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SUMMARY:The environmental challenge - Climate action programme in the Dioc
 ese of London - Brian Cuthbertson (Church of England\, Diocese of London)
DTSTART:20121004T123000Z
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CONTACT:Aaron Gillich
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nThe talk will be held in two parts.\n\n1. Stragic
  choices: assessment and planning\nWe will explore how to evaluate our env
 ironmental impacts\, the risks they impose and their abatement and mitigat
 ion\; also the need and potential for adaptation to a changing climate. We
  will set our energy use and carbon footprints in the context of a wider r
 ange of environmental issues including water and waste\, wildlife and biod
 iversity\, transport and food. We will locate our policy within UK nationa
 l statute and policy\, and the C of E’s national Shrinking the Footprint
  campaign. We will examine the implications for an organisation and its me
 mbers who live in society and may be expected to apply shared principles t
 o their own daily lives. We will ask what are the motivators for taking ac
 tion? How do we deal with scientific uncertainty? Do we only act if others
  do the same? And political or practical dilemmas like how to balance envi
 ronmental and economic challenges. Does it all come down to the money?\n\n
 2. Implementation: learning and application\nIn this second part we will h
 ome in on the Diocese of London’s Route 2050 long term plan and specific
 ally its Climate Action Programme for church buildings. We will study how 
 energy use is recorded and carbon footprints calculated then reduced\, wit
 h reference to the three strands in Climate Action Programme:\n\n-    Envi
 ronmental Audits\n-    Generic Building Solutions\n-    Energy-saving Benc
 hmarking\n\nThis programme was introduced in the GreenBridge Symposium in 
 June 2012. We will briefly recap then survey the outputs of these projects
  and their application to existing buildings\, especially historic buildin
 gs. We will see how the three strands have reinforced each other\, how the
 ir conclusions have contributed to an iterative cycle of learning and acti
 on while informing specific projects eg for solar panels. We will look for
 ward to our upcoming Generic Building Solutions pilot projects. We will co
 nsider the complementary roles of zero and low cost savings and capital wo
 rks. Finally we will observe how the lessons and techniques learned in Lon
 don can be exported elsewhere.\n\nBio:\n\nCambridge educated (Pembroke 197
 2-'75\, '76-'78)\, an architect in private practice for 14 years\, Brian C
 uthbertson was involved with historic buildings including the National Gal
 lery from 1982 to 1991. From 1993 he managed the Diocese of London’s Adv
 isory Committee for church buildings\, before taking on the new role of He
 ad of Environmental Challenge. Since then he has been working for the Bish
 op of London to deliver the Diocese’s environmental commitments. He also
  edited the C of E’s long-term plan for the environment\, part of a UN p
 roject with Alliance of Religions and Conservation.\n\nRelevant weblinks:\
 n\nhttp://www.london.anglican.org/Shrinking-the-Footprint\n\nhttp://www.lo
 ndon.anglican.org/Shrinking-the-Footprint-Route-2050\n\nhttp://www.london.
 anglican.org/Shrinking-the-Footprint-Climate-Action-Programme\n
LOCATION:CRASSH\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DP
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