Eagle County Climate Action Plan Stakeholder Meeting #2 Monday, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Eagle County Climate Action Plan Stakeholder Meeting #2 Monday, April 18, 2016 Walking Mountains Science Center

Let’s Get Started! • Welcome • Agenda Overview • Recap Meeting #1

Session #1: Learning from Others

Understanding Targets and Goal Setting • How will we set a target? • Three types: (1)Directional (2)Analytic (3)Aspirational • How have others done this?

Town of Avon Climate Action Plan • Created in 2006 • Incl. municipal buildings, fleet, water use • Conducted baseline GHG study 30% below 2006 by 2020 • • 80% below 2006 by 2050 • Solutions in four categories: • General Policy • Building Management Fleet Management • • Public Works • Prioritized by cost & GHG reduction • Municipal Energy Track to monitor • Recognized community benefits http://www.avon.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/ • 749

Town of Vail Environmental Sustainability Plan • Created in 2009 • Eight guiding principles • Set goals in six categories: • Solid waste & recycling Energy efficiency • • Ecosystem health • Sustainable economic & social development • Public Education & Communication • Transportation Reduce municipal & community energy use 20% below 2006 levels by 2020 • • Implementation matrix with goals, objectives, action items, indicators, and priority • http://www.vailgov.com/docs/dl_forms/Sustainability_Plan_v16.pdf

City of Fort Collins CAP Framework • Plan completed in 2015; updated from 2008 goals • Used an emissions-inventory from 2014 • Very thorough community involvement process • Major areas are buildings, mobility, energy supply, and waste reduction • Includes qualitative and quantitative actions • Very aggressive goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 • 20% below 2005 levels by 2020 • 80% below 2005 levels by 2030 • 100% below 2005 levels by 2050 • http://www.fcgov.com/climateprotection/

Lake Tahoe Sustainable Communities Plan • Finalized in 2013 • Community focus, “action toolkit” and “menu” of ideas and actions • Includes ideas for government as well as non-government organizations • Identifies responsible parties to achieve targets • 11 major areas including GHG reduction, energy, waste, forest and water resources, social equity, and community health • Reduce total region-wide GHG emissions by 15% by 2020 • Reduce total region-wide GHG emissions by 49% by 2035 • http://laketahoesustainablecommunitiesprogram.org/sustainability-action- plan/

Lake Tahoe Sustainable Communities Plan, cont’d

Lake Tahoe Sustainable Communities Plan, cont’d

City of Aspen Chris Menges Data Research & Project Planner City of Aspen Canary Initiative

Aspen & Climate Action EAGLE CAP WORK-SESSION #2. 4-18-16 Chris Menges - Climate and Sustainability Analyst and Planner - City of Aspen, CO

Discussion Outline  Background: Aspen & Heritage  Why reduce GHG Emissions  Setting GHG Targets – why, how, Aspen’s goals  USDN Data: Other Cities  Mitigation: what we’ve been doing  Progress to date: Gov Ops and Community-wide  Forecast Emissions  Next steps & CAP Process  Implementation takeaways CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

Climate Change is Changing Aspen 23 more no-freeze days now than in 1980 Frost Free Days Per Decade CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

Targets Good 1. Drive continuing action 2. Better with firm commitment 3. Facilitate ongoing analysis re: progress & implementation CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

Aspen’s GHG Reduction Targets 30% by 2020 80% by 2050 CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

MOST CARBON REDUCTION GOALS ARE 76% OR MORE What is your carbon reduction goal percentage? Under 25% 0 25%-50% 1 50%-75% 1 76%-90% 11 91%- 2 100%/Carbon… 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 20

MOST RESPONDENTS HAVE INTERIM TARGETS OF 20-39% What are your interim targets? 0-9% 0 10-19% 1 20-29% 4 30-39% 3 40-49% 1 50-59% 3 >60% 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 21

Gov’t Operations: CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

Community-wide, 2004-2014

+5% -26% -13% +15% +2 % . Changes in Aspen’s Communitywide GHG Emissions by Sector, 2004 CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

