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DEVELOPMENT OF 2050 SUSTAINABILITY GOALS & TARGETS

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Phoenix is 517 sq. miles

& MINING

Its environmental footprint is 30,000 sq. miles. Phoenix’s population may double by 2050.

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The Carbon Disclosure Project interviewed 240 cities internationally about increases in recorded weather events in last 10 years. Impacts are likely similar in resource areas.

Cities are taking action:

• Limited action at Federal & State level
• Sharing best practices
• Setting Sustainability Goals and Targets

Leading Cities are discovering unanticipated benefits:

• Businesses are choosing Sustainable Cities

for expansion or relocation

• Global investors are including sustainability

criteria in credit ratings and investments

• Global tourists choose sustainable cities1

..but the most significant discovery is

1 http://www.sustainabletourism.net/resources.html

“Stretch Targets” lead to innovation which leads to significant cost reductions.

Environmental Goal Innovation & Cost Saving State mandate for alternative fuels E85 costs less than regular fuel 15% Renewable Energy target Lake Pleasant saving $500,000 Eliminate poisons in flood control areas. Piloting a “Raptor Program” where Falcons do pest control for free Stop environmentally harmful graffiti removal products Green product saves 60%

• 1. http://fleet.azdoa.gov/UserFiles/File/13%20STWD%20Report_Final%20(2).pdf

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) studied 27 large U.S. & Canadian cities Phoenix met or exceeded the average in three categories:

• Greenhouse Gases
• Energy
• Water

Phoenix achieved a below average grade in 6 categories:

• Land Use
• Waste Diversion
• Buildings
• Transportation
• Air Quality
• Environmental Governance

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CO2 Energy Land Use Buildings Water Waste Transport Air Environmental Governance

Rank City Score Rank City Score 1 San Francisco 83.8 15 Sacramento 63.7 2 Vancouver 81.3 16 Houston 62.6 3 New York 79.2 17 Dallas 62.3 4 Seattle 79.1 18 Orlando 61.1 5 Denver 73.5 19 Montreal 59.8 6 Boston 72.6 20 Charlotte 59 7 Los Angeles 72.5 21 Atlanta 57.8 8 Washington 71.4 22 Miami 57.3 9 Toronto 68.4 23 Pittsburgh 56.6 10 Minneapolis 67.7 24 Phoenix 55.4 11 Chicago 66.9 25 Cleveland 39.7 12 Ottawa 66.8 26 St Louis 35.1 13 Philadelphia 66.7 27 Detroit 28.4 14 Calgary 64.8

Opportunity Area Implementation underway PlanPHX General Plan Update 2020 and 2025 targets ReimaginePHX $25M in energy retrofits Expand Bike network and Transit Public Bike Share Opportunity Area Planned Action or implementation underway Retrofit of City Streetlights to LED 2015 Building Code with Energy Rqmts 2015 Building Energy Benchmarking 2015 Air Quality – most notably ozone 2015 Governance: long term goals targets Approved by Subcommittee 11/19/2014

Underway Under Consideration

The FEES Subcommittee recommend City Council direct staff to develop 2050 sustainability goals with stakeholders on 11/19/2014.

95,000 Streetlights (250 are currently LED) $30 Million to replace $3.6 Million Annual Savings 8 year Payback If financed over 12 years, would result in $1M Savings/year Issue: Limited Bond Borrowing Capacity

Add energy requirements to the building code

• Only items with 3-5 year payback
• Correct market failure
• Owner saves

(eg. $25 mortgage payment - $50 savings) Issue: Builder Support Options: Prescriptive or Performance Path

• Buildings over 50,000 sq ft
• Benchmark in Portfolio Manager (Free)

Deadline to report to City:

• Office + Warehouse: June 2016
• Other Buildings:

June 2017 City will not do public disclosure, only report buildings in top 25%.

U.S. Landscape: 10 Cities with Benchmarking Ordinance

Chicago Ordinance passed Sept 2013

NYC 2012 Benchmark Report Main Results: huge variation in energy use

Source: NYC Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability

Note: Building age not a significant factor

Added Value of ENERGY STAR-Labeled Commercial Buildings in the U.S. Market

Many studies now correlate Energy Star-certified buildings to rental and occupancy premiums

Proposed reporting: buildings affected

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Number of Phoenix buildings over 50,000 sq ft

Offices 466 Warehouses 431 Retail 147 Schools 142 Other, 108 Hotels 69 Hospitals 35

# of Buildings 1400

ENERGY STAR:

• 200 buildings
• 31M sq ft
• $34M savings