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Evidence for the Carbon Neutral Roadmap

​​These are the main evidence-based documents that were used to inform the Carbon Neutral Roadmap.

Core evidence

​Title
​Author
Publish Date
​Carbon Neutral Roadmap on States Assembly
​Government of Jersey
March 2022​
Carbon Neutral Roadmap Consultation Response Statement
Government of Jersey
​March 2022
Carbon Neutral Roadmap Consultation Report
Government of Jersey
​March 2022
​Carbon Neutral Roadmap Consultation Focus Groups Report
​4Insight
​March 2022
Ministerial response to the Citizens' Assembly on Climate Change recommendations
Government of Jersey​
March 2022​
Draft Carbon Neutral Roadmap
Government of Jersey
​December 2021
Carbon Neutral Roadmap Preferred Strategy Report
Government of Jersey
​November 2021
​Review of energy mix options
​Oxera 
​November 2021
​Young people and the climate emergency
​Abigail Syvret (EarthWatch Intern)
​April 2020 
​Shoreline Management Plan
​Aecom
​January 2020

Carbon Neutral Strategy

​Government of Jersey

​December 2019

Tackling the climate emergency

​Government of Jersey

​July 2019

Analysis of Future Jersey indicators that are at high risk from climate change

​Aether

​March 2018

Developing an approach to Domestic Energy Efficiency Retrofit in Jersey

​Ricardo-AEA

​October 2015

​Pathway 2050: An Energy Plan for Jersey
​Government of Jersey
​March 2014
Tidal Power for Jersey - The Next Steps
​IT Power, Jamie McFairns and the Jersey Tidal Power Steering Group
​January 2011

Greenhouse gas emissions

​Title
​Author
​Publish Date

GHG Inventory

​Government of Jersey

​Last updated May 2024

Carbon sequestration and the role of soil and crops

​Aether

​October 2020

Considering the Channel Islands’ indirect GHG emissions

​​Aether

​April 2020

Development of an emission factor for imported electricity

​​Aether

​April 2020

​Guide to Jersey's Greenhouse gas inventory
​Aether
​December 2020

GHG emissions from Waste – A guide for Jersey

​​​Aether

​April 2020

National emissions of fluorinated gases in Jersey

​​Aether

​March 2017

Sustainable Transport

​Title
​Author
​Publish Date
​Second Interim Report on the Sustainable Transport Policy
​Government of Jersey
​December 2021
​Active travel - primary evidence base 
​Government of Jersey
December 2021​
​Mobility as a service exploratory study
​Steer Group
December 2021​
2020 Active travel update: The journey towards Jersey becoming an active travel island
​Government of Jersey
​November 2020
​Sustainable Transport Policy
​Government of Jersey
​December 2019

Costs and benefits of being carbon neutral

​Title
​Author
​Publish Date

Analysis of different carbon neutrality (net zero) targets for Jersey

​Oxera

​March 2021

​Carbon Neutrality by 2030

​Oxera

​April 2020

​Quantitative analysis of carbon neutrality by 2030

​Oxera

​April 2020

Revenue Development Board

​Government of Jersey

​October 2019

Funding the transition to carbon neutrality

​London Economics

November 2021

Impact assessments

​Title
Author​
Publish Date
Carbon Neutral Roadmap United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child Impact Assessment
​Government of Jersey
​August 2023

Distributional impacts of Jersey's Carbon Neutral Roadmap

​PwC
​March 2022
Carbon Neutral Roadmap United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child Impact Assessment 
​Government of Jersey
March 2022​
Draft Carbon Neutral Roadmap United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Impact Assessment
Government of Jersey
​December 2021

​Preferred Strategy for the Carbon Neutral Roadmap United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Impact Assessment

Government of Jersey

​​November 2021

Additional Government of Jersey documents

​Title
Author​
​Publish Date
Saving plants and wildlife: ​Biodiversity Strategy
​Government of Jersey
​2000
Draft Bridging Island  Plan
​Government of Jersey
​April 2021
Government Plans
​Government of Jersey
December 2020​
Creating better homes: an action plan for housing in Jersey on States Assembly
​Government of Jersey
​June 2021
​Housing Strategy
​Government of Jersey
​March 2016

​Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy

​Government of Jersey
​July 2008
Jersey Integrated Landscape and Seascape Character Assessment
Fiona Fyfe Associates
​October 2020

​Rural Economy Strategy 2017 to 2021: Towards Sustainable Farming

​Government of Jersey
​February 2017

​Water management plan for Jersey 2017 to 2021

​Government of Jersey
​July 2016

Relevant Treaties and Multilateral Agreements

​Title
Purpose
Kyoto protocol to UN Convention on Climate Change
Binds developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions against their own targets​
Paris Agreement to UN Convention on Climate Change
Binds countries to ​reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit the global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius while pursuing efforts to limit the increase further to 1.5 degrees 
UN Vienna Convention 
 A covention for the protecting of the ozone layer 
Montreal protocol and Kigali amendment to UN Vienna Convention
​Aims to phase out chemicals that deplete the ozone layer as well as hydroflurocarbons (HFCs)
Toulouse declaration
​First public-private initiative setting a joint vision and supporting Europe’s aviation goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050  
MARPOL treaty
A convention for the prevention of pollution from ships
Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
A convention protecting wildlife
Convention on Biological DiversityA convention on the conservation of species and habitats
​Ramsar agreement (protection of wetlands)
A convention on the protection of wetlands
Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna on CITES

