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    Community Energy and Climate Action Planning

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    What is the Sustainable Community?

    Green:

    Restore and protect natural waters, biodiversity, air quality

    Use land, energy, water, materials efficiently

    Reduce carbon emissions

    Resilient: Mitigate natural hazards

    Adapt to environmental change

    Livable:

    Stable economy

    Livable, affordable, accessible community

    Healthy environment

    Engaged public

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    Why do we need theSustainable Communities?

    To respond to non-sustainable trends:

    The Water Imperative The Ecological Imperative

    The Energy-Climate Change Imperative

    The Land Use Sprawl Imperative The Affordable Livability Imperative

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    The Energy-Climate Change Imperative Unsustainable patterns of energy use

    Carbon-based fossil fuels cause global warming, climatechange and expected impacts:

    increased human deaths from heat waves, floods, hurricanes,droughts, malnutrition, and infectious diseases;

    water supply shortages;

    spatial shifts of ecosystems and agricultural systems;

    species extinction; and

    coastal sea level rise and flooding

    The Imperative:

    Mitigate climate change by reducing GHG and carbon energy

    Shift to more efficient, more secure, low-carbon energy options

    Prepare for and adapt to the consequences of climate change

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    Climate Change Scientific Consensus

    Must have less than 2o

    C global temperature increase or bust This requires maximum atmospheric 400-450 ppm CO2 Requires global emissions 50% of todays or less by 2050,

    more (80%) for developed countries

    But emissions trends are up, not down Its all about energy (mostly).

    Per capita emissions: best indicator of change, most equitableindicator of contribution to climate change.

    In US 80% reduction by 2050, means 88% per capita to makeup for population growth

    the 12% solution: per capita emissions just 12% of todays

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    Global Land-Ocean Temperature Index

    2010 was hottest year on record!!

    NASA, Jan 12, 2011

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    Increase in Atmospheric CO2, 1958-20042007: 387 ppm

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    390.6

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    Needed decline inemissions to achieve400-450 ppm and75% probability that

    we will have lessthan 2oC increase.

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    But emissions continue to rise

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    Lesson: Impact per capita is best,most equitable indicator

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    Recent trends: Recession drop in developednations offset by rise in developing nations

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    Its about energy

    Global energy growing and still 86% carbonfossil fuels

    Growth expected to continue without newpolicies, 45% more by 2030 still 80% fossil fuelsestimated 33 billion tons in 2010

    International Energy Agency (IEA) also projectsa 450 ppm Scenario

    Many argue that we need 350 ppm to keepwithin a 2oC rise (we are now at 390.6 ppm)

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    International Energy AgencyReference, 550 and 450 Scenarios

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    Even if we can keep T to 2oC

    We need to adapt to significant climateinduced environmental changes byincreasing our resilience to

    Extreme weather

    Sea level rise

    Water resource constraints

    Agricultural economies

    Ecosystem changes

    Resulting mass migration and relocation?

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    Climate change and extreme weather:Is the last year and the last month a sign of things to come?

    Australia floods

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    Urban Heat Island (UHI) andExtreme Heat Events (EHE)

    Georgia Tech UCL Data Cities

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    Oh, by the way, we have otherenergy problems

    Oil 40% of our energy still comes from petroleum,

    reserves are concentrated in the volatile Middle East, and

    the date when global oil production will peak looms closer.Carbon

    global climate change is upon us, and

    we are still 80% dependent on carbon-emitting fossil fuels

    Global Demand Growth the developing world needs energy;

    China's energy use is doubling every 9 years

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    The End of Cheap Oil Oil Reserves

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    Mean (expected value) 3,003High (5 %) 3,896

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    U.S. EIA Estimate of Global Oil Peak based on USGS mean ultimate recovery(sharp peak postpones peak but would be fatal to the economy)

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    Coal:MountaintopRemoval

    Mining

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    our energy problem is complicated bythree factors:

    Slow Progress toward Alternatives to oil, carbon, and demand growth

    Change is Hard because of uncertainty, social norms, and

    vested interests

    Time is Short the time to act was yesterday.

