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Environmental Leadership in the Coming Decades. Moving to Global Sustainability. Presented by: Martha G. Kirkpatrick, Commissioner Maine Department of Environmental Protection October 24, 2002. Environmental Protection In the beginning…. Problems are obvious Citizens demand action - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Environmental Leadershipin the Coming Decades
Moving to Global Sustainability
Presented by:Martha G. Kirkpatrick, CommissionerMaine Department of Environmental Protection
October 24, 2002
Environmental ProtectionIn the beginning…
• Problems are obvious• Citizens demand
action• Focus on
industry
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
STAGE I“Industrial”
Pre-1970“Take-Make-Waste”
Final Product
Purchasers
Waste
Inputs Waste
Characteristics:
I=P x A x T
Environmental Costs externalized
Production-Extractive-Man-Made-Toxic
Air EmissionControls
Water PollutionControls
WasteDisposalControls
STAGE II“Regulatory”
1970 -
Final Product
Purchasers
Waste
Recycle ifConvenient
Production
Innov.
Characteristics-Media-specific-Command & Control-Liability Driven-Adversarial-Environment v. Economy
Recycle if Convenient
waste
$
Tech.
Inputs-Extractive-Man-Made-Toxic
STAGE IIIPollution Pre
1990 - ion Prevention
Inputs
Final Product
Purchasers
Waste
Some Recyclingif Convenient
Characteristics-Collaborative-Treat Problems at the Source-Economy + Environment
$ savings-Operational, not systemic
Air Controls
Water Controls
Waste ControlsInnov. Innov.
-Extractive-Man-MadeToxicRenewableRecyclable
I=P x A
T
STAGE IVDesigning Integrated Ecological Business Systems
2000 & Beyond
InnovationSystemMimicsNature
Inputs
Public
Informatio
n $benign emissionszero wastezero dischargehabitat avoidance/ restoration
“Product” = service
-Societal Values-Corporate Commitment-From Product to Service-Outcome Based-Resource Efficiency
Benign Biowaste
-Renewable-Recycled-Lowest Impact
Changing role of Government -Facilitator /Catalyst -Technology Clearing House -Information Collector - Provider -Set Performance Standards -Enforcement
-Market Driven-Real Time Data-Power of Individual-Globalization
SOLID WASTE
AIR AND WATER
EMISSIONS
ENERGY
INPUTS, RAW MATER-
IALS & PRODUCTS
TRANSPORTATION
WORKERS &
COMMUNITY
PRODUCT
TO SERVICE
Valley
P R O G R E S S
Foothills
Top of the Mountain
UNSUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE
Sell Product
Extended Producer
Responsibility
Product Stewardship
Lease Service
UnawareAccess to
Information
Environmental
Ed. & Training
Forum for Meaningful
Involvement
Life-long Learning,
Awareness,
Community Harmony
One-person Car Commuting
Truck Shipping
Product Weight Local Prods./Consumption
Rail, Ocean
Car Pool
Telecommute,
Video Conf.
Hyper Car
Mass Transit
Take-Make
-Waste
Minimize Material in Product Closed Loop
Fossil FuelsCoal Oil Natural Gas
Biomass Hydropower Hydrogen
WindSolar
Toxics and Conventional
Emissions ControlsBeyond Compliance
Zero Discharge/
Harmless Emissions
Make Waste Prevent Waste
Zero Waste Generated/
Create Only Harmless Waste
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle
S M A R T P R O D U C T I O N“Climbing the Mountain”
METRICS
Product
People
Transportation
Raw Materials
Energy
Emissions
Waste
Percent of products produced that are durable, repairable or readily recyclable
Employee, consumer, community awareness benchmarks
Energy used and emissions generated per unit of work or product shipped
Amount of non-renewable/toxic materials used per unit of product
Total energy used, percent of renewable energy used, and carbon emitted per unit of product
Air emissions per unit of product,Water discharge per unit of product
Solid waste/Hazardous waste per unit of product
REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Maximize
Value-Added
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
Compliance &
Remediation Driven
Pollution
Prevention
Environment Part of Core
Business Values/Strategic
Business Planning
Management
Quantitative Assessment of Performance
Employ tools,
EMS, Life-cycle
Analysis, etc.
TOXICSToxics Used Reduce Volume
Substitute less
toxic materialsEliminate Toxics
Toxics
Efficient Energy Use
Minimize Energy Used
Reduce toxics used, hazardous waste generated, toxics emitted per unit of product
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Pathways
Maine STEP-UP Program(Smart Tracks for Exceptional Performers and Upward Performers)
Business commits to:
• Setting a goal for reducing energy use and/or increasing use of renewable energy resources
• Setting goals for two other pathways (from “Climbing the Mountain”)
• Consult workers and community
• Establish and maintain an environmental management system
• Evaluate and publicly report on progress toward goals
• Maine DEP provides recognition, technical assistance, networking opportunities and other benefits based on individual agreements
Maine STEP-UP Program
Bath Iron Works(Builds ships for the US Navy)
Highlights of STEP-UP Agreement (next 3 years)
• Reduce total energy use by 10% per Aegis Class Destroyer (DDG ship) compared to 2001 levels
• Reduce hazardous waste shipped off site by 16% at Bath, 25% at Hardings and 3% at EBMF per DDG ship compared to 2001 levels
• Reduce amount of solid waste disposed of by 10% per DDG ship compared to 2001 levels
• Explore concept of total lifecycle ownership of ships by BIW
The Nature of Environmental Challenges is Changing…
Water –
From large industrial sources and single pipes to ---
“Nonpoint sources” [diffuse runoff from impervious surfaces]
Mercury is the single biggest source of water quality impairment nationwide
-- Mercury comes mostly from air deposition, from emissions from coal plants
and the incineration of mercury-containing products
Emerging Problems –
Invasive species
Air –
Large industrial sources to mobile sources to vehicle miles traveled (sprawl)
Combustion of household products (mercury; pvc/dioxin)
Global climate change: Industrial CO2 emissions have decreased; residential CO2 emissions are increasing.
Waste –
Cleaning up past messes to reuse/recycle to life cycle management
Traditional regulatory mechanisms don’t often work for newer problems
Compliance is important, but it’s not enough.
It will take a change in public values.
Direct involvement by citizens: purchasing investing energy use
Changing role of government: information provider public education clarifying choices and impacts
Large, societal, cultural issues, well beyond technological and regulatory solutions.
What does this mean?
Environment
EconomySociety
Quality of Life
2002: The Changing Landscape today’s challenges
We have the ability to adopt practices that are more compatible with ecologically, socially and economically sustainable development.
As Citizens, What Can We Do?
• Be engaged. Ask questions and demand appropriate actions.
• Encourage sustainable business through informed purchasing and investment choices.
• View personal lifestyle choices from a cumulative impact perspective.
Moving Toward a More Sustainable Future
requires• Adapting policies, institutions,
technologies and lifestyles• Altering deep and enduring attitudes,
values and behaviors• Reconciling human affairs with natural
laws
the choice is ours