Green Action for Change

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Camden’s environmental sustainability plan (2011-2020)
Second Annual Review, October 2013
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Foreword
It’s two years since we
published Green Action
for Change, our 10 year
environmental sustainability plan
for creating a low carbon, low
waste and sustainable Camden.
Content
1.Introduction
Page 3
2. The key issues and challenges in Camden
Page 4
i. Reducing Camden’s carbon emissions
Page 4
ii. Adapting to a changing climate
Page 6
iii. Reducing, reusing and recycling waste
Page 7
iv. Improving air quality
Page 8
v. E
nhancing biodiversity, improving green spaces
and involvement in gardening and food growing
Page 9
3. Our 2013/14 Action Plan
Page 10
i. Leading by example as a council
Page 10
ii. C
reating the foundations for success –
planning, infrastructure and capacity
Page 12
iii. Empowering our communities
Page 16
iv. Encouraging businesses, institutions and the
voluntary and community sector to play a
leading role
Page 18
v. E
ncouraging schools, children and young
people to play a leading role
Page 21
vi. Improving homes and supporting households
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4.Glossary
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This Second Annual Review
highlights some of our
achievements to date, together with the key
actions we’ll be taking during 2013-14.
There has been good news with the latest
statistics for 2011 showing a 12% in year
reduction in carbon emissions per capita for
the borough as a whole. Whilst it’s a complex
business attributing reasons for these reductions,
they reflect the reductions made in 2011 by
the council and its partners through our carbon
management programme for our own estate and
the work of the Camden Climate Change Alliance.
It is the long term trends that are important and
these show that we are on track to achieve a
30% CO2 reduction per capita by 2017 and 38%
by 2020. Whilst this is very welcome, we will not
rest on our laurels. Our targets remain challenging
and are affected by factors outside of our control,
such as the rate of decarbonisation of the national
grid and the risk of higher energy demand
resulting from extremes in weather.
Tackling fuel poverty remains a key priority
and I was pleased that our successful Fuel
Poverty Summit led to a reinvigorated Affordable
Warmth Partnership and to the introduction of
a free, home energy visit service for our most
vulnerable residents.
We have also continued to demonstrate
leadership on air quality, helping to secure
increased funding and partnership working
across London to address this significant
public health issue. And the successful roll out
of our new commingled waste service is set to
help us increase our recycling levels over the
coming years.
The priorities in our updated plan for 2013/14
include an even greater focus on helping schools
to reduce their carbon footprint, developing
a firmer understanding of how our housing
programmes can contribute to our CO2 targets,
devising a coordinated package of insulation
programmes for homes across all tenures in the
borough, and holding an extensive, Warm Homes
campaign this winter. We are also embarking on
a three year programme to create a better and
safer cycling network and we have committed
to increasing the amount of publically accessible
open space in the borough.
We are keen to hear your thoughts and ideas
on how we can all do more on this important
agenda, so do take the opportunity to send us
your thoughts at We Are Camden.
Councillor Phil Jones
Cabinet Member for Sustainability,
Transport and Planning
London Borough of Camden
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Our 2013/14 Action Plan
Introduction
This second Annual Review of Green Action for Change (GAfC) provides a
summary of progress made in 2012-13 and an updated action plan for 2013/14,
including the actions that the Council and our borough partners will take to help
achieve our goals.
The key environmental issues and challenges
for the borough as set out in GAfC are:
The actions we need to take are organised
under the following chapter headings:
reducing Camden’s carbon emissions
adapting to a changing climate
improving air quality
creating the foundations for success planning, infrastructure and capacity
reducing, reusing and recycling waste
enhancing biodiversity, improving
green spaces and involvement in
gardening and food growing
leading by example as a council
empowering our communities
encouraging businesses, institutions
and the voluntary and community
sector to play a leading role
encouraging schools, children and
young people to play a leading role
improving homes and supporting
households
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The key issues
and challenges
in Camden
i) Reducing Camden’s
carbon emissions
Why this issue is important
There is growing scientific consensus
that the climate is changing as a result
of human activity, principally due to
the burning of fossil fuels and resultant
greenhouse gas emissions such as
carbon dioxide (CO2).
The Stern Review on the ‘Economics
of Climate Change’ concluded
that the future costs of tackling the
consequences of climate change would
be far higher than the costs of tackling
the causes now. There is therefore also
an economic imperative to act now.
65% of carbon emissions in the borough
come from the industrial and commercial
sector (largely business and other
institutions), 25% from the domestic
sector and 10% from transport.
What we want to achieve
To reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
in Camden from 2005 levels by:
27% by 2017
40% by 2020
80% by 2050
What we have achieved
Latest Government statistics (for 2011) show
there was a 11% reduction in CO2 in absolute
terms and a 15% reduction in CO2 per capita
in Camden between 2005 and 2011. The
large reduction in emissions in 2011 was
mainly linked to both the reduction in gas and
electricity consumption in the Domestic and
Industrial and Commercial sectors, and to the
lower carbon intensity of the national grid, due
to an increase in renewable and nuclear energy
generation. There was also a small reduction
(2.7%) in transport emissions. The reduction
in per capita emissions from 7.6 in 2010 to
6.7 in 2011 was the result of this reduction in
absolute emissions combined with the 2.5%
rise in population in the same year.
Based on the trend to date, we are projected to
achieve a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions per
capita by 2017 and a 38% reduction per capita
by 2020.
