A brief overview of carbon management and the Green Impact project at De Montfort University.

1. Sustainability & Green Impact @ DMU
Karl Letten
Environmental & Sustainability Officer

2. What is sustainability?
Sustainability in a university?
Social Issues
The Workplace & Community
• the way staff are employed,
• Staff developed and rewarded
• Equality, Diversity, inclusion
• Effects of students on neighbours
• Economic & cultural effect of DMU
Business & Economy Environment
The Marketplace Environmental activity
• the relationship with students/customers • reduce waste, water, energy
• How DMU is marketed • increase energy efficiency,
• the way the University’s suppliers are • biodiversity, procurement
treated • lower carbon emissions
• Education for Sustainable Development

3. Environment
• Waste, water, recycling, transport and energy
• HEFCE - carbon emissions and climate change
• Link funding to carbon emissions
• Carbon management plans
• Gas, vehicle and electricity use
• Targets for 2020
• Publicly available
• Staff and student engagement – Green Impact

4. Climate Change and Carbon
• HEFCE focus on carbon emissions and climate
change
• Link capital funding to carbon emissions(CIF2)
• Carbon management plans
• Baseline of 2005 for scope 1 and 2 (gas, vehicle and electricity use)
• Targets for 2020
• Costed projects to deliver carbon savings
• Publicly available
• Reported annually
• Agreed by Governing body
• Produced by 31st March 2011

5. Emissions over time

6. Baseline year GHG emissions by Scope
2005/2006 (tCO2e)
Gas & Vehicles
Emissions (tCO2e),
4,449, 9%
Other Emissions
Electricity Emissions
(tCO2e), 33,975, 72%
(tCO2e), 8,768, 19%

7. Baseline year GHG emissions from detailed source 2005/2006
(tCO2e)
Gas use DMU
buildings (tCO2e), Transport DMU
4,444 vehicles (tCO2e), 5
Electricity use DMU
Procurement inc waste buildings (tCO2e),
and water 8,768
(tCO2e), 14,696
Business travel Private halls (tCO2e),
(tCO2e), 1,094 4,230
Visitor travel (tCO2e),
209 Staff & student
commute (tCO2e),
UK based student International student 10,706
travel (tCO2e), 874 travel (tCO2e), 2,166

8. Base Year GHG Emissions from Generic
Sources 2005/2006 (tCO2e)
Building energy
[t CO2e] , 17,374.5,
Procurement 37%
[t CO2e] , 14,763.6,
31%
Travel [t CO2e] ,
15,053.7 , 32%

9. Carbon emissions from
procurement
• Every product & service
produces CO2
• Match purchasing spend
• Defra carbon intensities
• Procurement 30%
• Opportunities to reduce
• Project with Arup
• Guidance to other Unis

10. Carbon management workshops
• Ideas for saving energy and reducing emissions
• Staff and student input
• Basis of carbon management plan
• List of projects to reduce emissions
• Sustainable Development Task Force
• Senior management approval & Governing
body

11. Carbon management plan
43% cut by 2020
29% by 2017
12% by 2012

12. Opportunities to reduce emissions
• Energy management
• Monitoring in place
• New builds & refurbishment
• Staff/student engagement
• Travel
• Monitoring & reporting in place
• Green travel plan
• Procurement
• Sustainable procurement
• Effect other emissions e.g. Energy
• JISC project

13. Greener Buildings
• New buildings & refurbishment
• BREEAM
• Renewable energy
• Monitoring and reporting

14. Solar thermal in Hugh Aston – hot water

15. Rain water recycling in Hugh Aston

16. Wood pellet boiler in John Whitehead Building

17. Ground source heat pumps – Hugh Aston

18. Greener Travel
• Car park charges
• Cyclists and walkers
• Training
• Equipment
• Public transport
• Car sharing
• Travel survey (staff &
students)

19. Waste and recycling
• Waste
minimisation
• Range of
materials
• Bin removal
program
• Monitoring &
reporting

20. Engaging staff & students
Degrees Cooler
• 20 HEIs - inc U of L
• Target 4 behaviours
• Better energy management
• Increased recycling
• Reduced non essential flying
• Sustainable local food
• 3 projects
• Student Switch Off
• Green Impact
• Go Greener
• 2 year project

21. Green Impact
• Competition element
• Departments and teams
• Environmental
activities
• Online workbook
• Activities scored
– 20 bronze activities,
– 16 silver
– 98 bonus activities

22. IESD
Green Impact Teams
Trinity House
Academic Registry
Human Resources
Kimberlin Library
DAQ
Humanities
Health & Life Sciences
ITMS
Innovation Centre
External Relations
Business & Law
Student Services
Estates Development Building
Estates Maintenance Services

23. Green Impact
• Reinforce what we
are doing
• Activities based on:-
– Reusing waste
– Reducing waste
– Recycling
– Greener Transport
– Fairtrade
– Energy efficiency
– Awareness raising

24. Student Green Auditors
• Green Impact – link to DSU
• Specially trained
• Student auditors
• Check Green Impact teams
• Ensure activities completed

25. Student Switch Off
Student Switch Off
• Energy saving competition
between halls
• Bede vs. New Wharf
• Incentives
• Peer to Peer
• Recruit Eco Power Rangers
• Join Facebook pages

26. Student Switch Off
• Regular energy tips via email
• Pictures Facebook pages
• Prize for winning hall
• Feedback on energy savings
• Savings in 2009 = 38 tonnes CO2

27. DMU Green Initiatives Group
• Student green
group
• Freshers’ Fair
• Summer Fair
• Seed planting
• Swap shops
• Green Impact
• SSO

28. • Awarded by Fairtrade
Foundation
• 5 key goals
• Policy
• Cafes/restuarants
• Meetings & events
• Commitment
• Steering group Fairtrade University
• Annual submissions

29. Energy Monitoring
• Half hourly meters
• Gas
• Electricity
• Water
• Feedback to staff
• Building by Building
• Reports on energy
usage

30. DMU Intranet Pages
dmu.ac.uk/sustainability
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