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Climate ActionCity of North Vancouver
Caroline Jackson, Environmental Coordinator
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Outline
Context Corporate Actions
Community Actions
Community Plan Update Lessons Learned
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Landslides and floods Infrastructure damage
Loss of life
Heavy Rainfall Impacts(2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
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Provincial Policies
GHG Reduction Targets Act reduce below 2007: 33% by 2020, 80% by 2050
Bill 27 Green Communities
targets, policies and actions by May 31, 2010
Climate Action Charter
compact, complete communities measure and report community emissions
carbon neutral operations by 2012
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2005 Local Action Plan
Partners for Climate Protection - 1997 5 milestone framework
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inventory set targetsdevelop
plan implementmonitor,amend
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Outline
Context Corporate Emissions & Actions
Community Emissions & Actions
Community Plan Update Lessons Learned
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Corporate Emissions by Fuel Source
2,545tonnesCO2e
Electricity
9%
Gasoline
11%
Diesel
16%
SolidWaste11%
NaturalGas53%
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Corporate Actions
Building retrofits
Vehicle right-sizing
Electric bicycles, truck,
forklifts
Operational changes to reduce
use of equipment and vehicles On-site composting and
mulching to avoid vehicle trips
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Energy Management Team
Meet quarterly to identify operationalmeasures & projects to reduce emissions
Celebrate successes
Annual reporting system - Finance
Carbon neutral operations 2012
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Outline
Context Corporate Emissions & Actions
Community Emissions & Actions
Community Plan Update Lessons Learned
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Community Actions
Smart growth land use planning Sustainable transportation plan (2008)
100 year sustainability vision (2009)
Education & outreach
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Education & outreach
30K annual budget: Partnerships Home efficiency outreach City of Vancouver
Climate Change Showdown BC Sustainable
Energy Association
ClimateSmart Metro Vancouver, Chamber of
Commerce, other munis
Grant programs funding for nonprofits
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Outreach
School programs Community-Based Social Marketing
Research to ID barriers and benefits
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Outreach
School programs Community-Based Social Marketing
Research to ID barriers and benefits
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Partnerships
Non-profits, municipalities, utilities Leverage specialized expertise & benefit
from knowledge sharing
Make funds go further & accessadditional funding
Tangibles: reduced costs, GHG andenergy savings
Intangibles: mutual support, sharedsense of accomplishment, strongerrelationships
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Outline
Context Corporate Emissions & Actions
Community Emissions & Actions
Community Plan Update Lessons Learned
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Community Plan Update
Climate Action Task Force representation from all departments
Model impact of potential policies
Recommend community targets
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Community Emissions Inventory(2007)
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Community Emissions Inventory(2007)
Buildings 48% (gas + electricity)
On-road transportation 49%
Solid waste 3%
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Transportation
Mode choice (auto, transit, walking, bike)
Vehicle efficiency and fuel source
Vehicle kilometres travelled
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Land Use Planning
Employment and housing density
Proximity to key destinations
Walking, biking and transit connectivity
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Buildings and Energy
Existing buildings and type
Retrofit rate and new building performance
Electricity carbon content
Renewable energy and heat
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Solid Waste
Waste generated
Waste reduction (reuse, recycle, compost) Waste disposal
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Business as Usual & Reduction Potential
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TonnesCO2e
EmissionsReductionsbyPolicyBundle
GrowingSmarter
LocalTransitRoutes
BikeImprovements
PedImprovements
LocalPart9BuildingCode
LocalPart3BuildingCode
LocalRetrofit
OnsiteRenewables
DistrictEnergyExpansion
DistrictEnergyDecarbonisation
LocalSolidWaste
TransitImprovements
TransitRouteAdditions
TailpipeEmission Standards
GreeningtheGrid
BCBuildingCode
SrGovRetrofit
SrGovSolidWaste
LowCarbonPath
LocalPolicies&Actions
SrGovPolicies&Actions
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Government Spheres of Influence
Local govt
Senior govt
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Local and Senior Govt Policy Impact
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2007 2020 2031 2050
TonnesCO2e
EmissionsReductionsbyPolicyBundle
GrowingSmarter
LocalTransitRoutes
BikeImprovements
PedImprovements
LocalPart9BuildingCode
LocalPart3BuildingCode
LocalRetrofit
OnsiteRenewables
DistrictEnergyExpansion
DistrictEnergyDecarbonisation
LocalSolidWaste
TransitImprovements
TransitRouteAdditions
TailpipeEmission Standards
GreeningtheGrid
BCBuildingCode
SrGovRetrofit
SrGovSolidWaste
LowCarbonPath
LocalPolicies&Actions
SrGovPolicies&Actions
Local govt
Senior govt
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OCP amendment
Overall targets 15% reduction below 2007 by 2020
50% reduction below 2007 by 2050
Sector targets
Transportation (10% trip reduction, 10%increase in non-automobile modes)
Buildings (3% annual retrofit)
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Outline
Context Corporate Emissions & Actions
Community Emissions & Actions
Community Plan Update
Lessons Learned
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Lessons Learned
Involve staff from all departments in plandevelopment
Celebrate key steps along the way
Leverage influential points of contact
through internal & external engagement Importance of partnerships and
collaboration to achieve success