Cardiff University
Carbon Management Plan
Short term Carbon Reduction targets
2013-2016
Author: Carbon Management Plan Task and Finish Group
Approved: Environmental Management Systems Steering Group
Date: March 2013
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Contents
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Management Summary
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2.0
Introduction
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3.0
Emissions Baseline and Forecast
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4.0
Short term Carbon Reduction Target
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5.0
Drivers for Change
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6.0
Strategic internal aims/behavioural change
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7.0
Responsibilities for Carbon Management at Cardiff University
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8.0
Responsibities for monitoring progress of Carbon Management Plan
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Appendix
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1.0
Management Summary
In 2009, Wales emitted 42.6 Mega tonnes (Mt) of greenhouse gases using the
production approach; a 23.3 per cent reduction in emissions from the base year. To
reach the Welsh Government’s 2020 target of reducing net greenhouse gas
emissions by 40 per cent below the base year, emissions will need to be reduced by
a further 16.7 percentage points from base year emissions in eleven years.
Cardiff's carbon management strategy and implementation plan is currently being
updated, and is due to be signed off by early 2013. The previous 5 year strategy
targeted a 2% a year reduction in carbon emissions normalised by floor area, which
was achieved, although absolute emissions have grown due to the expansion of the
estate.
Cardiff obtained the Carbon Trust Standard in 2010 and also gained accreditation to
ISO14001 in 2011. There is extensive metering infrastructure covering
approximately 85% of buildings, linked to a Stark monitoring and targeting system.
The University has a new Vice Chancellor. One of his key objectives in his “Cardiff
University :The Way Forward 2012-2017 “ document to all staff Is for the control of
carbon emissions to fulfil our commitment to sustainability .
Through the People and Planet Green Declaration we have committed to reducing
our carbon emissions by 43% by 2020. Our short term target is 10% energy savings
by 2016.
We have identified a number of projects capable of delivering of our target. The
projects are summarised in Appendix 1. To implement these projects we will need an
investment of M£7 over the 5 year period of this plan If this plan is achieved the
annual savings compared with now are projected to be approx. M£1.5- M£2.2
compared with the present campus floor area The overall payback of the investment
is 3-5 years.
The Carbon Management Plan Task and Finish Group are currently developing the
CMP which will then report through the Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Steering Group which is chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor which will oversee
implementation and further development of the plan.
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2.0
Introduction
Cardiff University is recognized in independent assessments as one of Britain’s
leading teaching and research universities and ranked amongst the top universities
in the world. The University is based in a number of sites in the city centre and on
the Heath Hospital site. The University currently has 28,000 students of whom 5,500
live in the student residences both on campus, and employs 6,000 staff. The Cardiff
University academic community is the size of a small town. There are over 5,500
places in student residences and the University has a turnover of £425 million per
year. Research is undertaken in each of the University’s 28 Schools and, at any one
time, there are more than 1,800 research contracts and grants in operation.
The University occupies a total of 420,000m2 in Cardiff City centre. The actual
footprint extends from Heath Park in the North to Newport Road in the South.
However, the main campus is concentrated around the Cathays Park which is
conservation area at the heart of the city.
Cardiff University aims to be one of the 21st Century’s leading international
universities. Campus Horizons, a programme of ambitious capital projects, is one
step towards that aim. The programme includes major new development projects,
including an entirely new campus for the University’s research. The existing campus
will be upgraded and transformed, as will the information and communications
technology.
Sustainability is at the very heart of the Campus Horizons vision. All the buildings
constructed will be to the very highest environmental standards, making greatest use
of natural sunlight and ventilation. The University’s sustainable transport policy will
also be built into all the projects, maximising pedestrian, bicycle and public transport
access wherever possible.
A great deal of work on Carbon Management and energy saving has taken place in
the University including:
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Carbon Trust HE Carbon Management award in 2007
The first HEI in Wales to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard, achieved in
2010;We have committed to build BREEAM ‘Excellent’ buildings, and have 2
Buildings on our estate that meet this standard. All future new builds will meet
this standard as well
Achievement of ISO 14001 certification for the University as a whole;
Multiple awards and nominations for the University’s national leadership in
environmental performance and innovation
[http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/sustainability/ourperformance/awards/index.html];
Implementation of a programme of nationally-leading sustainability initiatives
by the University’s Information Services Directorate;
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Cardiff University has a number of leading academic research institutes involved in
this area. The Low Carbon Research Institute was set up to unite and promote
energy research in Wales to help deliver a low carbon future. The multidisciplinary
LCRI aims to support the energy sector, UK and globally, to develop low carbon
generation, storage, distribution and end use technologies, and to offer policy advice.
