1. Climate Change and Renewable Heat; The Importance of Biomass Use Green Heat www.usegreenheat.co.uk Wood Fuel for the Construction Industry

2. Climate Change The Facts Climate change is a long-term shift in the climate Our climate is changing at a rate faster than what we have experienced in all of human history By burning fossil fuels for electricity and other industries we are releasing billions of tons of carbon dioxide and changing the climate Carbon dioxide acts like a blanket, trapping the sun’s heat around the planet

3. Climate Change We can reduce our carbon dioxide emissions and slow the rate of change AES Drax in Yorkshire is a coal-fired power plant emits 22.8 million tonnes ofCO2 annually – more than the 100 least-industrialised nations combined It provides 7% of Britain’s electrical power Burning fossil fuels to turn steam turbines and create electricity accounts for a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and coal has the highest carbon content of all fuels

4. Policy The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 sets a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050 The Act also sets an interim target of a reduction of at least 42% by 2020

5. Heat Need to decarbonise heat as it accounts for 47% of UK’s carbon dioxide emissions and 60% of average domestic energy bills (Source: Heat and Energy Saving Strategy, DECC (2009)

6. Renewables The Renewables Action Plan identifies options to ensure at least 20% of Scotland's energy comes from renewables by 2020

7. What is Renewable Heat? Biomass Heat Pumps (ground, air or water source) Waste biomass and anaerobic digestion (including biogas) Solar heating Geothermal heat

8. Renewable Heat Security of energy supply Maximising economic opportunities – up to half a million additional jobs might be created in the UK renewables sector and its supply chains.

9. Renewable Heat Renewable heat is massively under utilised

10. Why Woodfuel? Economically attractive – how much will it cost to heat an average 3 bedroomed house?

11. Renewable Heat Incentive Financial support will: Increase access to renewable heat Expand supply chain and market Help bring down costs

12. CNP Settlements

13. Heat Mapping

14. CNP Forestry

15. Support and Advice www.usegreenheat.co.uk www.lowcarboncairngorms.org www.usewoodfuel.co.uk www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/ www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk www.scottishwoodfuelnews.org.uk

16. Amanda.calvert@highlandbirchwoods.co.uk