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The key issues and challenges in Camden - reducing Camden’s carbon emissions
Table 1 – Changes in carbon emissions in Camden, Central London[1]
and the UK since 2005. Arrows indicate direction of change.
Annual change in CO2 emissions
Year
Camden
2005
First Year of Data
Greater London
National
0%
2006
+7%
+7%
2007
-3%
-3%
-2%
2008
-2%
+2%
-2%
2009
-10%
-10%
-10%
2010
+5%
+6%
+4%
2011
-9%
-9%
-8%
Total change 2005-2010
-11%
-10%
-17%
Tonnes of CO2 per person
Year
Camden
Central London
National
2005
7.9
8.8
8.7
2006
8.5
9.3
8.6
2007
8.2
9.0
8.4
9.1
8.2
2008
8.2
2009
7.3
8.1
7.3
2010
7.6
8.6
7.5
2011
6.7
7.6
6.9
Total change 2005-2010
-15%
-13%
-21%
[1] Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster
(City of London excluded as it misrepresents Central London demography)
Our key initiatives featured
in the action plan
Our 40% by 2020 study in 2010 looked at
the ways we could reduce carbon emissions
in the borough. The study informed the key
carbon reduction programmes contained in
GAfC which are:
Camden Climate Change Alliance
65% of Camden’s emissions come
from commercial buildings. The Alliance
continued to grow and had 225 members
commit to a 27% reduction by 2017
Combined heat and power (CHP) led
energy networks – Camden needs over
100MW of installed CHP capacity by 2020
Domestic energy efficiency programmes
to greatly increase the level of insulation
to solid walled homes – supporting the
delivery of Green Deal in Camden and
rolling out free home energy visits to
residents across the borough
Behaviour change amongst residents,
through the Green Camden service
Sustainable travel – reducing motor
traffic levels and vehicle emissions and
encouraging healthy and sustainable travel
choices by prioritising walking, cycling and
public transport in Camden.
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The key issues and challenges in Camden
ii) Adapting to a
changing climate
As well as reducing carbon emissions to
prevent further climate change, we need
to adapt to the climate changes that are
projected to take place and the changes we
think may already be happening. Surface
water flooding, heat waves and drought
have been identified as key climate change
risks for Camden and we have experienced
each in the last 10 years.
To better understand, manage and mitigate
the risks to Camden from a changing climate.
What we achieved in 2012/13
Camden’s Flood Risk Management
Strategy
Produced and publically consulted on a
Flood Risk Management Strategy.
Camden’s Climate Change Adaptation
programme - see Green Camden for
further information
Prepared a Flood Asset Register and
creating a system for recording flood
incidents.
Camden Planning Policies.
Undertook detailed studies of flood
risk in Gospel Oak and Hampstead and
identifying priority actions to reduce flood
risk in these areas.
in the action plan
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educing, reusing
and recycling waste
Support a recycling and composting rate
of 40% across north London boroughs by
2020.
Each year in the UK we generate about 100
million tonnes of rubbish. Most of this ends
up in landfill, where biodegradable waste
creates methane, a powerful greenhouse
gas. Food and garden waste represents
almost 30% of Camden’s waste stream and
reducing this is a key priority.
Reduce household waste from 2008/09
levels by:
3% by 2012
7.5% by 2015
15% by 2020
The household recycling rate decreased
from 32.8% in 2011/12 to 30.9% in
2012/13. During 2012/13, the amount
of dry materials recycled reduced from
14,672 tonnes (2011/12) to 14,090 tonnes
(2012/13). Coupled with this the amount
of organic waste recycled also dipped in
2012/13, which has resulted in an overall
reduction of Camden’s recycling rate for
2012/13.
Residual household waste in 2012/13
reduced from 494kgs in 2011/12 to
456kgs in 2012/13, which is an 11%
reduction on 2008/09 levels and well
below our 2015 target of 475kgs.
Our key initiatives featured in
the action plan
Waste minimisation campaigns
Borough-wide recycling services / organic
waste collection services
The Recycling and Re-Use
Centre at Regis Road
Promoting reuse including holding ‘Give
and Take’ events
Community composting initiatives
Commercial recycling services that are
cheaper than waste collection.
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iv) Improving air quality
Comply with the air quality objectives for
NO2 by 2015 on our most polluted roads,
in partnership with regional and national
government, to achieve the NO2 air quality
objectives.
Air pollution is associated with a number
of adverse health impacts such as the
worsening of lung and heart conditions
and has been linked to 4,300 premature
deaths in London each year. Protecting
local air quality therefore has a vital role
to play in safeguarding public health and
the environment, as well as improving our
quality of life. The key pollutants in Camden
are nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate
matter (PM10). The key sources of NO2 and
PM10 emissions in Camden are road traffic
(in particular diesel vehicles), gas boilers
and to a lesser extent diesel trains, small
industrial processes and construction sites.
Continue to comply with the air quality
objectives for PM10 concentrations and
endeavour to reduce these in the long term
in order to protect public health.
We are still in breach of the annual
mean NO2 objective at all four automatic
monitoring stations (Bloomsbury, Euston
Road, Shaftesbury Avenue, Swiss Cottage)
and 13 out of 14 of the diffusion tubes
(various locations across the borough). In
the case of Euston Road, levels are still
more than double the EU limit values.
Despite this, annual mean NO2 did reduce
by 5.3% across the four automatic
monitoring sites and by 5.8% as recorded
at our 13 diffusion tubes. The small
reductions in annual mean are not yet
indicative of a trend.