The Institute of Energy is an innovative and pioneering research centre with a
mission to advance energy technology and play a key role in addressing the
increasing demand for sustainable and low carbon technologies.
More information on the University’s leading research programme into carbon
efficiency and environmental sustainability can be found at
www.cardiff.ac.uk/sustainability/ourresearch
Cardiff University is committed to including scope 3 emissions within its carbon
management Plan. The University has recently undertaken a Travel survey and are
in the process of analysing the results to ensure we have the relevant data to inform
the objectives and targets of the University Travel Plan and targets to reduce
emissions for the carbon management plan.
The University Purchasing section are working with the HEFCE emissions tool for
supply chain to evaluate the emissions generated from the different goods and
services procured by Cardiff University.
The analysis from the Travel and supply chain work will be incorporated into the
current plan for the start of the Academic year 2013/14.
The purpose of this Carbon Management Plan – Short term Carbon reduction
targets, is to set out our mission for the next 3 years of how the University intends to
achieve its own internal targets, covering technical projects, policy changes and the
financing to make it happen.
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Emissions Baseline and Forecasts
Carbon consumed per annum (tonnes)
41000
40500
40000
39500
Tonnes
39000
38500
38000
37500
2005/6
2006/7
2007/8
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
Base Year
Carbon Reduction against 2005/6 baseline target (based on 2011/12 carbon factors)
2005/6
Electricity 27, 242
2006/7
26, 872
2007/8
26, 637
2008/9
27, 293
2009/10
28, 392
2010/11
28, 021
Gas
13, 587
11, 997
12, 610
12, 709
12, 336
12, 141
Total
40, 829
38, 869
39, 247
40, 002
40, 728
40, 162
2011/12
27,
989
10,
916
38, 905
Income
(M£)
Area
(Sq m)
Staff
(FTE)
Students
Total
Staff and
Students
344
367
394
414
429
412
425
383,480
408,203
410,194
419,238
412,914
418,011
419,997
4,790
4,837
5,001
4,946
4,984
5,302
5,144
17,845
22,635
18,056
22,893
18,472
23,473
18,812
23,758
19,142
24,126
19,165
24,467
18,752
23,896
The base year for the calculation is the 2005/06 academic year. Emissions for the
University were calculated using a modified version of the Carbon Trust’s
spreadsheet for HEIs and the DEFRA carbon emissions spreadsheet. The academic
year of 2005/06 was selected following the requirements of HEFCE as set out in
‘Carbon management strategies and plans: A guide to good practice’.
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The base year emissions estimations comprise the following emission sources:
Carbon metrics in % change since 2005/6
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Carbon/staff and student
FTE
Carbon/k£
Carbon/sq m
Tonnes of Carbon/metric - % change relative to
base year
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Carbon tonnes/m2
Carbon tonnes/£M
Carbon tonnes/ Staff
FTE
Year
Carbon tonnes (m2)
Carbon tonnes
£M
Carbon tonne
2005/6
2006/7
2007/8
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
90.1%
90.6%
90.3%
93.4%
90.9%
87.7%
89.2%
83.9%
81.4%
80.0%
82.1%
77.1%
93.8%
93.3%
94.2%
93.5%
91.0%
88.1%
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0.110
140
120
tonnes/m2
0.105
100
0.100
80
0.095
60
40
0.090
20
0.085
0
Year
Carbon tonnes (m2)
2005/6
2006/7
2007/8
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
0.106
0.095
0.096
0.095
0.099
0.096
0.093
Carbon tonnes
£M
118.689
105.910
99.612
96.623
94.937
97.481
91.541
tonnes/£M or tonnes/staff FTE
Tonnes of Carbon/metric
Carbon tonnes/m2
Carbon tonnes/£M
Carbon tonnes/Staff FTE
Carbon tonne
8.488
7.963
7.919
7.999
7.938
7.720
7.479
Cardiff University's energy bill is approximately £9m, with associated emissions of
36,000 tCO2/yr, (roughly 35% of Welsh HEI total). All energy bills are paid centrally.
An estimated 85% of buildings are covered by Automated Meter readings (AMR)
with a large number of sub-meters. There is a Stark automatic monitoring and
targeting (A, M&T) system, data from BEMs is also collected. The Stark system
replaces the previous K2N system.
Manual reads are used to cross check AMR data. The gas supplier Corona recently
changed their data systems formats and, in so doing, severely disrupted the
historical gas consumption records. The University is trying to correct this.
Generally there is a high degree of confidence in the M&T data.
