Title of PowerPoint presentationUsing EMS to deliver strategic environmental priorities

Joseph Priestley 1733 - 1804

Leeds• > 700,000 population• 550 km2

• City charter 1207• EMAS accreditation 2002• > 30,000 staff• 2.34m passengers through Leeds Bradford

Airport (2004). Forecast 7m by 2030• 34,380 ha greenbelt – highest in country

• 7 wards in the 10% most deprived wards in

England

6th Environment Action Programme

• Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment (2005)

“contributing to a better quality of life through an integrated approach concentrating on urban areas’ and to contribute ‘to a high level of quality of life and social well-being for citizens by providing an environment where the level of pollution does not give rise to harmful effects on human health and the environment and by encouraging sustainable urban development”.

• Managing Urban Europe 25 project

Elements of EMSPlan Do Check

4.2 Environmental policy4.3.1 Aspects identification & Evaluation of significance4.3.2 Legal (and other) requirements4.3.3 Objectives targets and programmes

4.4.1/2/3 Resources roles competencies and communication4.4.6/7 Operational control. Contractors. Emergency 4.4.4/5 & 4.5.4Documentation Document Control and records

4.5.1 Monitoring operations & performance4.5.2 (i/ii) Legal compliance4.5.3 Non conformance, corrective and preventative action4.5.5 EMS Audit4.6 EMS Review

Report: Environmental Statement

Plan: Environmental Policy• Environmental Policy (2006) covering

development, energy & climate change, waste, pollution, transport, local environmental quality, procurement, biodiversity, education and awareness raising

• Local Area Agreement Strategic Outcome (2007/8): Reduced ecological footprint through leading the response, influencing, mitigating and adapting to environmental and climate change

Plan: Aspects identification & Evaluation of significance

• Baseline review of strategic environmental conditions in Leeds

• Essential evidence base for Sustainability Appraisals (SA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

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Per capita earth share = 1.8 gha World average footprint = 2.2 gha Leeds average footprint = 5.37 gha

Ecological footprint

Ecological Footprint measures the total quantity of land and sea area required to produce the food, fibre and minerals we consume, absorb the waste we produce (including CO2 emissions), and provide the space for our infrastructure.

Leeds Ecological footprint

Ecological Footprint (gha/capita)

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Topic: Water Quality

Chemistry General Quality Assessment Scores – Leeds Rivers

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Topic: Municipal Waste

Current methods of disposal and projections for future waste disposal in Leeds

Targeted waste growth scenario versus projection based on historical growth

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Scenario 6 - Leeds Historic Compound Growth

Scenario 4 - Leeds Aspirational High Housing

2.57 million tonnes averted through waste prevention by 2035Waste Tonnes %

Total municipal waste

374,030 100

Re-use 2984 1

Recycling 68584 18

Recovery 17465 5

Landfill 284997 76

Topic: Transport Related Air Quality

Air Quality Management Areas and Areas of Concern in Leeds

Topic: Land Contamination

Potentially contaminating historic land uses in southern and western Leeds

Topic: Flood Risk

Environment Agency Flood Zones in Leeds

Floodzone 2 Annual River Flooding Probability of 1% or greater

Floodzone 3 Annual River Flooding Probability of 0.1 to 1%

Topic: Index of Deprivation

Topic: Energy Production and Consumption

Energy Consumption Statistics for Leeds 2003 (estimated)

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Domestic Gas16%

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Road Transport 29%

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A summary of CO2 emissions in Leeds 2004

OBSERVED TRAFFIC GROWTH IN LEEDS

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CHANGES IN MODAL SPLIT 7% reduction in car usage7% reduction in car usage

4% increase in train/ bus usage4% increase in train/ bus usage

100,000 vehicles access central 100,000 vehicles access central Leeds (AM peak period) Leeds (AM peak period)

5% Annual growth 1985- 1990, 5% Annual growth 1985- 1990, 1% since 1990.1% since 1990.

Peak spreadingPeak spreading

Night-time flows?Night-time flows?

