Years 2 and 3 - £2.7million– Marketing the “regional BREW offering”– Envision regional roll-out– Recycling Market Development– Fishing industry wastes– Food and Drink (including the red meat sector)– Tourism– Marine Industry– Sustainable construction (with Future Foundations) – Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
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The Renewable Energy Agency for South West of England
Funded by SWRDA Started February 2003 Aims:
– to increase the amount of high quality renewable energy projects on the ground.
– maximise the social, economic & environmental benefits to the South West from the growth of the sustainable energy industry.
Further info: www.regensw.co.uk
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Demonstrator Projects – Wave Hub Offshore electrical “socket” into which
a number of Wave Energy converter device arrays can be plugged
Construction proposed for spring 2008, with the first power generated by the end of 2008
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WAVE HUB PROJECT
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33kV Circuit
Breakers
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27km