We are complying with the Particulate
Matter (PM) limit values at all three
monitoring stations (a fourth PM monitor
for the borough is being installed at Euston
Road in Summer 2013). Between 2011
and 2012 there was a reduction of 12%
on the annual mean and a 34% reduction
in exceedences of the daily mean. Whilst
positive, this is not yet indicative of a trend.
in the action plan
The Clean Air Action Plan (2013-15)
Borough-wide air quality monitoring
The provision of green transport
information through Travelfootprint
The provision of infrastructure to support
green vehicle use in Camden
Greening our fleet (hybrid, electric, liquid
petroleum gas (LPG) and bio-methane).
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v) Enhancing
biodiversity, improving
green spaces and
involvement in
gardening and
food growing
We need to protect and improve biological
diversity to keep the planet and borough
healthy. A biologically diverse natural
environment also plays a crucial role in our
economic prosperity, health and wellbeing.
Green spaces also contribute to the quality
of life for people and play an important
role in helping to improve air quality and to
moderate climate changes.
A revised Biodiversity Action Plan for 20132018 was launched in September 2013.
Key targets include:
Carry out a review of Sites of Importance
for Nature Conservation (SINCs) to explore
how many more Sites can feasibly
be brought under active conservation
management (as defined by Defra).
Maintain the extent of priority habitat and
designated wildlife sites against the 2012
baseline.
All open space refurbishment and
enhancement projects to include
landscaping to enhance biodiversity.
Increase the amount of publically
accessible open space in Camden.
Plant and maintain c.400 street trees per
year (losses are expected at 50% and so
will result in net gain of c200 trees per
year).
Establish a Bee Policy for Camden Council
managed open spaces, focusing on
encouraging nectar rich planting and
education.
Encourage more community food growing.
Increase volunteering in nature conservation
and parks, borough-wide and particularly in
deprived areas.
New figures for Sites of Nature Conservation
Importance (SNCIs) under active conservation
management due in September 2013. The
September 2012 figure was 58% (21 out of 36)
sites (up from 50% in 2011, 47.2% in 2010,
30.6% in 2009).
A total of 3,587 hours of volunteering were
completed through the Camden Green Gym
and Friends Groups.
We currently have 139 Capital Growth
registered food growing sites in Camden,
a 10% increase from 2011/12.
Our key initiatives featured in the
action plan
The Camden Biodiversity Action Plan and
a programme of investment to ensure that
our 60 urban green spaces are safe and
accessible
The active conservation management of the
Sites of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCIs)
The Camden wildlife survey www.gigl.org.uk.
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Our 2013/14
Action Plan
i) Leading by example
as a council
The Council recognises the need to lead
by example in reducing the environmental
impacts from our own estate and operations
if we are to expect local people and
businesses to take responsibility for their
own actions.
Reduce CO2 by 27% by 2017 and
40% by 2020 from 2009/10 levels.
Increase levels of recycling in our
corporate buildings.
Reduced environmental impacts
through procurement.
What the council achieved in 2012/13
A 13.14% CO2 reduction from 2009-10
to 2012-13. There was a slight increase
in emissions during 2012/13, due to
the very cold winter and an increase in
the carbon intensity of gas, electricity,
petrol and diesel. Despite this, based
on the trend to date we remain on track
to achieve the 27% reduction target by
2017.
A ‘BREEAM Outstanding’ design
standard was achieved for our new
centre for customers in King’s Cross.
66% of the council’s fleet was
powered by Green Fuel technologies
(41% LPG, 10% biomethane, 4%
Hybrid, 2% electric). This is the same
figure reported for 2011/12. 63% of
the fleet meets the Euro 4 emissions
standard, 25% meet Euro 5 and 12%
meet Euro 6.
Sustainability is integrated within
the Procurement Strategy approved
by Cabinet and a Sustainability
Risk Assessment Tool is in use.
The Voluntary Charter agreement
has been finalised ready for use
on existing contracts. All available
items in the stationery catalogue
are greener ‘Globe and Tick’ options
where possible, and Camden has
signed the WWF Timber Pledge.
New sustainability guidance has
been tested on the Adelaide Road
Community Investment Programme
scheme and a retrospective Planning
Policy Plus scenario tested and
completed for the Bourne Estate.
A recycling baseline for the Town
Hall complex has been measured.
Recycling will be installed in Holmes
Road in the next few months, followed
by Jamestown Road. All other main
council buildings have recycling.
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Our 2013/14 Action Plan - leading by example as a council
Actions for 2013/14
Issue
1. Implement our Carbon Management Programme 2010-20, monitoring and targeting carbon reductions across corporate
property, schools, fleet, hostels and street lighting.
Carbon
2. Continue to build on the numbers of clean vehicles in our fleet.
Carbon
Air Quality
3. Deliver sustainable procurement:
Support the usage of Sustainability Risk Tool and the inclusion of sustainability criteria within Tenders.
Deliver an overarching contract monitoring framework that includes records of sustainability outcomes.
Continue to increase the number of greener ‘Globe and Tick’ items within the stationery catalogue and obtain ‘Silver’
membership of the WWF Timber Pledge.
Explore the opportunities to increase sustainability outcomes through the Social Value Act.
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4. Deliver the freight consolidation pilot and assess opportunities for its expansion.
Carbon
Air Quality
5. Take steps to ensure a BREEAM Outstanding rating for B3 is retained post-occupancy.
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6. Continue to specify appropriate sustainability standards across the Community Investment Programme (CIP).