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    Solutions?

    Improve efficiency of energy use to reducedemand growth

    Replace oil with other sources

    Increase carbon-free energy sources Reduce fossil fuel use and/or sequester carbon

    emissions

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    Pacala & Socolow (2004) Carbon Stabilization Wedges

    Need Seven 1-GtC/year wedges by 2054 to be on road to stabilization Possible sources of wedges:

    4 - energy efficiency4 - renewable energy

    3 - CO2 capture & storage2 - forestry and agricultural soils1 - nuclear power

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    What about non-carbon sources?

    Nuclear (after Fukushima?)

    Coal with carbon capture and sequestion ? Renewable energy

    Wind

    Solar photovoltaics (PV) Solar thermal electric

    Biofuels

    Hydroelectric Geothermal

    Other: tidal, wave

    Energy efficiency

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    Nuclear Power is stagnant

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    U.S. Nuclear capacity and generation

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    MIT Study on Future of Nuclear Power

    Costs are key factor: private investors arenot willing to make risks without largegovernment backing

    Safety in the age of terrorism

    Proliferation of radioactive materials andweapons

    Radioactive Wastes must be stored andmonitored for longer than we can imagine

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    How to achieve Sustainable Energy?

    Advance sustainable energy Technologies

    Consumer and community Choice for

    efficiency, conservation, non-carbon energy

    Public Policies to

    Advance sustainable energy technologies

    Enhance consumer and community choice

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    Some big questions remain Oil and natural gas: how much (resource), how much (cost)?

    Hydro-fracking natural gas impacts? Coal: not just carbon problems. Mining and AQ impacts. Carbon capture and storage: Technically feasible on large scale?

    When and how much will it cost? What cost carbon? Carbon cap & trade vs. carbon tax. When? If?

    What impact?

    Nuclear: Safe? Acceptable? Next generation when? cost? Wind: how much, how fast? Photovoltaics: when can we bring the cost down to $1/W? 2020? Biofuels: benefits & impacts of cellulosic ethanol & algal biodiesel Smart grid: what is it? cost and barriers to achieve it? Electric batteries: energy density, cost, when? Electricity transmission needs and constraints Energy Efficiency:cheapest, fastest, cleanesthow come we

    havent achieved the potential? Energy Conservation: comes down to consumption. Can we be

    satisfied? Can we adopt conserving behavior?

    Energy Policy?

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    Energy Policy?Obama on Energy 3/30/11

    In the face of Japans nuclear disaster, the Gulf oilspill, Mideast unrest, $4/gallon gas by this summer,coal mine impacts, natural gas hydro-frackingdebate, to say nothing of climate change.

    What he said:

    Cut oil imports by 1/3 by 2025

    Generate 80% of electricity from clean energy sources by

    2035 1 million electric vehicles by 2015, more natural gas

    vehicles, advanced biofuels

    Auto efficiency standards for 2017-25

    Production from existing federal leases for oil & gas

    Th S t i bl C it

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    The Sustainable Community Planning, design and construction applied at

    different scales from building to site toneighborhood to community to region

    Resilience objectives:

    Natural hazard mitigation and adaptation

    Environmental objectives:

    Energy, water, land and material efficiency;renewable energy; climate change mitigation

    Water and air quality protection, waste minimization

    Biodiversity preservation

    Affordable Livability objectives:

    Affordable housing

    Accessible mobility

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    Start small: Building Scale

    Energy efficiency technologies

    Thermal envelope efficiency

    HVAC system efficiency

    Whole Building electricity: lighting, equipment

    Building size

    Water efficiency devices

    Retrofit existing buildings

    Affordable comfort

    Building Scale: Thermal Envelope: still basis for codes

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    qtot= q walls+ q windows+ q ceiling+ q floor+ q doors+ q infiltration

    Ambient

    Building Scale: Thermal Envelope: still basis for codes

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    Thermal/HVAC energy efficiency

