Submitted by Grainne Kennedy on Mon, 2019-02-25 18:02
Sally, our Carbon and Energy Manager, heads up the team and ensures that our utilities are managed effectively and in accordance with legal requirements and the University’s own environmental aspirations. Sally is also responsible for overseeing the delivery of the University’s Carbon Reduction Strategy and for reporting our progress against our carbon reduction targets.
Let’s see what Sally does on a typical day…
First thing:
I start the day by checking what meetings are scheduled for the day…I can see that I’ve got an Electricity Devolution Programme (EDP) meeting this afternoon with a department involved in the ghost year, so I ask Colin (Energy Coordinator) to pull together their electricity consumption data. For more information about the Electricity Devolution Programme, see https://www.environment.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/introducing-electricity-devolution-programme).
Morning:
My main focus this morning is the Carbon Reduction Strategy. I join a conference call with peers from other universities to discuss how the University could adopt science-based targets and learn from best practice. I also investigate ways to offset carbon emissions from business flights, following interest from departments who are keen to reduce the environmental impact of their business travel.
Afternoon:
This afternoon, I head into town for my EDP meeting. I share up-to-date electricity use data with the department, and discuss how this compares with their consumption baseline. The data suggests that the department’s electricity usage is increasing, so I suggest ways that they can reduce consumption, and put them in contact with Xiang and Adam (Building Energy Managers) to explore potential energy saving projects.
Before I leave:
I finalise the agenda for the next Carbon and Energy team meeting where we will plan what papers need to be written for the upcoming Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee (ESSC) meeting. I’ve also included some time on the agenda to share feedback from our recent visit by the University of Oxford’s energy team, and think about what we want to follow up with the Oxford team when we visit them in May.