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7. Rollout recycling facilities to all council buildings.
Waste
How other organisations can lead by example
Visit: The Camden Climate Change Alliance for more information.
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ii) C
reating the
foundations for
success - planning,
infrastructure
and capacity
We need to make it as easy as possible
for our diverse communities, residents
and businesses to take responsibility for
their own environmental impacts. We
can support this through sustainable
planning policy, identifying and attracting
investment for green, low carbon and low
waste infrastructure and technologies, and
supporting the local green economy.
Make sure that development in
Camden minimises energy use,
achieves the highest possible
environmental standards, and is
designed to adapt to, and reduce the
effect of, climate change.
Develop low carbon decentralised
energy networks.
Reduce the environmental impact of
transport in the borough and make
Camden a better place to walk and
cycle.
Green Deal Promoter model. Pilot
underway with funding for site visits,
200 green deal assessments and a
successful Greener Homes event run
in partnership with the community
attracting over 160 attendees and
exhibitors.
Enhance the quality of green spaces
and make it easier for everyone to
access the benefits they provide.
Reduce and better plan for and
manage Camden’s waste, working
with our partner boroughs in the
North London Waste Authority.
Support the local green economy.
Pilot enhanced retrofitting planning
guidance for conservation areas
adopted for Dartmouth Park and Holly
Lodge. Format for new borough wide
energy efficiency planning guidance
for conservation areas agreed.
Decentralised energy:
E uston Road/Somers Town CHP
scheme is now procurement ready.
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ospel Oak Heat Network, which
uses waste heat from the Royal
Free Hospital’s CHP system to heat
several Camden housing estates,
was connected to 1,427 dwellings,
saving an estimated 37,761
lifetime tCO2.
£120,000 DECC Green Deal Pioneer
Places funding secured to test
Screenline figures for traffic flow
shows that during 2012 -13:
The number of people cycling in
the borough increased by 2%.
Meanwhile cycling increased from
13.9% to 14.2% of total traffic
flow.
The number of people using
private motorised vehicles in the
borough decreased by just under
2%. This includes motorcylists,
cars, light and heavy vehicles, but
not taxis, buses or coaches.
Camden recently won the London Cycling
Campaign’s best Borough Cycling Project
award (jointly with City of London) for its
programme of making one-way streets
two-way for cyclists to improve cycle
permeability. 18 completed to date in
West Hampstead, Fitzrovia and King’s
Cross. The award acknowledges the
London borough cycling programme that
has best engaged with local residents
and delivered real behaviour change.
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At the end of March 2013 there were
8,893 Camden members of Barclays
cycle hire scheme.
Camden has 275 car club bays – an
increase of 10 bays since last year.
Camden is now the lead borough in
London for the number of on-street
car club bays. At the end of 2012-13,
car club membership stood at 8,540,
an increase of 17% on 2011-12.
During 2012-3 1,614 children and
adults participated in cycle training,
while a further 584 people took
part in a Dr Bike bike maintenance
session.
The Clean Air Action Plan (2013-15)
has been completed and consulted
on and is awaiting final approval
from Defra. Achievements in 2012/13
include:
C
ompletion of the Perceptions of
Air Quality study and air quality
communications toolkit which
Defra developed into a best
practice case study.
City of London Sustainable Cities
Transport Award for our Electric
Vehicle trials: Nine two-week
company vehicle trials were
provided. Christmas lights event
generated significant online media
coverage. A video was created
receiving over 10,000 views on
Green TV.
Our schools videos were promoted
as best practice by the London
Sustainability Exchange and shown at
the GLA air quality conference.
Camden Air Quality Business
Engagement project advised 48
businesses.
Received £114k Francis Crick
Institute s106 money for a new PM
monitor at Euston Road, including
five years of maintenance and
data collection.
£60k Defra/GLA funding was
secured for school projects,
campaign days and business
engagement in Camden, as part
of the new Cleaner Air Borough
programme.
Climate change adaptation:
Project appraisal reports for
Hampstead and Gospel Oak have
identified areas where sustainable
drainage solutions e.g. permeable
paving and green storage areas
would be most effective; Project
Appraisal Report for Hampstead
has identified potential flood
alleviation solution to tackle flood
risk in area in conjunction with
Thames Water.
Highways contractors required
to have recycled water in laying
pavements.
Creation of 900m2 of new
gardening and green space in
housing estates, increasing the
amount of permeable surfaces
within the estates.
Installation of 200m2 Green Roof
on Belmont Street to follow 12
other green roofs already delivered
on Camden housing stock.
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Partners achievements and
commitments
“Through the installation of our first of
three CHP engines, the King’s Cross
Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP)
expects to be at the forefront of creating
a sustainable city environment. Our
second engine will be installed later
this year, generating electricity that will
be fed back into the grid, with all of the
low carbon heat going to the buildings
at King’s Cross, including Camden
council’s new building. Through this,
and good design of the buildings, we
expect to reduce carbon emissions by
around 45%.”
Clare Hebbes
KCCLP
“Willmott Dixon are delighted to
be working with Camden Council
on their Green Deal Pioneer
Places Programme which offers
householders in the borough the
opportunity to have a free Green Deal
Energy Assessment. The pilot raises
awareness on the opportunities for
living in homes which waste less
energy and, therefore, have reduced
fuel bills and improved comfort when
the recommended works in the report
are undertaken.”
