1. LONDON’S RESPONSE TO A CHANGING CLIMATE Barbara Riddell, Director of Resources, March 2009

2. Dual responsibility for the FRS Mitigation - reducing our carbon footprint Buildings, Fleet & other business travel, IT, Fire Prevention and behaviour change Adaptation - responding to a changing climate Flood resilience & business continuity Operational preparedness

3. Key achievements Carbon Trust Standard, 1 of 6 public sector bodies CO 2  16.9% On target: 5 yr fire reduction commitments Sustainability City Awards 2007 Gold Standard: Policy & Process Awards 2008

4. Key achievements Cut of CO 2 in 07/08 compared to 06/07 of 1,900 tonnes = 1.8 million miles by London Bus £210k saving on year

5. Key achievements - Fleet All vehicles conform to current LEZ and 2010 requirements: replacement/ abatement traps

6. LFB Mitigation - Targets Mayors target= 60% CO 2 reduction by 2025 3% yearly energy budget reduction LFB fire prevention targets

7. LFB Mitigation - Policies LFB Energy Policy -Reduce energy consumption -Use of low carbon energy sources -Monitor and report on use Responsible Procurement policy -Environmental sustainability strand Climate Change Action Plan

8. Energy Efficiency £4.4M revolving fund High Efficiency Lighting: 29 sites Lighting controls: 38 sites Insulation, heating upgrades and controls

9. Renewable Energy Solar Thermal: 9 sites Photovoltaic : 18 sites, 6 planned Wind: 2 sites, 4 planned CHP: 18 sites

10. Clinton Climate Initiative Measures include insulation, lighting and heating controls 10 stations to retrofit energy efficiency measures 25-30% energy reduction expected, 10 yr payback

11. Travel Plan 2008-2013 Power Take Off project for Appliances Review of cars: aiming for Band B Investigating electric vehicles for the day van service

12. Bikes for Work take up by 1400 staff, saving Authority £88k in NI contributions Scheme offered twice per year Travel Plan 2008-2013

13. Green Champions 116 green champions covering 75 sites Training provided GCs audit sites to identify improvement opportunities Intranet ‘green zone’ provides information & tips Quarterly newsletters

14. Logistics – Cross Docking Contractors pick, pack, label and deliver supplies to the Brigade Distribution Centre LFB daily van service distributes supplies & operational equipment to sites Further review of logistics for improvement opportunities is in progress

15. Information Technology Thin Client terminals since 1999: 80% energy saving over PCs Server power down at evenings and weekends: saving ~ 21,000 kW/Hrs/yr = 3.7 tonnes CO 2 /quarter

16. IT Virtualisation: reduction of physical servers by 2/3  88% reduction in energy Sharepoint –further reducing storage needs Information Technology

17. Responsible Procurement Procurement Dept EMS is certified to ISO 14,001 Standard environmental questions used in supplier short listing Future contracts risk assessed against our responsible procurement policy

18. Management Processes Sustainable Development Impact Assessments for new or revised policies, procedures and projects Committee papers require reporting against environmental implications

19. Recycling Initiatives Monthly average recycling rates across sites = 44% Hose Recycling: 50% profits donated to Fire Fighters Charity Battery recycling Printer cartridge recycling

20. Adaptation Issues for London  frequency and severity of incidents  new incident types  increased surface water flooding  water shortages  water pressure reductions

21. Adaptation Response Mobilisation procedures Future: develop an adaptation strategy for LFB