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INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION INTO EIA: REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION Barry Wiesner Candidate PhD NWU- Amathemba Environmental Management Consulting CC INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION INTO EIA: REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION 1.Introduction

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INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION INTO EIA: REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION

Barry Wiesner – Candidate PhD NWU- Amathemba Environmental Management Consulting CC

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INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION INTO EIA: REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION

1.Introduction 2.Climate Change 3.Carbon Footprint Assessment 4.CFA, Green Buildings and EIA 5.Conclusion and way forward

Barry Wiesner – Candidate PhD NWU- Amathemba Environmental Management Consulting CC

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  • 1. Introduction

Revolution:

  • a sudden, radical, or complete change
  • a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or

visualizing something : a change of paradigm Evolution:

  • a process of change in a certain direction : UNFOLDING
  • a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse

to a higher, more complex, or better state : GROWTH

  • the process of working out or developing

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  • 2. Climate Change
  • Welcome to the Anthropocene
  • Climate change definition:

“The climate change phenomenon refers to seasonal changes over a long period with respect to the growing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere”.

  • “long period of time”

Anthropogenic activity has accelerated seasonal change!

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  • 2. Climate Change

Frequent Extreme Weather Events

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  • 2. Climate Change

Frequent Extreme Weather Events

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In its yearly "State of the Climate" report, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the planet's biggest weather woes last year were floods (which swamped some 35 million people), and droughts, which affected another 9 million.

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  • 2. Climate Change
  • GHG accumulation primarily through the burning of fossil fuels
  • Buildings are responsible for 30-40% of Carbon Emissions

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  • 3. Carbon Footprint Assessment

(With acknowledgement to Nici Palmer of Carbon Calculated)

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  • 3. Carbon Footprint Assessment

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Why do a CFA?

  • Intrigue – buzzword
  • Moral
  • Response to perceived/genuine social &

environmental concerns

  • The ‘feel good’ factor – reducing our impacts

to secure resources for future generations

  • Reporting Requirements and Compliance
  • Brand reputation
  • CLIMATE CHANGE
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  • 3. Carbon Footprint Assessment

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Green Building Certification

  • Various forms of certification- LEED, BREEAM, Green Star
  • Strict criteria need to be met in order to receive

certification

  • Reduction in GHG emission, specifically Carbon
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  • A large proportion of EIAs involve buildings of some form or

concrete structure

  • Spatial and visual footprint
  • Why not the Carbon Footprint?
  • 4. CFA, Green Buildings and EIA
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  • 4. CFA, Green Buildings and EIA

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EIA

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  • 4. Conclusion and Way Forward

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  • The inclusion of CFA (making use of green

building criteria), will provide a tool for environmental assessment practitioners to directly address Climate Change in EIA.

  • The green building criteria should provide

immediate mitigation measures to offset the negative impact that buildings and concrete structures, potentially have on the natural and social environment.

  • CFA needs to be added to the EIA assessment

process.

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  • 4. Conclusion and Way Forward

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Evolution

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Revolution?

“Given the urgency with which we as the human species need to address the negative consequences of climate change, perhaps a radical paradigm shift by way of revolution is required to force EAPs to assess GHG emissions of development projects. If we choose to follow the evolutionary route, we may be too late”

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Barry Wiesner – Candidate PhD NWU- Amathemba Environmental Management Consulting CC

Barry Wiesner barrywiesner@mweb.co.za 0824636221