Rob Lambe
Willmott Dixon Energy Services
Key actions for 2013/14
Issue
8. Monitor and report on compliance with sustainability considerations within
Camden planning policy.
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9. Develop an evidence base to support a potential policy shift away from
inappropriate CHP in typical inner London developments.
Carbon
Air Quality
10. Complete borough wide energy efficiency planning guidance for
conservation areas.
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
11. Promote car-free or car-capped housing as planning conditions and
provision of electric vehicle charge points and car clubs as part of
developer contributions.
Carbon
Air Quality
12. Identify and deliver decentralised energy opportunities in partnership with
developers and major asset owners in the borough.
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
13. Work together with partner authorities within the North London Waste
Authority to procure a new waste disposal contract from December 2014.
Waste
14. Deliver the Camden Transport Strategy (2011-2031), including a bigger
programme of measures to encourage cycling and walking and reduce
casualties.
Carbon
Air Quality
15. Seek Cabinet approval for a borough-wide 20mph on Camden’s roads
using signage and road markings following the decisive support given in
response to the public consultation.
Carbon
Air Quality
16. Publish and deliver final Clean Air Action Plan 2013-2015
Air Quality
17. Finalise and publish a Flood Risk Management Strategy or the borough and
deliver flood alleviation measures for identified flood risk areas.
Adaptation
18. Identify opportunities for new development and planned urban realm
schemes to build in climate change resilience by design.
Adaptation
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19. Monitor and report on progress of the Camden Biodiversity Action Plan.
Biodiversity
Adaptation
20. Deliver our priorities for green spaces in Camden.
Biodiversity
Adaptation
21. Support the local green economy through our own procurement policy, the
provision of information and networking opportunities for businesses and
expand the Green Camden Directory.
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How you can help
Make use of improvement and funding programmes to improve homes and other buildings to help
create demand for the green economy
Be involved in plans that aim to shape your area
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iii) Empowering our
communities
The Council and our partners have a
central role to play in enabling our diverse
communities to take responsibility for their
own environmental impacts.
Camden has a self-sustaining
network of community groups
working together to increase local
green action.
There were 32 Green Camden Zones,
with 800 residents benefitting.
Successful GCZ showcase event in
September 2012, with 55 attendees.
Provided advice stalls at 66 events,
including local festivals, farmers
markets, libraries, schools, family
fun days and Olympic events. During
these events, our advisors spoke to
approximately 8,500 people. Over
1,100 individual actions (such as
cycle training, junk mail or newsletter
sign ups) have been taken as part of
this engagement.
Delivered 38 workshops with
tenants associations, community and
vulnerable groups. These focused on
arrange of topics including energy,
recycling and reuse, food growing and
water efficiency.
Delivered two ‘train the trainer’
recycling workshops to give people
the information and skills required to
encourage their neighbours to recycle.
Established an online communityled, collaborative network to promote
green action in the borough. This
platform will enable residents to
share skills and materials as local
as within a one mile radius of their
home. The platform will also help
people to support one another to
create more zones by facilitating a
mentoring and learning environment.
Partners achievements
and commitments
“Project Dirt are excited to be supporting
the next phase of the Green Camden
Zone (GCZs) programme. We’ve built
on what’s been achieved by the Green
Camden service to date by providing an
online network to support green groups
and individuals interact with each other
locally. Our work will enable the GCZs and
other green groups build recognition and
with others in the community, and will help
groups share learning and best practice to
achieve greater results.”
Nick Gardner
Project Dirt
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Our 2013/14 Action Plan - empowering our communities
Start a Green Camden Zone in your area
“Camden’s green groups continue to
thrive. There are vibrant Transition Towns
in Belsize Park, Dartmouth Park, Tufnell,
Highgate and Kentish Town just to name a
few. Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace
have local chapters and there are several
Freecycle groups. Three of the transition
groups have organised an energy metering
competition to reduce their electricity
use. Over the last year community groups
organised a well attended Greener Home
event in Hampstead Town Hall in March,
with a second event planned for November.
Groups have also been interested in energy
affordability and environmental jobs issues
and organised a conference “The economy
for the 99%” last November to encourage
new ideas for promoting local green
development. We are fortunate to have
such an active environmental
community locally.”
Find out more at Green Camden, www.projectdirt.com/cluster/camden and
www.streetbank.com
Prashant Vaze
CamdenCAN
Actions for 2013/14
Issue
22. Provide advice and information at community events and festivals.
All
23. Deliver workshops for diverse community groups to widen participation in
local green action.
All
24. Deliver the Camden Green Zones programme.
All
25. Test community led, collaborative web-based platforms as a means to
establishing green action networks in the borough.
All
26. Incorporate a new award for best Green Camden Zone in Camden in
Bloom 2013.
All
How you can help
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iv) Encouraging
businesses, institutions
and the voluntary and
community sector to
play a leading role
Local businesses and institutions have a
major role to play in reducing the borough’s
territorial carbon emissions as they are
directly responsible for 65% of emissions.
The Camden Climate Change Alliance is the
key network through which the Council and
its partners support businesses and other
institutions in the borough to reduce their
emissions.
Increase
the number of organisations
that have signed the Camden Climate
Change Alliance Commitment year on
year.
More Camden businesses reducing
carbon and saving money through the
Camden Climate Change Alliance.
Increase recycling (by weight)
collected from businesses and other
institutions.
There were 225 Camden Climate
Change Alliance members (increase
of 21%), representing 29% of all
sector emissions.
