Climate change and meDave HarteEconomic Development ManagerDigital Birminghamdave@daveharte.comhttp://daveharte.com@daveharte

Act on CO2 Campaign

Smart Metering

Sharing my Carbon Footprint

Next steps

30 people, 3 cities, 1 winter

Birmingham, Plymouth, Newcastle

PR handled by London company

“Simple actions save energy”

Diary of energy use

Energy saving tips

Switch off lights

Energy saving tips

Drive smarter

Outputs line of xml every 6 seconds

Historic/current data

Serial to USB cable

Sharing data

Solutions depended on permanent connection to laptop via USB lead.

Sharing data

Blogjects - objects that blog

Julian Kleecker

A Manifesto for Networked Objects - ‘Why Things Matter’

“Once ‘things’ are connected to the Internet, they can only but become enrolled as active, worldly participants…. [they] will become agents that circulate food for thought, that ‘speak’ on matters from an altogether different point of view, that lend a Thing-y perspective on micro and macro social, cultural, political and personal matters.”

Getting my house to speak

Digital Environmental Home Energy Management System

Reflections

PR is rubbish - hasn’t got a clueSmart metering is funSharing and comparing makes difference

- offsetting?Disconnect between smart meters and bills

Switch off lightsDrive smarter (don’t drive at all)