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The Climate Baseline Review. Capacity Development Package Standard presentation. Overview. Objectives Steps Climate Issues Mapping exercise Summary. Objective.
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The Climate Baseline Review Capacity Development PackageStandard presentation
Name/event Overview • Objectives • Steps • Climate Issues • Mapping exercise • Summary
Objective To support understanding of function, structure and set up of a Baseline Review process and guide the adequate support to local and regional governments in carrying out a Climate Baseline Review
Steps of the integrated management process: where are we now? • * LEGEND • = complete • = in progress = not started
Planning the Baseline Review:Steps to perform a Baseline Review • Planning the Baseline Review • Structure according to Aalborg Commitments ? • Structure according to Municipal Services ? • SWOT – Analysis • Involve the right people - appropriately • Map the local situation • Mapping the policy framework (egal requirements, Political priorities & commitments, Emerging issues and trends) • Mapping the organisational set-up (Responsibilities and organisational set-up, Existing instruments and systems, Stakeholder landscape ) • Maping the local climate change impacts (Energy generation & consumption patterns, Greenhouse gas emissions, Significant climate aspects of municipal operations, Climate change impacts, Vulnerabilities, risks and opportunities) • Evaluate the local situation • Present the findings
Planning the Baseline Review: The first important step • To analyse in which condition the environment /sustainability in the municipality is at present • Regularly repeating part of every EMS/ SUM = continuous and dynamic process Getting started although some information will still be missing • It is no obstacle if the data can not be completed within the first run. Based on the information and data available the first sustainability programme (management plan) can be drawn up • Necessary to define measures that refer to the creation of reference data and indicators that are not available at this point • Important to renew the “assessment of the local situation” on a current basis and to add new information regularly
Planning the Baseline Review: Definition of the scope The ‘Whole functional urban area’: • all relevant impacts on sustainable development of the municipality are to be considered • impacts within the municipality’s responsibility (involving the private economy and citizens) • as well as the impact of activities of all actors (municipality and stakeholders) on neighbouring municipalities and cities
Planning the Baseline Review: Definition of contents • According to Aalborg Commitments:10 fields of action and 50 key activities for municipal sustainable development • According to typical” organisational structure of a municipality = municipality services and responsabilities • Direct and indirect aspects of sustainability (Environment, Society, Economy)
Local to Global Social Equity & Justice Governance& Management Vibrant & Sustainable Local Economy Natural Common Goods Management Integrated Cross-cutting Issue:Climate ChangeMitigation & Adaptation Commitments Local Actionfor Health Aalborg Responsible Consumption, Lifestyle Choices Better Mobility, Less Traffic Planning&Design Planning the Baseline Review: Climate Change and Aalborg Commitments
Biodiversity Housing Energy Waste Procurement Cross-cutting Issue:Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Approach Transport And Mobility Integrated Water Soil & Land-use Economy &Tourism Planning the Baseline Review: Climate Change and Municipal Services
Mapping the Local Situation:Policy Framework • The Baseline Review serves to determine how the requirements set in current legislation are implemented. Every municipality department /service should elaborate an index of relevant legislation that the community is obliged to fulfil or to take into account. • The Baseline Review should describe the current structure implemented to make sure that relevant legislation is accessible for all staff and that is updated at regular intervals.