Alliance members achieved a
10.3% CO2 reduction by end 2012,
exceeding the 10% target, saving
25,000 tonnes of CO2 and £4.5million
in energy costs.
Successful environmental business
awards held in October 2012, with a
record number of applications (54)
and attendees (84).
Completed Alliance’s ‘Smart Green
Business’ Programme, which
engaged 110 Camden SMEs in
carbon reduction activities and
directly delivered 500 tonnes of
CO2 savings, 20 events involving
82 unique businesses, and 50
businesses received 12 hours of one:
one consultancy support. The SMEs
involved achieved carbon reductions
of between 3-48% in the last two
financial years.
Additional ERDF funding secured
to support SMEs in greening their
operations and procurement until
2015.
Alliance website revamped in August
2012 with visits up by 10% and page
views up by 25% during Aug – Mar
2012/13 compared to same period
during 2011/12.
Successful partnership working
with Camden Town Unlimited and
Inmidtown, and Fitzrovia BID signed
up to Alliance as a new member
and exploring a carbon footprint
assessment for the BID area.
The Alliance was one of four finalists
shortlisted from 450 applications
for the Climate Week local initiative
award.
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Our 2013/14 Action Plan - encouraging businesses, institutions and the voluntary and community sector to play a leading role
Issue
27. Continue to support businesses and other institutions through the Camden
Climate Change Alliance.
Carbon
28. Continue to recognise the achievements of Camden-based organisations
through the Mark of Achievement (MoA) scheme and the inaugural
Camden Business Awards.
Carbon
29. Explore opportunities to reduce business carbon emissions through Green
Deal and the GLA’s RE:FIT programme.
Carbon
30. Promote collective and instant fuel switching schemes for businesses
and other organisations.
Carbon
31. Continue to provide networking and practice- sharing opportunities for
Camden-based organisations.
Carbon
32. Promote the take up of commercial recycling services.
Waste
33. Continue to work with BIDs and other business networks to enable joint
sustainability projects.
All
34. Promote opportunities for businesses to provide Corporate Social
Responsibility support for local environmental projects and Green Camden
Zones.
All
Tonnages of commercial recycling
collected from businesses reduced
slightly in 2012/13 (current projection).
In 2012/13 commercial waste
undertook a systems thinking review
of the service to increase income
and market share of customers in
Camden, with recycling services sold
alongside refuse services. A marketing
and sales strategy is a key outcome
of the systems thinking project which
will promote the recycling services in
2013/14 and a move to co-mingled
recycling for all businesses.
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Our 2013/14 Action Plan - encouraging businesses, institutions and the voluntary and community sector to play a leading role
Partners achievements
and commitments
“We are absolutely delighted with our
achievements at the EECO Awards and feel
this really demonstrates our commitment
to the Alliance and everything it stands for.
We have a strong relationship with Camden
and have carried out extensive work for
them for many years. Respecting and
protecting the environment we work in and
giving something back to the community
is very important to us; cutting our carbon
emissions has been a major priority and is
something we take very seriously.”
John Finnerty
Keepmoat
How you can help
Join the Camden Climate Change Alliance
Join the Green Camden Directory
“At Aegis Group plc, we are proud to be
headquartered in Camden. We mirror the
Council’s commitment to CO2 emission
reductions through publicly adopting our
own 20% reduction target by 2015 as part
of our Future Proof sustainability strategy.
In 2011, we increased recycling rates in
our Camden-based businesses to 71%,
well above the Council’s target of 50%
by 2020. The remaining waste is diverted
from landfill to be incinerated for energy,
making Aegis Group plc a zero-to-landfill
organisation.”
Frank Krikhaar
Global CR Manager, Aegis Group plc
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v) E
ncouraging schools,
children and young
people to play a
leading role
Schools represent almost one third of
Camden Council’s carbon emissions and
are the largest source of carbon which we
have to purchase allowances for under the
Carbon Reduction Commitment. Schools
influence the behaviour of children and
young people, their families, school staff and
the wider community.
Energy improvement measures
were installed to 17 schools in the
first wave of the CIP programme.
A further 10 schools have been
identified for energy savings
measure installations commencing
this summer which are being
delivered through both the school
improvement works programme
and the GLA RE:FIT programme.
A number of feasibility works
have commenced for major works
programmes where carbon saving
opportunities will be explored.
Schools have been advised of the
Schools Capital Energy Saving
Payback Scheme and it is proposed
to initiate this request with schools
following confirmation of completion
of work package and the energy
assessment surveys carried out in
post occupancy evaluation which is
anticipated in June.
Increase the number of schools
progressing an action plan to improve
their energy rating year on year.
Improvement in schools’ energy
ratings.
Increase in the number of schools
adopting a ‘whole school approach’ to
sustainability through ‘Eco-schools’.
31 schools have or are working on
a green action plan. 43% of schools
and children’s centres improved their
Display Energy Certificate (DEC) rating
(26% in 2011-12); 2% experienced
a reduced grade (17% in 2011-12).
Average DEC score has improved to
110 (from 114 in 2011-12).
34 schools registered/awarded EcoSchools status (+2 from previous
reported data). Of these 16 have
received either Bronze, Silver or
Green Flags (up 3 from 2011/12).
17 schools/children’s centres were
programmed to receive Low Carbon
Schools Service during 2012-13 and
beyond.