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    Whole Building Energy

    Whole Building: Goes beyondEnvelope + Infiltration + HVAC

    to include

    ElectricityAppliances & equipment

    Lighting

    The Great Story of Refrigerator Efficiency

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    Source: David Goldstein

    New United States Refrigerator Use v. Time

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    $ 462

    The Great Story of Refrigerator EfficiencySince 1975, 25% bigger, 1/3 the energy, 1/3 the cost

    1st State Standards (CA)

    1st Federal Standards

    More stringentStandards

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    Building Retrofit: Weatherization

    Energy use depends on building design, size, location, consumer choice

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    Energy use depends on building design, size, location, consumer choice

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    Typical Residential Energy Use by Design Type

    Primary Electric

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    Site Scale

    On-site generation: produce electricityon-site

    Low Impact Development: manage storm-water on-site

    Rainwater harvesting: produce water on-site

    Effi i O it ti

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    Efficiency + On-site generation =Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB)

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    Rooftop Photovoltaics:Building and Sites as Powerplants

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    Rooftop PV in Munich

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    My 4.3 kW PV System

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    Neighborhood Scale

    Neighborhood/community energy systems Combined heat & power

    Neighborhood solar

    Sustainable land use Compact, Mixed use, Walkable Design

    5 Ds: Density, Diversity, Design, Destinationaccessibility, Distance to transit

    Neighborhood LID: Light Imprint Design

    Green Infrastructure

    Affordable housing and mobility

    Neighborhood Energy: Mannheim

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    Neighborhood Energy: MannheimCHP & District Heating: 5 t-CO2/cap

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    Mannheim Coal Co-Generation

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    SonomaMountain

    Village

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    Sonoma Mountain Village 1.14 MW PV system, enough to power 1000 homes

    Eco-districts:

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    Eco-districts:focus on one neighborhood at a time

    Portlands 5 Eco-districts

    P tl d E di t i t

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    Portland Eco-districtDesigns and Technologies

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    The Land Use Sprawl Imperative Sprawl: land consumptive, dispersed, auto-dependent

    land development made up of homogeneous segregatedland uses heavily dependent on collector roads.

    Consumes natural habitat and agricultural land

    Drives up vehicle miles traveled, oil consumption, GHG emissions

    Social impacts of isolated, auto dependent, sedentary lifestyles

    Unsustainable patterns of land use

    The Imperative:

    manage land use and development and arrest sprawl to protect water, agriculture, habitats

    to conserve energy and materials and reduce GHG emissions

    design and plan livable and healthy communities

    reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) & oil & GHG emissions

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    Urban Sprawl & the Environment:

    converts and fragments farmland fragments wildlife habitat impacts watersheds and streams consumes energy and resources

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    Baltimore-Washington

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    Highway & Development Patterns through 1960

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    Highway & Development Patterns through 1997

    U S Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)

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    U.S. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)1960-2005, projections to 2025

    Millions

    Growth at 2.3%/yr, doubling every 30 years

    Energy and Land Use, Building size, Consumer choice

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    Boston: vehicle CO2/acre & CO2/household

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    Boston: vehicle CO2/acre & CO2/household

    Lessons:1. Impact per capita is best, most equitable indicator2. Urbanism and density are keys to reducing impact per capita

    Sustainable Land Use

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    Sustainable Land Use

    Smart Growth (neighborhood scale):

    Grow where infrastructure exists Infill development and redevelopment

    New Urbanism Design:

    Compact, mixed use, walk-able neighborhoods Neo-traditional neighborhoods

    5 Ds of Sustainable Land Use: Density: population/employment per acre

    Diversity: mixed use residential/commercial/jobs

    Design: aesthetics, sidewalks, street connectivity

    Destination accessibility: ease of trip from pt. of origin

    Distance to Transit: 1/4 to mile from home or work

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    The NeighborhoodThe optimal size of a neighborhood

    is a quarter-mile from center toedge. For most people, a quartermile is a five-minute walk. For aneighborhood to feel walkable,many daily needs should besupplied within this five-minute

    walk. That includes not only homes,but stores, workplaces, schools,houses of worship, and recreationalareas.

