efficient condensing boiler.
The Home Energy Scheme – helping less well-off Islanders insulate their homes. Figures show that for every £1 paid out through the scheme, an average saving of £5.40 is passed onto the applicant. Over the total lifetime of measures installed in 2012, an estimated total of 6,921,900kg of carbon dioxide, 35,882,351kWh of energy and £1,748,069 will be saved.
Online Jersey heat loss map – thermal imagery provides an easily accessible way of showing if a property is losing heat. The website has attracted more than 10,000 visitors.
Energy saving advice line - received 775 energy related enquiries from members of the public last year alone – people are clearly very interested in becoming more energy efficient.
Community Buildings Programme – has helped 20 organisations to improve the energy efficiency of their properties and reduce their heating bills and carbon emissions, providing warmth and huge savings to those most in need. Causeway Association has saved 46% on energy consumption and Jersey Cheshire Home saved over £9,000 on their energy bills as a result of loft insulation, cavity wall insulation and the installation of a new highly
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What more can we do? A big programme of promoting energy efficiency in pre-1997 properties – there are about 19,000 homes built before 1997 in Jersey that could be upgraded through insulation. A ‘low-carbon’ standard for new homes through building bye-laws.
Encourage the uptake of micro-renewables such as solar panels and small wind generators on domestic homes to boost the uptake of micro generation of energy. Behaviour change programme to encourage energy saving – such as not filling up the kettle for a single cup of tea, drying your washing outdoors, fixing dripping taps.
Corporate energy States change - Eco-Active States is leading change in the 7000-strong public sector. It covers every States department and has achieved significant improvements through a campaign to change staff behaviour and plan more efficient management of States buildings. More than 30 properties now have a building management programme to reduce consumption, and boiler temperatures have been reduced in a number of buildings. There are recycling facilities in nearly all workplaces. Our aim is to have all remaining departments accredited to Eco- Active States programme meaning that they all have an action plan for improvement by
the end of 2014.
Schools They have a responsibility to educate while reducing their energy consumption. 35 schools are involved with the Eco-Schools Programme, with two already at the highest level of ‘Green Flag’
Eco-Active Business – provides information and support to 120 local organisations to help them improve their environmental performance and save them money. Saving energy is an easy way for businesses to reduce overheads. The scheme is due to re-launch soon to become a more practical scheme giving businesses the change to monitor their environmental performance effectively and simply. We also encourage the private sector to recognise the environmental impact of their business operations and of their onward supply chains and procurement practices.
Transport Transport is a key part of both the Eco-Active States and Eco- Active Business programme, and chief among our aims is to reduce single occupancy private car use amongst employees.
The Sustainable Transport Policy (the responsibility of the Transport and Technical Services Department) is the main driver. It proposes a number of measures targeted at reducing car use, such as awareness raising (Walk to
School fortnight), travel plans for all States departments and schools and promoting safe routes to school to name but a few. Planning also plays a role though - developers are required to produce travel plans when applying for planning permission for major new developments and the 2011 Island Plan is a policy framework that minimises the need for commuting.
We also know that technology will play a part, such as the improved EU standards for cars and vans and the introduction of ultra-low emission vehicles. The trends however are encouraging in particular; bus passenger figures are starting to rise, the use of road fuel is down 10 per cent since its peak in 1994 and air quality monitoring shows significant reductions in pollutants at the road side.
What can I do in the meantime? A lot! It’s an easy argument to make that Jersey's contribution to global environmental issues is negligible but we should take our international environmental responsibilities seriously and demonstrate to the international community that Jersey is prepared to play its fair part in solving the global challenge of climate change. There’s considerable strength in numbers – and the more of us that take even the smallest of steps can, over time and together with our friends, families and colleagues, make a considerable difference – and
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