A year of innovation exploration for net-zero in Scotland
In, 2020, Scotland’s 7 Innovation Centres joined forces with The Herald Media Group to start a year of conversation, collaboration and most of all, action, that will help Scotland reach net-zero targets. The Countdown to COP26 virtual conference held on 3 November 2020 discussed how to help Scotland to do two crucial things: • Maximise the collaboration opportunities emerging from the event • Help Scotland – and other nations – reach net-zero targets
In, 2020, Scotland’s 7 Innovation Centres joined forces with
The Herald Media Group to start a year of conversation, collaboration
and most of all, action, that will help Scotland reach net-zero targets.
The Countdown to COP26 virtual conference held on 3 November
2020 discussed how to help Scotland to do two crucial things:
• Maximise the collaboration opportunities
emerging from the event
• Help Scotland – and other nations –
reach net-zero targets
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THE PMS / CMAC / MMIC SESSIONS<br />
Clive Badman, University <strong>of</strong> Strathclyde, talked<br />
about reduc<strong>in</strong>g the environmental impact <strong>of</strong><br />
manufactur<strong>in</strong>g, with the Glasgow region now home<br />
to two lead<strong>in</strong>g-edge <strong>in</strong>itiatives:<br />
• EPSRC Cont<strong>in</strong>uous Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g and Advanced<br />
Crystallisation Hub (CMAC): co-created with<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Strathclyde and <strong>in</strong>dustry to address<br />
key manufactur<strong>in</strong>g challenges and skills needs.<br />
• Medic<strong>in</strong>es Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g Innovation Centre<br />
(MMIC): multi-partner facility that aims to develop<br />
disruptive, digitally driven technologies to be<br />
proved at scale.<br />
The session was specialised, but there are clearly<br />
wide-rang<strong>in</strong>g potential benefits: quality and cost<br />
<strong>of</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>es, speed <strong>of</strong> production, improved<br />
patient outcomes, <strong>in</strong>ward <strong>in</strong>vestment and export<br />
opportunities, as well as reduced waste and carbon<br />
emissions.<br />
The outdoor estate: The Greenspace Demonstration<br />
Project worked with health boards to improve the<br />
estate, plant trees and gardens, enhance biodiversity,<br />
and promote wellbe<strong>in</strong>g and active travel.<br />
Fleet management: NHS <strong>Scotland</strong> will use a national<br />
fleet management system and phased transition to<br />
e-vehicles to reduce cost and emissions.<br />
THINKING POINTS AND NEXT STEPS<br />
• To help embed environmental impacts <strong>in</strong><br />
healthcare agendas, all new digital health and<br />
social projects <strong>in</strong> DHI will <strong>in</strong>clude an impact<br />
statement <strong>of</strong> how they will positively contribute<br />
towards the Scottish Government’s <strong>net</strong>-<strong>zero</strong><br />
targets. Are other ICs do<strong>in</strong>g this?<br />
• Clear opportunities <strong>for</strong> other ICs to collaborate<br />
with DHI and PMS-IC on healthcare and NHS<br />
estate projects, <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g data, sensors, IoT etc.<br />
THE NHS SESSIONS<br />
NHS <strong>Scotland</strong> has:<br />
• 1500 build<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
• 1.4 million procedures a <strong>year</strong><br />
• 50,000 tonnes waste a <strong>year</strong><br />
• 340,000 tonnes CO 2<br />
e from build<strong>in</strong>gs alone<br />
There<strong>for</strong>e, <strong>in</strong> 2019, NHS <strong>Scotland</strong> CEOs endorsed six<br />
high-level climate change commitments, cover<strong>in</strong>g<br />
supply cha<strong>in</strong> to governance to estate. Speakers from<br />
NHS National Services <strong>Scotland</strong> (NSS) described<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the work be<strong>in</strong>g done to achieve these<br />
commitments.<br />
Susta<strong>in</strong>able procurement: With 60% <strong>of</strong> NHS carbon<br />
footpr<strong>in</strong>t associated with goods and services (NHS<br />
England modell<strong>in</strong>g), NHS <strong>Scotland</strong> measures on<br />
supply cha<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>clude a susta<strong>in</strong>able procurement<br />
model and collaborations with, e.g., Susta<strong>in</strong>able<br />
Healthcare Coalition, CivTech, Zero Waste <strong>Scotland</strong>.<br />
Technology-enabled care: Us<strong>in</strong>g NSS digital services<br />
and cloud <strong>for</strong>, e.g., Covid contact trac<strong>in</strong>g reduced<br />
the need to <strong>in</strong>crease the property foostpr<strong>in</strong>t or spend<br />
on new devices and <strong>in</strong>frastructure.<br />
Full agenda, speaker pr<strong>of</strong>iles and videos <strong>of</strong> all sessions at: http://newsquestscotlandevents.com/events/cop26<br />
Innovation Centres website: https://www.<strong><strong>in</strong>novation</strong>centres.scot<br />
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