Sustainability capital programme for
the Camden schools estate:
17 schools submitted School Travel
Plans or reviews during 2012-13
which surveyed 5,954 school pupils. Of
these 31.7% pupils walked to school
(a decrease of just over 12%), while
5.3% of pupils cycled – an increase of
just over 1%. A further 17.6% of pupils
travelled by bus – up from 9.4% in
2011. 22% of pupils travelled by car,
down from 23% in 2011, while a further
4.4% car shared, down from 5.4%.
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Our 2013/14 Action Plan - encouraging schools, children and young people to play a leading role
Issue
35. Deliver the sustainability capital programme for the Camden schools estate.
Carbon
36. Encourage schools to participate in carbon reduction through promotion of
the Schools Capital Energy Saving Payback Scheme.
Carbon
37. Continue to roll out the Low Carbon Schools programme to all Camden
schools.
Carbon
38. Promote the Camden Sustainable Schools Network and introduce a
Greenest School award in Camden in Bloom.
Carbon
39. Encourage more Camden schools to adopt a whole school approach to
sustainability through greater use of incentives.
All
40. Continue to work with schools to promote sustainable travel.
Carbon
Air Quality
41. Provide recycling and composting schemes.
Waste
How you can help
Use the Camden Sustainable Schools Guide to find out more about how you can green your school
Contact our Sustainable schools team and join Camden’s Sustainable Schools Network
Find out more about eco schools at www.eco-schools.org.uk
Recycling facilities and collections
are now provided for over 100
schools and nurseries across the
borough. Camden’s schools recycled
374 tonnes of dry recycling from for
2012/13 which is an increase of 82
tonnes (up 28%) from 2011/12. Over
40 schools are recycling their food
waste. The Green Camden Zones
programme has provided 2 schools
with new compost and wormery
schemes, and supported 4 schools
with engaging pupils at school events.
Partners achievements and
commitments
“As a school we have an educational
function around educating children
to understand the importance of
sustainability and how our energy use
affects the planet. We also have a moral
purpose to make sure our buildings, which
are an important part of the community,
are as energy efficient as possible.”
Rob Earrey
Fitzjohn’s Primary School
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successful Warmer Homes
roadshows and letter to all private
sector households on benefit, which
contributed to the increase in helpline
calls.
vi) Improving homes and
supporting households
Homes in Camden account for 25% of all territorial
CO2 emissions in the borough and each household
creates on average half a tonne of waste each year.
More residents taking green action
either independently or through a local
community or group.
Improve the energy efficiency of council
homes.
Protect vulnerable households in
Camden from fuel poverty.
The
Green Camden helpline has advised
25% more residents than in 2011/12
(2,327 in total). The Green Camden
webpages has seen an increase in web
hits of 34% (7,534 in total). This represents
very strong progress on previous trends.
Fuel
Poverty Summit attended by 86
delegates from a range of internal teams
and external organisations. Affordable
Warmth Partnership relaunched and
membership broadened. Successful
Winter campaign for 2012/13 included
296 ‘Well and Warm’ cross-tenure
home energy visits were delivered by
end March with the full 500 visits to
be completed during May 2013.
In
late 2012/13, £145,000 funding
was secured from DECC to subsidise
Green Deal assessments for
landlords, to train landlords and local
authority staff, and hold focus groups
with tenants. Five rented houses were
identified to act as exemplar projects
which could be used in promotion of
the green deal principles.
Camden delivered energy efficiency
improvements to over 7,000 council
homes, enabled by securing a total of
£4,157,000 in funding, and resulting
in a saving of 117,013 tonnes of
lifetime CO2.
3,418 dwellings received cavity
wall insulation, saving a total
of 1,405 tonnes of CO2 each
year or 56,191 lifetime tCO2. All
cavity walled dwellings which
it was practical to fill have now
been filled. Works were funded
by energy suppliers at no cost to
Camden.
145 lofts were insulated using
energy supplier funding as part
of the ongoing loft insulation
programme, saving further 2,105
lifetime tCO2.
As part of the refurbishment of
the Kilburn Gate Estate, 41 flats
received external wall insulation
(the remaining flats received cavity
wall insulation) along with glazing
upgrades to “A” rated energy
efficient windows, and improved
roof insulation.
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Our 2013/14 Action Plan - improving homes and supporting households
E U funding was obtained to
install internal wall insulation to
10 homes using the WHISCERS
system using laser scanning and
off-site cutting of internal wall
insulation. Two homes completed
and a further eight are scheduled
for installation before the end of
June 2013.
R
eplaced a total of 954 inefficient
G to D rated boilers saving a total
of 2,949 lifetime tCO2.
H
eat meters installed in 957
dwellings across 12 blocks,
saving an estimated 14,970
lifetime tCO2, in addition to the
804 dwellings already provided
with heat meters using funding
provided by the GLA.
Worked
in partnership with North
London Waste Authority to deliver
the sub-region’s waste prevention
plan. There were a number of ‘Love
Food, Hate Waste’ campaigns in
the autumn, including 31 campaign
roadshows and schools shows (Great
Taste Less Waste). There was also a
NLWA led advertising campaign.
The
Maiden Lane Rocket food waste
composting scheme continues to
run through SEED with support from
volunteers. There have been 5 new
community composting schemes
introduced through the Green Camden
Zones programme.
In
November 2012, launched a
Recycle on the Go zone through
Camden High Street.
Partners achievements and commitments
“I had been worrying about soaring fuel
bills and was referred for a Well and Warm
visit through the WISH Plus service.
During the home energy visit they installed
draught proofing which has made my flat
much warmer. I was also referred to the
Handy Person service to put up some
curtain rails. The services I received were
outstanding and I was also able to get my
friend to be referred who has a son with
special needs.”