A convention protecting endangered species from being traded

​Oslo and Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic on OSPAR

​A convention protecting the marine environment if the North-East Atlantic

​​In-Committee debate

​Title
​Publish Date

​Carbon Neutral Jersey (consideration "in-committee") Hansard 23 July 2021 on States Assembly

​23 July 2021​

​​Recording of States Assembly (morning session) Friday 23 July 2021 on States Assembly

​23 July 2021

Carbon Neutral Jersey Response to in-committee debate report
November 2021​


Evidence presented to the Citizens' Assembly on Climate Change

Presentations

These presentations were recorded for the Citizens' Assembly on Climate Change. The presentation links will open in YouTube.

​Title
​Presenter
​Publish Date

Welcome to the Citizens' Assembly on Climate Change on YouTube

Deputy Jess Perchard, Assistant Minister for Environment
​March 2021

​Introduction to the science of climate change and why it’s important for us to tackle it in Jersey on YouTube

Professor Liz Bentley, Royal Meteorological Society and Chair of the Citizens' Assembly Advisory Panel
March 2021

Jersey’s changing climate on YouTube

​Paul Aked, Jersey Meteorological Department and Sophia Bird (Channel ITV)

March 2021

​The impact of Jersey’s changing climate on YouTube

​Willie Peggie, 

Government of Jersey

March 2021

Overview of how the way we travel; use energy in our homes; consume products contribute to carbon emissions on YouTube

​Jonathan Renouf

March 2021

Overview of a Just transition on YouTube

​Rebekah Diski, New Economics Foundation and member of the Citizens' Assembly Advisory Panel

March 2021

​Overview of Jersey’s Energy Market on YouTube

Dr Louise Magris, Government of Jersey

March 2021

Jersey’s Scope 3 emissions on YouTube

​Kathryn Hampshire and Katie King, Aether

March 2021

How do we change behaviour to reduce emissions in the Island? on YouTube

​Toby Park, Behavioural Insights and member of the Citizens' Assembly Advisory Panel

March 2021

Paying for carbon neutrality. The different ways of paying for actions that will take us towards becoming carbon neutral on YouTube

​Nick Vaughan, Government of Jersey

March 2021

​Scenarios for Carbon Neutrality on YouTube

​Matt Shephard, Principal Economist, Oxera

March 2021

Jersey’s transport sector emissions on YouTube

​Kathryn Hampshire, Aether

​April 2021

Transport in Jersey on YouTube

​Rob Hayward, Government of Jersey

April 2021

Options for decarbonising transport on YouTube

​Chris Sibthorpe, PGA

April 2021

Scenarios, costs and trade offs for decarbonising transport in Jersey on YouTube

​Matt Shepherd, Oxera

April 2021

​Fair decarbonisation of transport on YouTube

Rebekah Diski, New Economics Foundation and member of the Citizens' Assembly Advisory Panel
April 2021

Young people’s perspectives on transport on YouTube

​Abbie Syvret and Hautlieu School

April 2021

Disability and transport on YouTube

​Jim Hopley, Honorary Chairman Jersey Disability Partnership

April 2021

What is a carbon offset? on YouTube

​Hilary Jeune, Valuemetrix

April 2021

​Costs of offsetting on YouTube

​Matt Shepherd, Oxera

April 2021

Context of the Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change on YouTube

​Steve Skelton, Government of Jersey

April 2021

Emissions from heating, cooking and cooling sector on YouTube

​Katie King, Aether

April 2021

Opportunities to reduce emissions from buildings on YouTube

​Alison Horton and Ian Alder, Association of Jersey Architects

April 2021

Current Government of Jersey initiatives to reduce building emissions on YouTube

​Dr Louise Magris, Government of Jersey

April 2021

Opportunities and impacts for the gas sector on YouTube

​David Cruddace, Jersey Gas

April 2021

Opportunities and impacts for the oil sector on YouTube

​Nigel Blandin, Jersey Construction Council

April 2021

Opportunities and impacts for the electricity sector on YouTube

​Chris Ambler, Jersey Electricity

April 2021

​Scenarios, costs and trade offs of decarbonsing heating, cooking and cooling* on YouTube

​Matt Shepherd, Oxera

April 2021

Introduction to Sustainable Finance on YouTube

​Emiko Caerlewy-Smith and Amy King, KIT consulting

April 2021

​Wrapping up the Citizens’ Assembly on YouTube

​Rob Hopkins, Author and Transition Network

April 2021

Concluding and prioritising recommendations on YouTube

​Steve Skelton, Government of Jersey

April 2021

*The Advisory Panel were asked to consider the accuracy of the statement made around the relative costs of different fuel types. They concluded that there are many different factors that affect the costs of heating a house and that it was not possible to make a blanket statement on the relative overall costs.


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