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BEYOND HYBRIDS AND LIGHT BULBS: BEST PRACTICES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN ALACHUA COUNTY
BUILDING A RESOURCE EFFICIENT AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY LAND USE, ENERGY POLICY AND TRANSPORTATION
June 24, 2008
Summary
Taking stock Where we are today? Where do we want to be?
Beyond low-hanging fruit, best policies and advice Land Use Energy Policy Transportation
Miami-Dade County: Nonlinear rise of 3 to 5
ft by 2100.
Potential capital losses
William D. Nordhaus. 2006. The Economics of Hurricanes in the United States. NBER 12813, 47pp.
Florida – Ground Zero
Alachua County
Charter date: 1987
Population : 240,764
Area (sq/miles):
961
County Seat:
Gainesville
Joined ICLEI CCP: 1999
Alachua County Climate Change
Leadership Green
Infrastructure Investment Program Comprehensive
Plan Alachua County
Forever Land
Development Regulations
Collaboration Citizen Advisory
Boards Intergovernmenta
l Partnerships Intragovernmenta
l Organization
Inventory of Emissions
1999 County joins ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection – four of five stars by 2007
Developed greenhouse gas inventory for Alachua County
Establish an emissions target: 20% reduction from 1990 levels by 2010.
Developed and obtained approval for Local Action Plan
Implemented policies and measures
Monitor and verify results (pending star)
Alachua County Carbon Liability
Linear projection of total tons of
carbon emissions based on 2001 GHG inventory.
1990 base year est to be 2.4 M
Tons CO2e
1,990 2,000 2,010 2,020 2,030 2,0400
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
2,401,082
2,881,825
4,463,986
5,026,676
5,509,096
6,096,676
2,401,0822,160,9741,920,866
1,680,7581,440,650
1,200,542
2,401,082
2,016,909
1,632,736
1,248,563
864,390480,217
Total Tons of CO2 Produced
With No Reduction Business as Usual assume 13.22 Tons CO2/person/Yr
With No Reduction Business as Usual assume 13.22 Tons CO2/person/Yr + 3% incr per year
1% Reduction or 50% by 2040 matches 2001 GHG Goal
1.6% Reduction or 80% by 2040To
ns
of
CO
2
Community-wide Emissions by Source
1998 Alachua County
Community Greenhous
e Gas Emission Inventory by Source
Total Equivalent
CO2 Emitted:
2.8 M Tons Electricity56%
Gasoline31%
Natural Gas4%
Diesel3%Methane3%
Paper Prod-ucts2%
Food Waste
1%
Source: 2001 Alachua County GHG Inventory
Community-wide Emissions by Segment
1998 Alachua County
Community Greenhous
e Gas Emission Inventory
by Community
Segment
Total Equivalent
CO2 Emitted:
2.8 M Tons
Transporta-tion35%
Residential31%
Commercial21%
Indus-trial7%Waste
3%
Other3%
Source: 2001 Alachua County GHG Inventory
County Government Emissions
1998 Greenhous
e Gas Emissions
from Alachua County
Government
Operations by Source
Total Equivalent
CO2 Emitted: 17,525
Tons
Electricity69%
Natural Gas13% Gaso-
line8%
Diesel9%
Paper Prod-ucts
0.09%
Source: 2001 Alachua County GHG Inventory
Mitigation - Can we do it?
William Chameides
Emissions for
“business-as-usual”
Emissions target
80% cut in emissions by
2060
We need at least 7 wedges (More than 7?)
Land Management(Green Infrastructure)
2000 Alachua County Forever land conservation program approved
Land Use – Green Infrastructure
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Beyond the low hanging fruit 2002 Integrate ICLEI emissions target of
20% reduction from 1990 levels by 2010 into the Comprehensive Plan
2006 County updates land use policies to promote infill development and green infrastructure
2008 Alachua County Forever protects 12,000 acres locking up 40,000 tons CO2 per year.
2008 NACo Achievement Award; Best in Category Green Infrastructure Investment Program
Approved 69 site plans, 2,038 acres*: 877 acres of green infrastructure set-aside (43%) 940 acres of pervious developed areas 221 acres (11%) of impervious area 67% tree canopy retained 540 acres of conservation areas (89% protected)
321 acres of strategic ecosystems 151 acres of listed species habitat 185 acres of wetlands preserved < 1/20th acre of wetlands impacted
* Results from March 2006 – April 2008
Alachua County Green Infrastructure from Land Development Projects
Beyond the low hanging fruit 2002 Energy Conservation for County
Facilities added to Comprehensive Plan 2003 Energy Conservation and Resource
Reduction Program to conserve and cut energy usage by 1/3
2003 Landfill gas to energy project 4,179 tons CO2 Offset per year and 57,120 tons CO2e for methane
2003 New County Court House built to LEED Silver standard.
2005 electronic ballasts and CFLs saves $330k and approximately 98 tons of CO2; Energy performance contracting saves $118k
Beyond the low hanging fruit 2001 County bus passes
for employees As of 2007 Gainesville
RTS 8.9 million passenger trips offsetting 6,150 tons CO2/year
As of 2007 14% of the County cars, trucks or utility vehicles are either hybrid or pure electric
2008 FloridaWorks GreenRide web-based carpool matching service
2008 Bus Rapid Transit integral part of mixed use development, Newberry Village
2008 MTPO Investigates Peak Oil for long range transportation model – First in the Southeast
Conclusion
Land Use: Value Green Infrastructure; especially wetlands
Energy Policy: Energy conservation for County structures, LEED Standards; Preparing for Peak Oil
Transportation: Multimodal transportation; walk; bike, bus and bus rapid transit
Start now Ask for help Involve and educate your
citizens Have land use policies that
address climate change Measure your performance Be ready for the benefits of
coming carbon markets (and your community’s carbon liability)
Best Policies to reduce CO2
Best Advice
Resources
Alachua County Website www.alachuacounty.us
Alachua County Comprehensive Plan http://growth-management.alachua.fl.us/compplanning/compplanning_index
.php
Alachua County Environmental Protection Department www.environment.alachuacounty.us
Climate change and land use in Florida: Interdependencies and opportunities http://www.alachuacounty.us/assets/uploads/images/epd/documents/ECSC/M
ulkey.pdf
Potential for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Meet Florida's Growing Energy Demand http://www.aceee.org/pubs/e072.htm
Opportunities for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Through Forestry and Agriculture in Florida http://snre.ufl.edu/research/greenhouse.htm
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