Cultural Development Communications/Public Relations Urban Planning/Development Regional Planning /Development Corporate Planning Engineering Services Building and construction/Certification Properties/Property Development Human Resources Asset Management Finance and insurance Procurement Project Management Regional/local economy Tourism and leisure activities Transport Mapping the Local Situation:Who is at stake? • Health & Safety • Emergency & Risk Management • Environment/ Sustainability Management • Waste management • Water resources management • Soil protection and biodiversity conservation, green spaces • Flood and coastal zone management • Energy supply and consumption • Children & Family Services • Aged Services • Governance • Civic Services/Governance Executives • Quality Management Systems • Community Engagement • Community, social life and neighbourhood management
Mapping Local Climate Change ImpactsClimate Baseline Review • 1) BASELINE REVIEW • Baseline Energy Inventory • Baseline Emission Inventory • Significant Climate Aspects • Climate Change Impacts • Vulnerability Assessment
The 'Climate Baseline Review' • Review issues from the perspective of climate mitigation and adaptation • For relevant issues or priorities perform sectorial inventories as part of the Aalborg Commitment Baseline Review • eg. Baseline Energy Inventory • eg. Climate Vulnerability Inventory • eg. Carbon Inventory
The 'Climate Baseline Review:GHG Inventory • itemised report on GHG emissions from all sources • based on national & international standards with a local government focus • used to help prioritise activities<- review the big emitters first • used for measuring results of actions • has two components: • (a) government operations emissions inventory • (b) community emissions analysis
The 'Climate Baseline Review: GHG Inventory: Emissions Profile / Example
The 'Climate Baseline Review: GHG Inventory- prioritise Actions Electricity Use by Location 12 Months Feb 2005 - Jan 2006 Port ChalmersPool TOU metering (Blue) Tahuana (HV) Mosgiel Pool Otago Settlers Salt Water pool Dunedin Centre Upper Gardens Sommerville Pump supply Waipori Deka Building Southern Reservior Outram Water Bores Carlyle Road Puddle Alley Brinsdon Rd Rona St Art Gallery Civic Centre WPCP Tahuna Library Moana Pool Green Island $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000
Name/event The 'Climate Baseline Review: GHG Inventory: Tools • ICLEI – Local Governments: International Local Government Greenhouse Gas Protocol (www.iclei.org/ghgprotocol) • Climate Alliance: The Eco2Region (www.climatealliance.org) • Covenant of Mayors: Baseline Emission Inventory as part of the so-called Sustainable Energy Action Plan (www.eumayors.eu) • Further tools on www.carbon.org
The 'Climate Baseline Review: Energy Inventory: SEAP Key resultsofBaselineEmissionsInventory(source: Draft SEAP guidanceforCovenantSignatories) A. Final energyconsumptionandcorresponding CO2-emissions Categories - Municipalbuildingsandfacilities - Private andpublicbuildingsandfacilitiesforservices - Residential buildings - Municipalpubliclighting - Industries - Road transportation (municipalfleet, public, private & commercialtransport) (recommendedtoadd: wasteandwatersectors)
The 'Climate Baseline Review: Energy Inventory: SEAP Key results of the Baseline Emissions Inventory(source: Draft SEAP guidance for Covenant Signatories) B. Local electricity production and corresponding CO2 emissions • Local electricity generation • Wind • Photovoltaic (PV) • Combined heat and power (CHP) (also called co-generation) C. Local heating/cooling generation and corresponding CO2 emissions • Local heating /cooling generation • Waste incineration plant • District heating plant, CHP • Solar thermal energy, geothermal energy,..
Vulnerability Assessment:Climate Change Impacts A prerequisite to for any vulnerability assessment is a local and regional prediction of climate change impacts and weather extremes: • How will the temperature change? • What will be main seasonal changes? • What kind of weather extremes are to be expected? Note: Possible impacts of climate change, like sea level rise, intense precipitation, drainage and flash flooding, river floods, drought, heat waves or urban heat islands as well as wind and storm damage, can affect all sectors.
Vulnerability Assessment:Local Climate Change Impacts Source: UNEP, Climate in Peril
Vulnerability Assessment:Local Climate Change Impacts Source: UNEP, Climate in Peril
Vulnerability AssessmentSteps • Local governments are responsible for the wellbeing of citizens living in the city or region. To this end, climate adaptation is an obligation to local governments. • Characterisation of hazards and modifications associated with climate change at city or regional level • Identification of the most vulnerable segments(people, locations, sectors) of the city or region • Identification of opportunities arising for different segments (people, locations, sectors) of the city or region • Assessment of the ability of the city or region to adapt to the anticipated potential impacts.
Vulnerability Assessment:Impacts Figure : Chain of Potential Impacts from Climate Change. Source: DG Environment, based on EEA, 2008 and IPCC, 2007
Vulnerability Assessment:Risk Assessment The assessment should address priority risks first: • high risks that you face already; • risks that will increase most rapidly due to climate change, especially if they cross some critical threshold; • risks where it will take some time to plan and implement your adaptation response; • contingency planning; • where there is a complementary non-climate driver for taking action, such as health and safety or mitigation or achieving a better work/life balance.