    Transit Oriented Development (TOD)

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    TOD Arlington County VA

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    TOD Arlington County, VA

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    Community to Metro Scale

    Smart Growth (metro scale)

    Transit options: light rail commuterrail, express bus

    Transit oriented development (TOD)

    Urban Growth Boundaries

    Regional Green Infrastructure Regional waste management, recycling

    Regional wastewater reclamation

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    TheRegionalContext

    for TOD

    Regional

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    gSmart

    Growth:the Urban

    GrowthBoundary

    Necessaryto Arrest

    Sprawl?

    Portland

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    Portland

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    Portland MAX Light Rail

    The 20-minute Complete Neighborhood Concept

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    Beyond the Region:

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    Beyond the Region:Vehicle Technology & Fuels

    Game changing technologies to reduce oil,GHG emissions, urban air pollution, allwithout reduction of VMT:

    Biofuels

    Vehicle electrification

    Vehicles-to-grid in distributed energysystem

    Whole Community Energy and Vehicles:

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    Plug-in Hybrids

    All electricvehicles

    Flex-fuel Plug-in Hybrid

    Less gasoline, lower cost, lower emissions

    Whole Community Energy and Vehicles:Vehicle Electrification and Biofuels

    Tesla Model S, 2011Nissan LEAF, 2010

    Prius Plug In,2012

    GM Volt, 2011

    Regional Wind and Cellulosic Biofuels

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    Regional Wind and Cellulosic Biofuelsto fuel flex-fuel/hybrid/electric vehicles

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    or Plug-in cars

    Electric Drive Vehicles:

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    ect c e e c es Gas-equivalent Price per Gallon and CO2 Emissions

    One-quarter the cost ofgasoline

    (12/kWh, $3.50/gal)

    One-half the CO2 emissions asgasoline

    (average U.S. electricitysources: 50% coal)

    PNW Lab National Study (Kintner-Meyer, et al, 2007):G id i f 73% VMT b BEV/PHEV

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    Grid capacity for 73% VMT by BEV/PHEV

    AREA AND COST OF PHOTOVOLTAICS FOR PRIUS+

    The PV Garage could easily charge a vehicle for 30-45 all-electric miles per day

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    ASSUMPTIONS: 9 kWh/day from grid PV kW STC-to-Grid AC efficiency 75% PV Solar-to-kW efficiency 14% PV south-facing, Lat-15o tilt PV @ $4/W dc STC

    Small 1-car garage 14x22 = 310 ft2

    CITY Hr/day 1-sun kW STC AREA (ft2) PV ($)

    Atlanta 5.0 2.40 184 9,600$

    Boston 4.5 2.67 205 10,667$

    Boulder 5.4 2.22 171 8,889$

    Los Angeles 5.5 2.18 168 8,727$

    Madison 4.1 2.93 225 11,707$

    Phoenix 6.4 1.88 144 7,500$

    Power

    Conditioning

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    Utility

    Grid

    QuickT ime and aTI FF( U ncompr essed) decompr essor

    ar e needed t o see t hi s pict ur e.

    Area and cost ofRooftop photovoltaicsto charge Plug-in Priusfor 30-45 miles per day

    in selected cities (Randolph & Masters, 2008)

    M PV G 4 3 kW 4 b k

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    My PV Garage: 4.3 kW, 4-yr payback

    Vehicles-to-Grid (V2G) Electricity Storage

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    Fleet of plug-in vehicles enable a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power storagesystem.

    Vehicles batteries (charged primarily at night) provide a bank of storage forthe grid when parked and plugged in at parking decks during the day whenpeak power is needed most.