TRAFFIC GROWTH & TRENDS IN LEEDS

FUTURE CLIMATE IN LEEDS?

• Long term/seasonal averages– Warmer drier summers.– Milder wetter winters.– Rising sea levels.

• Extremes– More very hot days.– More intense downpours of

rain.– Increased storm surges.– Uncertain changes in storms,

possible increase in winter.

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FLOODING IN LEEDS (15th & 25th JUNE 2007)

Plan: Objectives, targets & programmes …• Agriculture: Leeds Food Matters, UDP section 5.5, appendix 5 (2001)• Air quality: Air Quality Action Plan Jan 2004• Biodiversity: Biodiversity Action Plan for Leeds• Contaminated land: Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy 2001• Education & awareness: Leeds Healthy Schools Standard• Energy production/consumption: Regional Energy Plan• Flooding: Strategic Flood Risk Assessment• Forestry: Towards a Leeds Forest Strategy (consultation document)• Greenhouse gases: Leeds’ Climate Change Strategy• Historic Env: Conservation Area Appraisals & Buildings at Risk Strategy UDP

section 5.3, appendices 3 & 4 (2001)• Land use: UDP / Local Development Framework• Landscape & townscape: City Centre Urban Design Strategy, Neighbourhoods

for Living, etc. UDP section 5.3, appendix 3 (2001), Leeds Landscape Assessment (1994)

• Natural resources: Minerals Policies UDP section 5.5, appendix 6 (2001)

Plan: Objectives, targets & programmes …• Nuisance: Various statutory tools Environmental Protection Act 1990• Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations• Parks & Greenspace: A Parks and Green Space Strategy for Leeds (consultation

draft)• Permitted processes: Pollution Prevention Control (England and Wales)

Regulations 2000, incorporating; Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC), Local Authority Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (LA-IPPC), Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control (LAPPC)

• Radioactivity: EA Radioactive Substances Regulation Strategy• Transport: West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan• Transportation noise: Environmental Noise Directive• Waste: Integrated Waste Strategy 2005-2035, UDP section 5.5, appendix 7

(2001)• Water consumption: Yorkshire Water: Water Resource Plan 2005-2010• Water quality: Yorkshire Water: Monitoring Plan 2005-10

Do: Resources roles, competence & communication / Operational control

• Need to consider strategic skills such as partnership working and analysis of evidence

• Need to influence business and service planning - programme of improvement

• Need to audit implementation of key strategies

Upstream IssuesAgriculture, Built Env, Energy, Water, Greenspace, Land Use, Transport

Air quality, Biodiversity, Flooding, CO2, Noise, Waste, Water Quality

Downstream Effects

Check: Monitoring• National indicators (October 2007)• Overall satisfaction with local area (5)• People killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents (47) • Congestion – avge journey time during morning peak (167)• Previously developed land that has been vacant > 5 yrs (170)• Access to services by public transport, walking and cycling (175)• Working age people with access to employment … (176)• Local bus passenger journeys (177)• Bus services running on time (178)• Food establishments broadly compliant with the law (184)• Climate change & fuel poverty (185-189)• Waste management (191-193)• Air quality (194)• Cleanliness (195-196)• Biodiversity (197)• School travel (198)

Check: Review & Audit• Aim to embed within Local Strategic

Partnership and LAA performance monitoring framework

• Difficult to audit!

Report: Environmental Statement

• Incorporate as part of main reporting framework. Not separate.

Outstanding issues …• EMS should be about environmental

improvement. Need to influence strategic issues

• Audit strategies is really about auditing expenditure (£). More environmental bang for buck

• Lead by example and maintain legal compliance

Outstanding issues …• How important is legal compliance at a

strategic level?• Significance – need greater certainty

on critical environmental infrastructure• Need to understand pressures on local

environment• Can this be audited / verified?

Thank you

• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/urban/home_en.htm

• www.mue25.net• www.leeds.gov.uk• thomas.knowland@leeds.gov.uk