Graphical reports are produced monthly and issued to the ECO network. There is a
standard M&E specification, which has a "75% success rate" in being adhered to.
There are 160 buildings >1000m2, 130>500m2 and 130>150m2. All buildings will
receive a DEC, Cardiff University is part of the CRC. Allowances currently cost about
£430k a year
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4.0
Short term Carbon Reduction Target
Our short term target is 10% energy savings by 2015 per m 2 floor area. Details of
how we plan to achieve this target are detailed in the Appendix.
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Drivers for change
The Welsh Government Climate Change Strategy for Wales will affect Cardiff
University in how we manage our carbon. Cardiff is set to continue the expansion its
estate and an increase in capital spend is expected in the coming years, in common
with other Russell Group universities.
The driver for carbon/energy reduction, historically, is energy cost reduction.
Reputational concern and regulatory compliance DEC’s to all buildings are now
being targeted. The University placed 75th in the Green League, up from 130th in
2011 with a commitment to improve performance further.
A new Vice Chancellor Professor Colin Riordan has recently taken up post. One of
his key objectives in his “Cardiff University :The Way Forward 2012-2017 “ document
to all staff Is for the control of carbon emissions to fulfil our commitment to
sustainability .
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Strategic internal aims/behavioural change
The University has committed to taking part in the HEFCW project ‘improving
environmental performance through student engagement, together with identified
projects to engage with staff on carbon reduction. Through this a number of
objectives and targets affecting behavioural change for carbon management are
being introduced, a number of these projects are detailed below:
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Shadow costing for College’s from 2012/13 with the view to introducing
electricity charging form academic year 2014/5
Student switch off key campaign to raise awareness with student population in
residences
Campaign through ECOs
Residences work with estates to look at energy reductions They account for
about 20% of overall energy consumption, but they are not part of the M&T
system . DEC’s are now being installed in residences
Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice Chancellor championing the cause
+ Embedding of updated carbon management plan into the new management
structure
+ Property rationalisation as carbon management theme
+ Reinvigoration of the ECO network towards utility consumption reduction
+ Investigate business case for Energy Officer
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Responsibilities for Carbon Management at Cardiff University
Staff and students
Ultimately the responsibility for reducing carbon emissions and saving energy falls to
the individual staff member and student and the University as a whole. The
community of Cardiff University have a collectively responsibility to reduce emissions
from our activities. Clearly this responsibility will need to be supported through
awareness raising events and training as well as the implementation of key carbon
reduction policies and projects.
Environmental Compliance Officers (ECOs)
The University has a network of ECOs across the estate with a representative in
each School and professional service. The ECO role includes maintaining
environmental documentation relating to the School/Professional Service SHE
Management system. Providing general environmental sustainability advice,
work with the University EMS Steering Group on implementation of Environmental
sustainability objectives and targets. Liaise with the School/College/Professional
Service Safety Committee to review environmental sustainability procedures within
the School/College/Professional Service.
Estates Department
The Estates Department is responsible for energy management within the University
and handles all of the University’s academic campus domestic waste disposal
streams including recycling. The Estates Department is also responsible for the
commissioning of new buildings and the refurbishment of the existing building stock.
Within Wales all new public buildings are required to meet the Building Research
Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) ‘Excellent’
standard as a minimum.
Note: BREEAM is being phased out and will be incorporated into the new Wales building regulations
Campus Services
CSERV are responsible for the development and management of the University
Travel Plan. They also manage waste and energy for the Residences.
OSHEU
OSHEU are responsible for the management of the Integrated Safety, Health and
Environment Management System (ISO 14001 & 18001). The Assistant Director
within OSHEU coordinates the University EMS Steering Group, and manages the
Hazardous waste of the University.
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Information Services
Information Services are responsible for the University’s Library services, central IT
and Media Resources services, and the University’s Advanced Research Computing
service. Information Services have undertaken a nationally-leading programme of
carbon reduction projects including an innovative PC power-saving system, a
programme of energy saving through IT server virtualisation, and a multiple-award
nominated energy-efficient data centre, as well as the provision of electronic services
which reduce the need for travel, paper and other more energy-consuming activities.
More information is available at www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/aboutus/sustainability.
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Responsibility for reporting and monitoring progress of the CMP
Progress against the targets and objectives within this Carbon Management Plan will
be monitored by the EMS Steering Group chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
Details of annual emissions from scopes 1, 2 and 3 will be reported on an annual
basis to the SHE Committee as part of the management review requirement of the
integrated SHE Management system.
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Appendix - Carbon Reduction Projects
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/osheu/environment/carbonmanagementplan/index.html
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