Mel,
Resident, West Hampstead
“We have developed the concept of
abseiling insulation in Camden in 2008
and has since completed over 17,000
installations nationally using this innovative
and unique access method.
Since the launch we have insulated 3,100
cavity walls in Camden and we look
forward to delivering even more carbon
savings to vulnerable residents in hardto-treat properties using our unique
access method.”
Bob Thompson,
Avalon Sustainable Energy Solutions
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Key actions
Issue
Cross-tenure
42. Provide environmental advice through the Green Camden Service; online and by telephone.
All
43. Continue to support the most vulnerable households in the borough to be able to afford to heat their homes, including:
•
•
•
•
Update modelling to identify the households most at risk of fuel poverty in the borough
Deliver the cross-tenure, borough-wide home energy visit programme targeting households at risk of fuel poverty
Hold an extensive, localised and targeted Warm Homes campaign in Autumn/Winter 2013
Expand our energy awareness training programme for frontline staff who visit households at risk of fuel poverty.
Fuel Poverty
44. Devise a coordinated package of insulation programmes for homes across the borough, maximising the take up of Green
Deal and Energy Company Obligation funding.
Fuel Poverty
Carbon
45. Continue to explore opportunities for installing renewable energy on our housing estates and support private home owners to
install their own renewable measures.
Carbon
46. Promote waste reduction through behaviour change initiatives.
Waste
47. Complete the roll out of the new commingled recycling service.
Waste
48. Support reuse networks and the hub and reuse scheme at Regis Road Reuse and Recycling Centre.
Waste
49. Support recycling on the go initiatives.
Waste
Private sector housing
50. Continue to promote the Decent Homes Standard and reduce excess cold hazards, leading to better energy efficiency,
especially in the private rented sector, through general publicity and through landlord accreditation schemes.
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
51. Utilise the mandatory and discretionary powers available to tackle hazards in homes which require better standards of heating
and insulation, with the consequent benefits to carbon reduction.
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
52. Identify funding opportunities to supply loans, grants or assistance, to lever in private finance for improvements in energy
efficiency and energy production measures in the private sector, especially the private rented sector.
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
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Registered social housing
53. Continue to share best practice and look for opportunities for joint working on sustainability initiatives with Registered Social
Landlords in Camden via the Housing Partnerships team.
All
Council housing
54. Assess how improvements to Camden’s council homes are contributing to the 27% by 2017 and 40% by 2020 carbon
reduction targets and to the alleviation of fuel poverty.
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
55. Devise an insulation programme for hard to treat council properties (as part of action 44).
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
56. Review and implement appropriate sustainability measures within the Estate Regeneration programme.
All
57. Review the Council’s heating policy governing heating refurbishment to ensure that carbon reduction and fuel poverty
opportunities are maximised.
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
58. Improve incentives for residents on the council’s heating pool to save energy.
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
59. Continue to deliver water efficiency measures as part of works programmes including Better Homes.
Carbon
Fuel Poverty
60. Install green roofs as a standard flat roof replacement.
Carbon
Adaptation
Biodiversity
61. Deliver a pilot estate lighting project to achieve a better balance between energy conservation, community safety and local
amenity objectives.
Carbon
How residents can help
Contact the Green Camden service for advice on how to go green and to access our green services
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Glossary
Glossary
BID
Business Improvement District
Biodegradable waste
A type of waste, typically originating from plant or animal sources, which may be degraded by other
living organisms. Biodegradable waste collected in municipal waste includes green waste, food waste,
paper waste, some textiles and biodegradable plastics.
Biodiversity
The degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem.
Carbon emissions (CO2)
The release of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas which contributes to climate change) into the
atmosphere, through the burning of fossil fuels for energy.
Combined Heat & Power (CHP)
A system that reuses the heat that is normally wasted during the generation of power.
Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
A new obligation which will underpin the Green Deal and focus particularly on those householders (e.g.
the poorest and most vulnerable) and those types of property (e.g. the hard to treat) which cannot
achieve financial savings without a measure of support.
Eco Schools Green Flag
Eco schools is an award programme which guides schools in delivering sustainable improvements. The
Green Flag is the highest award.
Green Camden Zone
A programme to support residents who want to take green action in their communities.
Green Deal
A Government scheme offering consumers energy efficiency improvements to their homes, community
spaces and businesses at no upfront cost, with payments recouped through a charge in instalments on
the energy bill.
Green or brown roofs
A roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium,
planted over a waterproofing membrane.
North London Waste Authority
The Joint Waste Disposal Authority for the seven North London Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield,
Haringey, Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest.
NO2
Nitrogen dioxide.
NOx
Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2 - nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide).
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Glossary
PM10
Particulate matter.
RE:FIT programme
A GLA Programme to help retrofit guaranteed energy saving measures in public sector buildings.
Residual household waste
The waste left after recycling and composting.
SNCIs
Sites of Nature Conservation Importance.
Territorial emissions
Emissions from the usage of buildings and transport within the borough boundaries.
If you have any questions or comments on this Annual Review please
contact us at [email protected] or 020 7974 4444
Corporate sustainability team
Camden Council
4th Floor
Town hall extension
Argyle Street
WC1H 8EQ
Tel: 020 7974 4444
Contact us: camden.gov.uk/green
Published October 2013. Produced by the communications team (design, print and copy) 1868.6 13/14 020 7974 1985

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