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by Martin Isles BSc MSc CGeol FGS FIAT FIQ

photo by Gollings Photography. Sustainability through a European lens. by Martin Isles BSc MSc CGeol FGS FIAT FIQ Director, Health & Safety, Mineral Products Association, UK Chairman, H&S Committee, European Aggregates Assocn (UEPG) President, The Institute of Quarrying, UK.

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by Martin Isles BSc MSc CGeol FGS FIAT FIQ

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  1. photo by Gollings Photography Sustainability through a European lens by Martin Isles BSc MSc CGeol FGS FIAT FIQ Director, Health & Safety, Mineral Products Association, UK Chairman, H&S Committee, European Aggregates Assocn (UEPG) President, The Institute of Quarrying, UK

  2. “Thecapacityto endure” • “Maintenance of responsibility” • “Social, Environmental and Economicstewardship” = SustainableDevelopment Sustainability

  3. SustainableDevelopment • Wholespectrum of disciplines & fields – from macro to micro • IllustrativeexamplesfromEurope: Aggregates; Cement; Concrete Aggregates

  4. 31 MemberCountries • RepresentsIndustrywith: • Sales of €20 billion • 3 billiontonnes of aggregates per year • 24,000 quarries • 14,000 companies • (high % SMEs) • 250,000 employed(includingcontractors).

  5. Ivana Oceano Sandrine Devos Arnaud Colson Miette Dechelle Dirk Fincke Secretary Public Affairs Manager President Public Affairs Manager Secretary General UEPG Secretariat in Brussels Website: Email: UEPG aisbl, Rue d’Arlon 21, 1050 Brussels, Belgium www.uepg.eusecretariat@uepg.eu

  6. Aggregates Production: Europe Economic Pillar • Europe is continuing to suffer from economic recession • Total EU/EFTA demand down 20% from 2007 to 3bn tonnes in 2011 • Some very severe declines: • Ireland -75% • Spain -65% • Several others -50% • Decline lagged recession by 2-3 years, return to growth: very slow • Crushed stone % growing; • S&G declining; • Recycled, marine, manufactured • fairly static.

  7. Economic Pillar 11.3 National Aggregates Production in 2010 tonnes/capita Average: 5.5 tonnes/capita 15.7 13.7 8.6 5.0 3.0 4.3 11.1 8.9 3.9 4.5 3.5 7.6 4.9 6.5 6.6 4.0 5.1 5.3 5.6 11.5 6.5 2.3 3.9 2.1 6.4 4.5 6.3 3.2 5.0 4.2 4.3 3.5 16.0

  8. Fatalities – CSI Initiatives Social Pillar • Globally, about200fatalities in aggregatesindustry/year • 30fatalities in theEuropeanaggregatesindustry/year • 60% of fatalitieswereContractors • Mostcommon cause (50%) isOperation of Mobile Plant (trucks, loaders, etc) • Health & safety definitions & statisticalindicators: convergencetowardsWorld Business Council forSustainableDevelopmentCementSustainabilityInititiave • Two CSI initiativesadoptedsee: www.wbcsdcement.org

  9. The Safety Imperative Social Pillar • DevelopingFatality & AccidentPreventionBestPractice • Disseminatingthroughwww.safequarry.com • Development of competentworkforces • Majorsuccesswith “SaferbyDesign Project”, nowbeingpromotedinternationally • Checklisttoensurekey safety features are suppliedwhenspecifying heavy mobileplant http://www.safequarry.com/sharing-good-practice.aspx http://www.safequarry.com/safer_by_design.aspx

  10. Occupational Health Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) Social Pillar • UEPG isone of 17 Europeansignatoriestothebipartitemulti-sectoral EU ‘Silica’ Social Dialogue Agreementadministeredby ‘NePSi’, protecting 2 millionworkerswww.nepsi.eu • BiennialreportingtoEuropeanCommission • 2012 reportingdemonstratedcontinuousimprovementacrossall 12 KPIs • MajoreffortstoencouragetheConstruction sector (Employers & Unions) tojoin NePSi • Headingfor a Europe-widelegislativeoutcome. Strongpreferenceforinclusion in theEU ChemicalAgentsDirectiveand notthe EU Carcinogens & MutagensDirective

  11. Biodiversity Water Management Marine Aggregates Key Objectives Promote sustainable and local access to resources (including in ‘Natura 2000’ areas) Must get Biodiversity expertise Excellence in Water Management Best practices in marine aggregates extraction Monitor soil, waste, air, issues Special Focus on . . . Environmental Pillar

  12. Defined a UEPG strategy 2011-2015: To raise awareness among UEPG members and stakeholders (EC, MEPs, NGOs) of the compatibility of the extractive industry with biodiversity conservation. To improve our contribution to biodiversity Defined a position on ecological offsets: Rehabilitation is the best method for the aggregates industry to restore biodiversity, therefore UEPG does not support financial offsetting for the aggregates sector Promotes good practices through: database of case studies database of guidance Develops biodiversity indicators. Biodiversity Task Force Environmental Pillar

  13. Water Management Task Force Environmental Pillar • UEPG has developed Guidelines on Water Policy & Management • Online database of case studies • Implementation of the Water Framework Directive; revision of the Groundwater Directive; Council conclusions on Integrated Flood Management

  14. Marine Aggregates Environmental Pillar • Marine extraction is growing in countries on North Sea • Focus on Marine Strategy Framework Directive • Issues are spatial planning, biodiversity, noise, etc • Developing knowledge, best practice & industry image • In many cases, is seen as ‘least impact’ solution

  15. UK Example: SD & Aggregates Biodiversity Offsetting UK Government Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) setting up a pilot scheme looking to create a market through the planning system • Six pilot areas are participating; local authorities and significant stakeholders investigating a voluntary undertaking of offsetting methods. • The aggregates sector will be in a position to offer conservation credits for sale to developers who would then be able to offset the impact of their development proposals.

