Carbon Rationing Action GroupsTwickenham

Robin Smith

30 August 2007

Today …

A Bit About The Climate & CarbonBreaking Down Your Carbon EmissionsCalculating Your Carbon FootprintCarbon Rationing Action Group’s

You Thought It Was Hot In 2003!

Balloon contains a volume = 1 tonne of

carbon dioxide (CO2)

95% of what we do & buy

burns fossil fuels

CO2 the main greenhouse

gas resulting from this

UK per capita = ~10 tonnes

CO2 (640Mt / 61M people)

UK individuals can directly

control ~5 tonnes of this or

about 50%

How Much Carbon Do We Emit

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2005 UK Personal Footprint Breakdown

Do We Need To Think Globally

What Happens to the Other 50%

Per Capita emissions = ~10 tonnes CO2– Personal emissions = ~5 (50%)

So the remaining 50% ?– Is used “to run the country”– Its not directly in our control as individuals– Ultimately the “system” must help us deal with it– We share this part of the footprint collectively

Public services, commerce, industry, shops

What Does Carbon Mean To Us

Metric tonnes of embodied CO2 (lifecycle footprint)

1 Years Supply

10 (50)

70 (600)

EU Carbon Exchange 1 tonne CO2 €0.3 01/07/07€23.0 futures

Carbon Rationing Action Group’s

Groups of people acting togetherCarbon footprint & energy billsShare knowledge of lower carbon livingYou actively partake on the climate

Example Footprint

My 2006 Footprint… In Tonnes of CO2

Meter  Begin End Units % CO2

Car 39000 55000 16000 50 4.0

Heat 10000 11500 1500 35 3.3

Electric 16000 18800 2800 15 1.2

Public 0 0 0 0 0

Air 0 0 0 0 0

Footprint Total 8.5

Your annual emissions as a result of burning fossil fuels

Calculating Your Footprint

Electricity Meter

– Begin 16000 to End 18800 = 2800 units used

CO2 Footprint

– 2800 units * 0.43kg CO2 per unit = 1204kg

Its simple primary school maths, using well known “factors”

Gas Meter

– Begin 10000 to End 11500 =

CO2 Footprint

– * 2.2kg CO2 per unit =

And Heating …

1500 units

1500 units 3300kg

Milometer

– Begin 39000 to End 55000 =

CO2 Footprint

– * 0.25kg CO2 per mile =

Now Your Car …

16000 miles

16000 miles 4200kg

Finally Add It All Up

My 2006 Footprint… In Tonnes of CO2

Meter  Begin End Units % CO2

Car 39000 55000 16000 50 4.0

Heat 10000 11500 1500 35 3.3

Electric 16000 18800 2800 15 1.2

Public 0 0 0 0 0

Air 0 0 0 0 0

Footprint Total 8.5

Remember 1 metric tonne = 1000kg CO2

BBC Berks Carbon Footprint

UK Footprint(tonnes CO2)

650,000,000

uk area (km2) 245,000

uk population 61,000,000

uk footprint per person 11

Berks footprint(tonnes CO2) 8,524,590

be area (km2) 1,262

be population 800,000

be footprint per person 11

Reading footprint(tonnes CO2) 1,100,000

re area (km2) 40

re population 143,000

re footprint per person 8

BBC Radio Berks(tonnes CO2) ?

bbc area (km2) ?

bbc population ?

bbc footprint per person ?

The CRAG’s Carbon Year

Set Ration & Price

Balance Account

Live Low

Carbon

Take Stock

Dispose Debt

StartBenchmarkFootprint

Share Knowledge

2007

Typical CRAG’s Rules

Closely associated to Personal Carbon Allowances (PCA’s)

Rule From Each Group’s Consensus

2005 Target 5 Tonnes Ration

Carbon Price 4 Pence per kg

Household Energy Heating, Electricity

Transport Energy Car, Public, Air

So What Next for You?

It’s a very small, free commitment – Start work on your footprint today – Start a local CRAG here today

For more information– Robin Smith– robin@gco2e.com– 07786078836, 01189770046

CO2 emissions from Narrow Boat Bramley, Thistleworth Marine

Lynette Clapp

Total CO2 emissions for 2006

Total home, transport & lifestyle: 6000 kg Lynette’s personal total: 3000 kg Rob’s personal total: 3000 kg

19,800

9,400

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How do we compare to the average carbon footprint?

Source: Collins

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Lynette

Rob

Mayer Hillman (env

writer) suggested each of us need to get our carbon footprint down to

1000 kg/yr

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Break down of our CO2 emissions for 2006 in kg of CO2

Average lifestyle figure taken from Collins gem carbon counter for a local organic food shopper who reduces & recycles!

Car2%

Electricity21%

Coal17%

Lifestyle21%

Public transport

36%

Gas cooking3%

Percentage break down our of CO2 emissions for 2006

Projected total CO2 emissions for 2007

Total home, transport & lifestyle: 5700 kg Lynette’s personal total: 3400 kg Rob’s personal total: 2400 kg

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Captain Sparkle’s advice on how to reduce our carbon footprint

Home Renewable Energy supplier for Marina (1200

kg CO2/yr) Install solar water heating Use drift wood instead of coal for

heating (950 kg CO2/yr)

Captain Sparkle’s advice on how to reduce our carbon footprint

Transport Rob continue to WFB Lynette find job close to boat, minimal

travel/WFB option ( 6-700 kg CO2/yr) Holiday in the UK ( 175 kg CO2/yr each)

Meet the residents of Thistleworth Marine. Spot the odd one out?

More Footprints

Wokingham Town Hall– Gas 26 – Electric 62 – Total 88 tonnes CO2

Unnamed Wokingham Cafe– 23000 kWh electricity– 9.9 tonnes CO2

National Energy Supply Footprint

Energy Supply TWh Energy Mt CO2

UK Gas 646 129

UK Electricity 407 204

Total 1053 333

Public Sector Gas 50 10

Public Sector Electricity 21 11

Total 71 31

Public Sector Proportion 7% 9%