Managing Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels in the Estuary DP World London Gateway Port and Park Marcus Pearson Environmental Manager

London Gateway

3 Development March 2011 September 2012 May 2013 November 2013

One of Europe’s largest logistics parks – 560 acres (317 football pitches) Deep-sea port – 435 acres (195 football pitches) Site Layout

5 Environment Program: Overview World class marine monitoring program Europe's largest ecological translocation - 320,000 animals Creation of compensatory habitat - intertidal mudflat Stakeholder Liaison Sustainable Construction Methods Over 10million litres of groundwater treated Over 200 litres of oil product has been removed & reused

Rising Sea Levels Flood Risk: Requirement to raise site levels – raise existing ground by ~ 1.6 m Pump house designed to manage extreme flood events Re-use of materials for land raising Dredge material Large scale sustainable remediation scheme 178,000 tonnes of soil treated on-site Only ~350 tonnes of soil went to landfill site

Carbon Friendly Business Model

Low resource usage buildings - sustainable building design and operation - BREEAM (e.g. water harvesting & recycling/ energy efficient) Sustainable operations – LED lighting, Building Management Systems, continuous monitoring systems to assess energy use by equipment (energy savings opportunities) Sustainable travel plan for employees Risk Management through Design: Hazardous Cargo Storage Bays Leaking container facilities Smart drainage systems, with automatic alarms & shut-off valves Sustainability & Innovation

Planet Mark 40,000 Employees, pupils and students 100+ organisations certified to The Planet Mark Business Drivers: Assistance with carbon regulation obligations Reduce costs Engage stakeholders, especially customers and employees Set reduction targets and directly engage employees and suppliers in achieving them. Enhance and communicate sustainability credentials with stakeholders

A Sustainability Certification AND programme for ongoing management Specimen Certificate Key Stages Measure Engage Communicate Reduce your carbon, energy, water and waste Your stakeholders in the process Your sustainability credentials and share knowledge Operational cost savings Certified Organisations are achieving average cost savings through energy and resource efficiency in their properties of £100 to £150 per employee per annum, including fleet and travel costs. This equates to an average of 7% reductions in carbon emissions / employee per annum. These results are based on real cost data and include organisations such as Land Securities, who are considered to be at the forefront of sustainability and yet are still making year-on-year improvements. Planet Mark Certification

First Two Buildings on the Park - Planet Mark Certified for Construction Techniques London Gateway Port to become the first Port to be Planet Mark Certified for Operations

Sequestered Carbon In 2015 Estimated amount of carbon sinks under DP World’s ownership/control. By 2025 Projected amount of carbon sequestered in DP World’s carbon sinks. 5,700tCO 2 6,500tCO 2 11% increase over the next 10 years Carbon Assets

How can Thames Estuary Partnership Members work better together to ensure cooperation with Climate Change initiatives and Rising Sea Levels?