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9/20/2010 El Cerrito Cli THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Progress Update El Cerrito City Council September 20, 2010 1 imate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN BACKGROUND Council Resolutions Joining the Conference of U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (2006-61) Endorsement of State’s AB 32 Goals (2006-93) 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Accepting Baseline Inventory & Development of a Climate Action Plan (2008-33) Funding and Partnerships BAAQMD Climate Protection Grant EPA Climate Showcase Communities 2 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN STATE AND REGIONAL CONTEXT Developing the CAP as statewide and regional approaches to Climate Change rapidly change AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act S i Pl d 15% l l d i l 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Scoping Plan recommends 15% local govt reduction goal California Green Building Standards, effective Jan 1, 2011 Mandatory commercial/ multi-family recycling effective 2012 3 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MORE CONTEXT SB 375 Sustainable Communities Strategy MTC Draft N CEQATh h ld f GHG 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima New CEQAThresholds for GHGs BAAQMD’s new CEQA Guidelines, adopted this summer Guidance on quantification of emissions for local govt CAPs Qualified Climate Action Plan 4 ate Action Plan – City Council ---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 To provide the option to use the CAP in streamlining GHG 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima p p g analysis for developments undergoing CEQA review Scope Analyze GHGs that can be quantified and over which local government has some influence GHGs from Municipal Operations GHGs from Community-Wide 5 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN OBJECTIVES Plan Objectives Where we are: To conduct an inventory of baseline GHGs (2005) and forecast growth Where we want to be: To assist the City Council and community in determining realistic, yet ambitious reduction 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima targets How we get there: To provide an analysis of existing and potential policies, programs, and projects that will reduce GHGs To determine how much these measures will contribute toward potential reduction targets To outline implementation actions 6 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN REDUCTION TARGETS ReductionTargets Variation on the ICLEI’s Climate Protection Milestone Methodology Quantify possible reductions first to understand the implications of possible reduction targets BAAQMD proscribes reduction targets consistent with AB 32 for 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Qualified Climate Action Plans 15% below “current” (2005 is good baseline) by 2020 Planning Horizons Consistent with AB 32 and the Sustainable Community Strategy Baseline 2005 1stTargetYear 2020 2ndTarget Date 2035 7 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CHAPTER 1 Brief Background Climate change and potential impacts on El Cerrito Co-benefits of taking action Livable communities Better air quality 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Greater energy security and independence 8 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CHAPTER 2 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Baseline Inventory Forecast of Growth 9 ate Action Plan – City Council Revised to be consistent with BAAQMD More Discussion Sept 28 ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN BASELINE DETAIL 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Water Use & Treatment 0.4% Auto Traffic (Local Streets) 25.3% Auto Traffic (San Pablo Ave) 9.2% Auto Traffic of County Hwys) 10 ate Action Plan – City Council 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% ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CHAPTER 3 Community-Wide Climate Action Strategies Land Use & Transportation – Livable Communities Building Energy Use – Greater Energy Independence Waste – Less Waste, More Fun Each Discussion Contains 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Each Discussion Contains Reduction Goals Policy and Programmatic Strategies Recommended Action Steps 11 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CHAPTER 4 Municipal Operations Climate Action Plan Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Measures Clean Fleets EmployeeTrip Reduction Strategies Environmentally Preferred Procurement 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Environmentally Preferred Procurement Municipal Green Building Policies & Projects Urban Greening Urban Forest Bay-Friendly Landscaping 12 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CHAPTER 5 Community and Personal Action Baseline GHG inventory only covers about 50% of the “Carbon Footprint” of the average El Cerrito Household Voluntary ways to reduce your personal carbon 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Voluntary ways to reduce your personal carbon footprint Growing your own food Buying local Commuting to work car-free x days per week Using your clothesline during the summer Bay friendly yards 13 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN SAMPLE MEASURES Existing Policies, Programs, or Projects Emerging Policy Frameworks Potential New Mechanisms 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima 14 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN EXAMPLE OF EXISTING STRATEGIES Recycling Programs reducing waste by 3% per year since 2005 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima 18000 20000 Tons of Waste & Recycling 2005-2009 Reducing CO2e by 3,228 tons per year Equivalent to permanently retiring 536 cars Waiving of Solar Permit Fees 15 ate Action Plan – City Council 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Recycling Green Waste Trash ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN EXAMPLE OF POLICY FRAMEWORKS Land use policies that set the stage for higher density, mixed-use, transit-oriented development Regional Blueprint PDA 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Regional Blueprint PDA designation San Pablo Ave Specific Plan Policies and projects that create walkable communities Ohlone Greenway Master Plan San Pablo Ave Street Improvements 16 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN EXAMPLE OF NEW MECHANISMS Community energy and green building measures B dTitl 24 f 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Potential policies and programs that will need to go through their own policy making and adoption processes BeyondTitle 24 for new construction CalGreen Tier 1 or 2 Energy performance of existing buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinances Public education PACE Financing 17 ate Action Plan – City Council ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Process 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Outreach Residential Climate Action Survey at www.greenelcerrito.org 380 responses to date Information about the CAP at 18 ate Action Plan – City Council EQC Showcase Earth Day July 4th 10/10/10 Compost Give Away Climate Action Plan Email List – 145 on list Periodic Updates at the EQC ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Timeline 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima WorkTo Date – Research and Analysis Verified and refined the 2005 Baseline Inventory Developed a Business As Usual (BAU) forecast of growth Analyzed reduction measures enacted by the State for their contribution to local reductions 19 ate Action Plan – City Council Renewable Portfolio Standard Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards Creating a CAP template from the best elements of other CAPs Identifying and quantifying existing and potential reduction strategies ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Timeline 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima Coming Milestones City Council: Progress Update – Sept 20 EQC Meeting: GHG Inventory,AB 32Targets - Sept 28 CommunityWorkshop(s): Input on Reduction Measures – Beginning late Oct EQC P U d t N 9 20 ate Action Plan – City Council EQC: Progress Update – Nov 9 Close the Climate Action Survey - December City Council: Quantification Results & Setting a ReductionTarget – Jan 2011 Draft Plan: Begin Circulating Draft Plan – Feb/ March 2011 CEQA: Initial Study and Neg Dec – March/ April Community Meeting(s) on Draft Plan – March/ April City Council: Study Session & Consideration to Adopt – Summer 2011 ---PAGE BREAK--- THE EL CERRITO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 9/20/2010 El Cerrito Clima 21 ate Action Plan – City Council Questions?