  16. UK Example: SD & Aggregates Waters Act • Will introduce transfer licensing to dewatering activities for the first time in the UK • The aggregates sector has been dewatering quarries for mineral extraction for many years • There are 2 types of licence: • Abstraction licence where the dewater is used on site for dust suppression, mineral washing, etc. • Transfer licence where dewater is discharged

  17. UK Example: SD & Aggregates Waters Act (continued) • Proposed timetable for implementation October 2012 to 2014, but Guidance document still to be consulted upon – likely to delay commencement • There will be a need to demonstrate pumping/ dewatering in 4 years prior to 1 October 2012 • There will also be a need to understand volumes pumped and whether these are consumptive or non-consumptive uses • There will be an increased focus on metering.

  18. Cement • CembureauistheEuropeantradeassociationforcement • 27 Full Members are the national cement industry associations and cement companies of the EU (minus Cyprus, Malta and Slovakia) plus Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. Croatia and Serbia are Associate Members.

  19. World Cement Production 3.6 billion tonnes in 2011 China, 57.3%

  20. Cap-and-trade scheme that applies to energy intensive sectors with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. A limit or cap is set on the emissions of CO2 within the EU Participants are allocated a certain number of allowances within the cap. Exceptions are electricity generators who will have to purchase allowances to cover their emissions from 2013 onwards Efficient businesses will have surplus allowances that can be sold, inefficient businesses will have to buy allowances EU ETS covers around 43% of UK greenhouse gas emissions EU ETS does not cover transport, domestic energy use or non-energy intensive industries. UK Example: SD & Cement EU ETS European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

  21. Aim is to improve energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. Includes organisations above a certain level of energy use. Designed to raise awareness in large organisations, especially at senior level Does not apply to those emissions already regulated by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) Each year allowances are bought to cover CO2 emissions over the coming year. Carbon price currently set at £12 / t CO2.At the end of the year allowances covering CO2 emissions are surrendered A league table ranks participants in terms of energy efficiency improvement Scheme currently under review re simplification. UK Example: SD & Cement CRCCarbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme

  22. A levy on the use of energy in industry, commerce, agriculture and the public sector Introduced in 1998 to help UK meet its legally binding target of a 12.5% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and move towards the government’s domestic goal of a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2010 It is effectively an energy tax on non-domestic users, with the revenue from the levy being recycled in the form of a discount on employers’ National Insurance Contributions Some energy-intensive industries have negotiated a rebate on the levy through Climate Change Agreements. UK Example: SD & Cement Climate Change Levy

  23. UK Government has recognised the need to give special consideration to energy-intensive industries with regards to climate change, given their energy use and their need to compete internationally Consequently, energy-intensive industries can obtain a 65% discount from the Climate Change Levy (90% for electricity from 2013), provided they meet challenging targets for improving their energy efficiency or reducing their carbon emissions. UK Example: SD & Cement Climate Change Agreements

  24. Focus on use of waste derived fuels Waste-derived materials: tyres, waste solvents, Meat & Bone Meal biomass, paper/plastic mix, packaging, RDF, sludge, wood In EU, 22% replacement of fossil fuels on average (up to 70% in some EU regions) In UK, 38% replacement of fossil fuels in 2010 - equivalent to 401,194 tonnes of coal. UK Example: SD & Cement

  25. Concrete UK Concrete Industry Sustainable Construction Strategy

  26. UK sustainability drivers • UK governmentcarbon plan • Zero carbonhomes • UK carboncalculators • UK Concrete IndustrySustainableConstruction • Vision • Commitments • Progress • Concrete solutions • Embodied CO2 • Responsiblesourcing • Waste • Recycledaggregates • Water UK Example: SD & Concrete

  27. UK Example: SD & Concrete • UK Carbon Plan • Minus 35% emissions by 2022; • Minus 50% by 2027 • By 2050 emissions from buildings need to be close to ZERO

  28. UK Example: SD & Concrete To delivery its vision and strategic objectives …..

  29. UK Example: SD & Concrete Advantages of concrete • Thermal performance • Durability / robustness • Flood and Fire resistance • Acoustic performance Embodied CO2 in concrete • Mostly attributable to the cement; can be off-set by addition of: • Ground granulated blastfurnace slag • Fly ash • Limestone fines Waste • In the UK, the concrete industry uses 20 times more waste than it produces.

  30. UK Example: SD & Concrete Communicating . . . CO2from comparable concrete mixes is 16.3% less than the 1990 baseline There is very little waste associated with ready-mixed concrete as there is no packaging and the precise volume required can be delivered. 94% of BRMCA ready-mixed concrete production is responsibly sourced to BES 6001 (88% of all concrete) But . . . . .

  31. ONLY ONE EARTH but World Footprint = 1.3 earths Quarrying & mineral products are rising to the challenge but to help succeed . . . we all need to . . . . . . . .

  32. Thank you for listening martin.isles@mineralproducts.org

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