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El Cerrito Cli THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Community Workshop #3 December 2, 2010 1 imate Action Plan ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WHY A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN? Council Commitment Threats Posed by Global Warming Many Benefits of Taking Action El Cerrito Clima 2 ate Action Plan ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Process 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima WhatWe Have Done Research and Analysis State and Regional Legal Context LocalThreats from Climate Change Benefits of Taking Action 3 ate Action Plan – City Council Validated Baseline GHG Inventory Developed Growth Projections Investigating and Quantifying Potential Strategies Public Presentations Documents Available on CityWebsite www.elcerrito.org/esd/energyandclimate.html City Council Progress Update – Sept 20 EQC Meeting: GHG Inventory, AB 32Targets - Sept 28 ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Process 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Coming Milestones CommunityWorkshops – GHG Reduction Strategies General Background - October 26 #2Transportation - November 13 Energy - December 2 S k ’ B O i 4 ate Action Plan – City Council Speakers’ Bureau – On-going Climate Action Survey – Close December 15 ReductionTarget - Adopted by Council in Jan 2011 Draft Plan: Begin Circulating Draft Plan – Early spring 2011 Community Meetings on Draft Plan – Late spring Plan Adoption: Summer 2011 ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Survey Results! 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Concern about climate change 75% strongly agree it’s an urgent issue; 16% somewhat agree don’t agree or don’t know What Motivates Residential Energy Improvements? 1 61% t l 5 ate Action Plan – City Council 1. 61% to lower their carbon footprint 2. 34% for winter comfort Which of the following statements are true in terms of what would motivate you to make energy efficiency improvements to your home? (select all that apply) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% My home is cold, damp and drafty and/or I want to improve its comfort My furnace and/or hot water heater are old and need to be replaced soon I’d like to upgrade my appliances (refrigerator, dishwasher, washer and I’d like to do as much as I can afford to lower my carbon footprint My home energy costs are too high I am not that concerned about energy use in my home ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PURPOSE & SCOPE Purpose To provide a roadmap for pursuing community-wide and municipal reductions in Green House Gas (GHG) emissions To inspire municipal and community climate protection Help streamline GHG analysis for developments undergoing 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Help streamline GHG analysis for developments undergoing CEQA review Scope GHGs from Municipal Operations GHGs from Community-Wide 6 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Community Strategies 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Community-Wide Climate Action Strategies Land Use & Transportation – Livable Communities Building Energy Use – Greater Energy Independence Waste – Less Waste, More Fun Personal and Community Action 7 ate Action Plan – City Council Personal and Community Action Sample Household plan for making reductions Other non-quantified actions Local food production Bay Friendly Landscaping Etc ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN REDUCTION TARGETS ReductionTargets AB 32 recommends local government reduction target 15% below “current” (2005 is good baseline) by 2020 Planning Horizons B l 2005 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Baseline 2005 1stTargetYear 2020 2ndTarget Date 2035 8 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN El Cerrito’s GHG Emissions What’s Counted in the Inventory Activities over which local government has some type of influence Activities that are reliably measured over time Wh ’ N C d 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima What’s Not Counted Consumer Goods: Upstream Emissions Food: Upstream Emissions Air Travel Travel beyond Contra Costa County 9 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN BASELINE INVENTORY 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2005 Baseline Inventory - Detail Water Use & Treatment 0.4% Auto Traffic (Local Streets) 25.3% Auto Traffic (San Pablo Ave) 9.2% Auto Traffic of County Hwys) 1 3 11 Residential Electricity 8.3% Residential Natural Gas 20.1% Commercial Electricity 11.7% Commercial Natural Gas 3.5% of County Hwys) 16.5% Waste in Landfill 5.0% 2 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN EMISSION SCENARIOS 2005 -2035 166,471 192,225 180,058 160,000 180,000 200,000 GHG Emissions Scenarios 2005-2035 12 154,304 146,613 124,621 102,629 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 Business-As-Usual Scenario California State Initiatives Scenario Reduction Reduction Target (15% below 2005) ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Energy Reduction Target 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Residential EnergyTargets by 2020 Reduce household electricity use by 15% Reduce household natural gas use by 18% 13 ate Action Plan – City Council Commercial EnergyTargets by 2020 Reduce commercial electricity use by 29% Reduce commercial natural gas by 32% ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Drilling Down Residential Natural Gas Reduction Targets and Household Participation Rates El Cerrito Clima Participation Rates No. of Households per yr over 10 yrs % Therms to Reduce by 2020 Therms to be reduced Example of efficiency actions that would achieve % reduction 14 ate Action Plan – City Council 100% 1,080 18% 90 Attic insulation and air leak seals 50% 540 36% 180 Attic insulation and air leak seals + Duct seals 25% 270 72% 360 All natural gas measures: Attic, wall, floor insulation, duct seals, high efficiency furnace, etc. 3% 33 Not possible. ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Survey Results! 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima What improvements have folks made? 91% use CFLs 51% have an Energy Star Appliance 27% have insulated their attic What improvements do folks want to make? 15 ate Action Plan – City Council p Top 3 42% solar panels 35% tankless water heater 31% Energy Star Appliances Insulation Attic,Walls, Floors all between 25%-27% ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Local Govt Energy Policies Public Education, incentives, and community challenges Innovative Green Financing Mechanisms (PACE) Reach codes for new construction 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Potential policies and programs used by local govts Energy Conservation Ordinances for existing buildings All would need to go through their own policy making and adoption processes 16 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN New Construction BeyondTitle 24 Energy Standards 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Encourage high efficiency and clean energy in new construction 1,000 new multi-family units by 2020 200,000+ sqft of commercial space y gy CalGreenTier 1 15% better than T24 CalGreenTier 2 30% better than T24 City-Influenced Projects Encourage Zero-Net Energy Proposed Recycling Center 17 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Existing Buildings Realm of Policies to Consider 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima 44% of our CO2 inventory 10,300 residential units 500 commercial / institutional entities Innovative (PACE) Financing Held up by lawsuits Technical Assistance & Incentives .05% - 2% participation/yr Energy Ordinance participation/yr 18 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Existing Buildings: Survey Results 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima What policy options would you support? 76% for PACE financing Currently held up pending national lawsuits 55% for public education and incentives 19 ate Action Plan – City Council Needs lots of money and staff time to be effective 32% for energy performance report at Time-of-Sale Regulatory approaches often unpopular 27% for required e-e improvements at Time-of-Sale Regulatory approaches often unpopular ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Questions? Comments? 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Maria Sanders El Cerrito Environmental Services Division 10890 San Pablo Ave 20 ate Action Plan – City Council El Cerrito, CA 94530 [PHONE REDACTED] [EMAIL REDACTED] www.el-cerrito.org/esd