    Smart grid system would enable feed-in to grid

    Pathways tothe Sustainable Community

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    the Sustainable Community Advance sustainable energy & water & land Technologies &

    Designs

    Transform the Market for sustainable affordable designs attractingPrivate Investment

    Enhance consumer and community Choice for sustainabletechnologies and sustainable lifestyle

    Community Planning to Remove barriers, Educate public Initiate sustainability plans, climate action plans, community choice,

    building and land use regulations & incentives, transit plans, and other

    Public Policies to

    Advance sustainable technologies into the market Enhance consumer and community choice

    Enable Community Sustainability Planning

    Create accessible, affordable and livable communities

    Education to retool professions, train workforce, and fuel the

    social movement for sustainable communities

    The Role of Green and

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    e o e o G ee a dSustainable Rating Systems

    Some clarity, assurance, accountability

    Good information to help counter misinformation

    Education Motivate action

    Green/Sustainability Rating Systems

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    Buildings LEED suite for NC, EB, CI, H

    ENERGY STAR, Earth Craft, Passiv Haus

    New DOE Home Energy Score for retrofits

    Neighborhoods

    LEED-ND

    Community STAR Community (USGBC, ICLEI, CAP)

    State programs

    Sustainable Jersey

    Virginia Green Community Challenge

    LEED-ND Neighborhood Development

    Title # Credits Points % of total

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    Location Efficiency 7 28 25%Reduced Automobile Dependence 2 to 6

    Environmental Preservation 13 11%Compact, Complete, & Connected Neighborhoods 22 42 37%

    Compact Development 1 to 5Transit-Oriented Compactness 1Diversity of Uses 1 to 3Comprehensively Designed Walkable Streets 2Superior Pedestrian Experience 1 to 2Transit Amenities 1

    Access to Nearby Communities 1Resource Efficiency 17 25 22%Certified Green Building 1 to 5Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1 to 3Heat Island Reduction 1Infrastructure Energy Efficiency 1On-Site Power Generation 1

    On-Site Renewable Energy Sources 1Reuse of Materials 1Recycled Content 1Regionally Provided Materials 1Construction Waste Management 1

    Other 2 6TOTAL 48 114 100%

    Certified: 46 56; Silver: 57 67; Gold: 68 90; Platinum: 91 114

    Sustainable Community

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    yPlanning

    Integration into Comprehensive Plans

    Climate Action Plans

    Community Energy Plans

    Sustainability Plans

    Sustainable Community

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    Codes & Policies Help from above: federal & state policies

    Building energy codes

    Land use ordinances: UGB, TOD, form-based codes

    Land acquisition, banking, transfer of development rights

    (TDR) for green infrastructure Tax & financial incentives/disincentives

    First-cost investment tax credits and rebates

    ROI options: production tax credits, feed-in rates/tariffs (FIT), renewableenergy credits (RECs)

    Innovative financing: PACE (property assessed clean energy)-type programs

    Municipal utilities: Demand-side efficiency programs

    Combined heat & power

    Renewable energy incentives: rebates, FIT

    The Climate Action Challenge

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    The Climate Action Challenge

    Technical Basis Global Scale Issue

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    You AreHere

    What are climate action plans?

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    What are climate action plans?

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    Strategic plans

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    What are climate action plans?

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    What are climate action plans?

    Strategic plansto

    increasecommunity

    resilienceto theimpacts of

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    8 Reasons for Preparing a CAP

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    8 Reasons for Preparing a CAP

    Globalleadership

    Energyefficiency

    Greencommunity

    Statepolicy

    Grantfunding

    Strategicplanning

    Publicawareness

    Communityresilience

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    U.S. Mayors

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    yClimate Protection Agreement

    1,044 signatories as of 1/10/11 98

    CAP Adoption Trends

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    CAP Adoption Trends

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    99

    What is a Climate Action Plan?

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    What is a Climate Action Plan?