Vulnerability Assessment: Tools No standards, but some tools available, eg.: • Local Climate Impact Profile: www.ukcip.org.uk/index.php • ICLEI Oceania Toolkit and Australian Department for Climate change: Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit: www.iclei.org/oceania • UKCIP Adaptation Wizard: www.ukcip.org.uk/wizard
Baseline Review: SWOT-Analysis • The SWOT-Analysis as a method for the implementation of the Baseline Review • Collection of information and (key)data: • As a basis for a solid and comprehensible evaluation in context of the SWOT-Analysis, the municipality should draw up a chart of the current reference data and indicators on the environment/sustainability • Participants of the Baseline Review: For comprehending the “assessment of the local situation” the municipality needs all information and estimation of all relevant stakeholders • Evaluation of the current situation and priority setting regarding continual improvement • Examples and Internet-Adresses and sources
Baseline Review: Internal Audit • Questionnaire/check-list
Baseline Review: Presentation of results The Climate Baseline Review of [Insert council name] • Table of Contents • Introduction • I. Review of Framework conditions of [Insert council name] • Legal requirements • Emerging issues, trends and forthcoming policies • Existing climat echange initiatives by [Insert council name] • Climate relevant responsibilities and organisational set-up • Existing relevant management instruments and procedures • The stakeholder landscape incl. all relevant actors • II. Energy Status Report of [Insert council name] • Energy production and consumption patterns • Expenses of energy consumption • III. Baseline Emission inventory of [Insert council name] • Greenhouse gas emissions • [Insert council name]’s Assumptions • IV. Adaptation Assessment of [Insert council name]: vulnerabilities, risks and opportunities • The Regional Context • Impacts of Climate Change • List of Impacts • The Costs of Climate Change • [Insert council name]’s Assumptions
Don'ts Don't exaggerate Be not to loose or rigid Appropriately involve Don't work on project histories Baseline ReviewDo‘s & Don‘ts Do's • Work thoroughly and accurate • Work consistent and reproducible • Set clear time-frame and scope • Involve relevant persons/groups • Work on priorities to be cost-efficient
Baseline Review Examples • City of Lahti, Finland • Navarra Sustainability Network of Local Entities, Spain • City of Ludwigsburg, Germany • City of Ancona, Italy • Province of Siena, City of Riga, Lewes District, City of Leeds
Baseline Review: Status of Sustainability in Lahti 2009 Aalborg commitments Baseline Review compilation process
Baseline Review: The phases of Aalborg Commitments in Lahti • The City Council of Lahti signed the Aalborg Commitments in October 2007 • The Executive Environmental Board of Lahti Region authorised Lahti Region Environmental Service to coordinate the Aalborg commitments work in May 2008 • An Aalborg Commitments working group was formed -> Has officials as representatives from every city sector • The AC working group started the Baseline Review (BR) compilation on June 2008 • The BR report: Status of sustainability in Lahti 2009 – Aalborg Commitments Baseline Review (Finnish version) was published on UN World Environment Day 5.6.2009
Baseline Review: Aims • To have an open and honest dialogue about the status of sustainability in Lahti • -> “in the spirit of AC” • To get city officials more involved in enhancing sustainability within the city organization • To lead us toward the next stage: Target setting and actions to improve the situation
Baseline Review: Self-assessment Process • Consisted of: • A self-assessment review of the sustainability status of Lahti by the AC working group • The results of a survey that was send out to city sector representatives (altogether 97) in autumn 2008 • Relevant indicators of the SD situation in the city that were selected to form a comparison basis / “reality check” • Development challenges were also drafted on the basis of the survey and AC working group assessments
Baseline Review: Challenges • The vastness of AC was sometimes overwhelming • There are dozens of different strategies, work-programmes and guidelines that guide the city organization’s work • There was not that many indicators to choose from • Does the indicator really depict the phenomenon? • Is it used on a regular basis?
Baseline Review: Red Navarra Network of Local Entities through Sustainability of Navarre SPAINLA21-NLETSN 2008 Annual evaluations of Aalborgplus10 Commitments LA21 Projects Implementation from 2000 to 2008 Source: http://www.aalborgplus10.dk/default.aspx?m=2&i=375