GHGs, Population, Economy CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

From here? • Focus on hitting 2020 and 2050 targets by: • Forecasting • Scenario Planning • Identifying scaled, sector-specific targets • Community-wide Climate Action Planning • Implementation • Note: ‘resiliency’ targets CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

Forecast Emissions

The “Gap”

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Scenario Planning CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

Quantified, Sector- specific targets… …Scaled to achieve overarching economy -wide GHG goals CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

Reduction Pathway

Inventory Public/Media Council Adoption Engagement & Forecast Communication & Engagement Draft CAP Implementation Strategy Identify Initiatives Develop Track and report & Set Sector- Implementation progress specific Targets Plan CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

Key Project/Policy Variables  Understanding community values  Community buy-in/support  City Council & Manager support  Effective program rollout  Clear definition of desired outcomes  Metrics for monitoring progress and success  Dedicated staff with the appropriate expertise  Applying business principles  Continually evaluating benefits to stakeholders  Don't get discouraged by failures or incremental progress CITY OF ASPEN CANARY INITIATIVE

CAP Sing-Along! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcDHZ7Z-hQ

Let’s take a break!

Session #2: Wedge Exercise

Stabilization Wedge Concept http://cmi.princeton.edu/wedges/

Seven Wedges to Consider 1. Residential Buildings (energy efficiency) 2. Commercial Buildings (energy efficiency) 3. Mobility 4. Energy Supply (renewables) 5. Waste Reduction 6. Carbon Sequestration 7. Education & Behavior Change

Discussion • Questions for each table (wedge) to consider: 1. What is needed from this sector? 2. Who is the target audience for addressing these mitigative measures? 3. What can we achieve? • Have a general conversation about what this sector includes • Please write your ideas on the flipchart • Report out to large group

Session #3: Goal Setting for our CAP

Other Communities’ Targets Community GHG Reduction Target Baseline Aspen 30% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 2004 Boulder 20% by 2020, 43.5% by 2030, and 81% by 2050 2005 Boston 25% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 2005 Denver 80% by 2050 2005 Fort Collins 20% by 2020, 80% by 2030, and 100% by 2050 2005 Lake Tahoe 15% by 2020 and 49% by 2035 2005/2010

IPCC Recommendations for Climate Stabilization • In order to stabilize at 350-400 ppm CO2 in the long- term… • A reduction in CO2 emissions of 50-85% is needed by 2050 • The average global temperature may still rise 2.0 – 2.5 o C • The seas may still rise 0.4 to 1.4 meters • … under this best -case scenario! https://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/

Goal Setting for our CAP • What about a long-term goal? 2050? • Can we reach for 80% reduction by 2050? • How about a shorter-term goal? 2020? 2025? • What can we achieve in a shorter-term period? • Discussion in small groups • Large group discussion

Session #4: Wrap-Up and Next Steps

Next Steps and To-Dos • Bike rack check-in • Focus of May meeting: • review of targets and wedges • begin discussion on actions by sector • Discuss our work today with your organization • Review or share materials from our website • http://www.walkingmountains.org/sustainability-2/climate-action-plan/ • “ …Ways to Reduce Carbon” lyrics competition

Overview of Project Schedule Step Date Stakeholder Meeting #1 March 21, 2016 Stakeholder Meeting #2 April 18, 2016 Stakeholder Meeting #3 May 23, 2016 Stakeholder Meeting #4 June 20, 2016 Planning team works on draft July (no stakeholder meeting) Stakeholder Meeting #5 August 22, 2016 Public Involvement / Open Houses Early Fall 2016 Stakeholder Meeting #6 Mid Fall 2016 Finalize / Approve Plan Late Fall 2016

A Big THANK YOU! • Next meeting May 23, 2016 at CMC Edwards, Room # 204 • Please keep in touch Kim Langmaid kiml@walkingmountains.org 970-827-9725 ext. 131 • Happy Earth Day on Friday! • Final words from Ted Ligety… https://www.climaterealityproject.org/video/olympi c-gold-medalist-ted-ligety-pro-snow

Links for video clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcDHZ7Z-hQ https://www.climaterealityproject.org/video/olympic-gold- medalist-ted-ligety-pro-snow