    Both communities following ICLEIs fivemilestone protocol:

    1. Conduct a baseline GHG emission inventory

    and forecast

    2. Adopt an emissions reduction target

    3. Develop a local Climate Action Plan

    4. Implement policies and measures

    5. Monitor and verify results

    1. Blacksburg Inventory: End-use Energy,2006

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    2006

    Blacksburg Inventory: CO2 Emissions,2006

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    2006

    35%68%

    Blacksburgs Energy & GHG Emissions 2006

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    Blacksburg s Energy & GHG Emissions, 2006

    Transport

    Transport

    Residential

    Residential

    2. Town of Blacksburg Goals

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    Proposed Virginia Tech Goals

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    Virginia Tech GHG emissionsReal data 2000-2006, extrapolated back to 1990, projected forward to 2025

    Virginia Energy Plan Goal to 2025, Various Goals to 2050

    188

    316

    461

    255

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    thousandtons

    Trajectory to 80% below 1990 GHG emissions by 2050:Goal of Obama Administration,

    Long term Goal of Virginia Climate Change Commission,

    Goal of Town of Blacksburg

    Virginia Energy Plan

    2000 level emissions

    BAU: 2%/yr

    Virginia Goals

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    Virginia GHG Emissions, 1980-2005, with Goals of 2005 Virginia Energy Plan,

    2008 Goals of Virginia Climate Change Commission and Governor Kaine

    ResidentialCommercial

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    Transportation

    Electric Power

    177

    131

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    124

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    Virginia Energy Plan

    30% below 2025 projection

    Virginia Climate Commission Goal

    Governor Kaine Goal

    80% below 1990 by 2050

    (5% below 2005)

    U.S. CO2 emissions 1949-2006

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    U.S. CO2 emissions 1949 2006Cap & Trade Legislation Goals to 2050

    Natural gas

    Petroleum

    Coal

    Total

    Boxer-Lieberman-Warner

    1734

    Boucher-Dingall

    1196

    5981

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    108

    W d A l i C i S i

    3. Blacksburg CAP, 2011

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    0

    200,000

    400,000

    600,000

    800,000

    1,000,000

    1,200,000

    2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

    TonsCO2-e

    Wedge Analysis -- Conservative ScenariosBio-Energy

    Wind Energy

    PV - Public Buildings

    PV - CommercialPV - Residential

    Industrial - All

    Commercial - Appliances

    Commercial - Water Heating

    Commercial - Lighting

    Commercial - Heating and Cooling

    Residential - New MFH - Appliances and Lighting

    Residential - New MFH - Water HeatingResidential - New MFH - Heating and Cooling

    Residential - New SFH - Appliances and Lighting

    Residential - New SFH - Water Heating

    Residential - New SFH - Heating and Cooling

    Residential - Existing MFH - Appliances and Lighting

    Residential - Existing MFH - Water Heating

    Residential - Existing MFH - Heating and Cooling

    Residential - Existing SFH - Appliances and Lighting

    Residential - Existing SFH - Water Heating

    Residential - Existing SFH - Heating and Cooling

    Vehicle Efficiency

    Alternative Transportation

    Remaining Gap Between Projection and Target

    2050 Target - 80% Below 1990 Level

    Blacksburg CAP, 2011

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    0

    200,000

    400,000

    600,000

    800,000

    1,000,000

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    2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

    TonsCO2-e

    Wedge Analysis -- Maximum ScenariosBio-Energy

    Wind Energy

    PV - Public Buildings

    PV - Commercial

    PV - Residential

    Industrial - All

    Commercial - Appliances

    Commercial - Water Heating

    Commercial - Lighting

    Commercial - Heating and Cooling

    Residential - New MFH - Appliances and Lighting

    Residential - New MFH - Water Heating

    Residential - New MFH - Heating and Cooling

    Residential - New SFH - Appliances and Lighting

    Residential - New SFH - Water Heating

    Residential - New SFH - Heating and Cooling

    Residential - Existing MFH - Appliances and Lighting

    Residential - Existing MFH - Water Heating

    Residential - Existing MFH - Heating and Cooling

    Residential - Existing SFH - Appliances and LightingResidential - Existing SFH - Water Heating

    Residential - Existing SFH - Heating and Cooling

    Vehicle Efficiency

    Alernative Transportation

    Remaining Gap Between Projection and Target

    2050 Target - 80% Below 1990 Level

    4 Implementation

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    4. Implementation

    Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit Blacksburg rebates for home energy audits

    community alliance for energy efficiency

    (cafe2): facilitates audits and retrofit work