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BrowardCountyEnergy,ClimateandSustainabilityProgramUpdates, and

SEFloridaRegionalClimateChangeCompactUpdates

PresentedtotheBrowardCountyClimateChangeTaskForceMay15,2014

BrowardCountyUpdates

Energy,ClimateandSustainabilityProgram

• STAR Communities• Municipal Green Initiatives Survey• Sustainability Stewards Workshops

• Climate Change Action Plan Progress• Adaptation Action Areas• Climate Change Element 

• National Awards

Broward County is aCertified 4‐STAR CommunityRecognized as a National Leader in SustainabilityApproved Final Score: 436.6

http://www.starcommunities.org/communities/37‐broward‐county‐florida

Municipal Green Initiatives Survey

• Community‐wide assessment• Every 2 years• All 31 municipalities participated (again)

• Tracks progress and highlights BMP’s

http://www.broward.org/GoGreen/Municipalities

Survey Topics:GHG EmissionsWater ConservationEnergyTransportationBuilt EnvironmentWaste Reduction and RecyclingClimate ChangeNEW! Community Partners

SustainabilityStewardsWorkshops

February 13, 2014• Co‐hosted by City of Lauderhill

• TOPIC:   Water Conservation ‐ Every Drop Counts

May, 21 2014• Co‐host is City of Fort Lauderdale

• TOPIC:   Green Fleets Celebrating Clean Air MonthPLUS Green Fleet Auto Showcase

BrowardCountyClimateChangeActionPlan– trackingprogress

CCAP ‐ Actions Progress

Complete20 16%

In Progress or Initiated (13‐

14) 66 52%For Future 

Focus (13‐14) 20 16%

Not Reported20 16%

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AdaptationActionAreaGrant

• Pilot Implementation• Broward County partnering with SFRPC, DEO, and City of Fort Lauderdale

• Funded through NOAA Grant

• Completed so far:• Draft Report for Policy Options for AAAs

• Draft Amendment to City’s Comprehensive Plan

• Localized mapping tools• Public meetings

• Still to be accomplished:• Technical Assistance Panel by the Urban Land Institute

• Summary Report and Case Study• Video and podcast production

Photo by Steve Lange, Sun‐Sentinel 

Awards

Broward County Climate Change Element won the 2014 American Planning Association 

National Planning Excellence Award for Environmental Planning

Compact won 2014 Dream in Green Award 

for making South Florida more resilient to the impacts of 

climate change

SEFloridaRegional

ClimateChangeCompactUpdates

Regional Climate Action Plan‐ Adoptions and Support‐ RCAP Implementation Workshops‐ RCAP Health Impact Assessment

Compact Legislative & Executive ActivitiesEarthday Events and National Press Durban Exchange Upcoming GoSOLAR Fest and Summit 

AdoptingtheRegionalClimateActionPlan(RCAP)

• Palm Beach County adopted on April 15, 2014

• Now All Four Counties have adopted RCAP!

• Mayors’ Climate Action Pledge – municipal adoptions continue.     New: Delray Beach Jan 21, 2014

RCAPImplementationWorkshops

• Strategic Compact Communication Plan ‐March 6• Staff steering committee and county public communication officers

• Communication strategy under development

• Integrating Climate Change and Water Supply Planning ‐ April 17• Connecting Local Comprehensive Plans & 10‐Year Water Supply Facility Work Plans

• 60+ attended,  Good regional participation• Draft guidance document – includes policy templates and other technical tools

• Upcoming workshops:• Stormwater – June 2014• Adaptation Action Areas: Legal and Insurance Issues – August 2014

• Tri‐Rail Coastal Line – September 2014

• New ISC staff: Nancy Schneider 

RCAPImplementationWorkshops

RCAPHealthImpactAssessment

HIA Recommendations 

• Integrate public health planning with municipal and regional planning to prepare Southeast Florida for the broader impacts of Climate Change. 

• Educate the public and elected officials on health outcomes associated with climate change. 

• Include heat vulnerability, health, and socio‐economic factors when developing vulnerability mapping or determining priority zones. 

• Encourage, foster, and support investigative work to fully understand the impacts and economic costs attributed to climate change and health. 

• Establish health‐related metrics to use when planning for adaption strategies to mitigate climate change effects. 

• Revisit city and county development plans and revise based on heat vulnerability mapping a specific amount of shade trees or canopy to increase safe active access to goods in extreme heat. 

http://cdn.trustedpartner.com/docs/library/FloridaPublicHealthInstitute2011/RCAP%20HIA/FINAL%20REPORT%203‐18‐14.pdf

CompactLegislative&ExecutiveActivities

• Annual legislative programs completed

• Quiet state legislative session

• Other activity on the Federal level is taking place in the Executive Branch 

• White House Task Force – many compact partners contributed possible recommendations to the Built Systems Workgroup

• Task Force due to finalize recommendations by Summer and release report in September 2014

Senator Nelson’s Field Hearing on Climate Change 

• Held on Earth Day in Miami Beach

• U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ‐ titled, “Leading the Way: Adapting to South Florida’s Changing Coastline”. 

• Panel of Experts: Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs, Miami Beach Mayor Phillip Levine, Dr. Sellers of NASA, Dr. Megan Linkin of Swiss Re, FAU’s Dr. Fred Bloetscher and William Talbert from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau 

• Hearing was webcast live via the Senate Commerce Committee website

EventsandPress–NationalSpotlight

Lots of Good Press on Nelson’s Field Hearing on Climate Change!

Miami Herald   http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/22/4074378/at‐a‐rare‐field‐hearing‐us‐sen.html

Local10 (video)   http://www.local10.com/news/sealevel‐rise‐of‐concern‐for‐miami/25587826

CBS 12 News (video)  http://www.cbs12.com/news/top‐stories/stories/vid_15174.shtml

WRI blog (Christina DeConcini and Forbes Tompkins)   http://www.wri.org/blog/florida%E2%80%99s‐vulnerability‐sea‐level‐rise‐attracts‐congressional‐attention

Field hearing live stream (10 a.m. EST) http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=acba50cf‐892a‐4838‐aab0‐a5ae7b19caff

AP (Washington Post)   http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/senate‐holds‐miami‐beach‐hearing‐on‐climate‐change/2014/04/22/e87a34e8‐ca43‐11e3‐b81a‐6fff56bc591e_story.html

AFP http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140422/florida‐ground‐zero‐sea‐level‐rise

Miami Heraldhttp://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/21/4072474/in‐miami‐us‐sen‐bill‐nelson‐holds.html

Skifthttp://skift.com/2014/04/22/miamis‐tourism‐industry‐isnt‐ready‐for‐dramatic‐effects‐of‐climate‐change/

CBS (AP) http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/04/22/senate‐panel‐holds‐climate‐change‐hearing‐on‐miami‐beach/

UCS bloghttp://blog.ucsusa.org/florida‐costs‐of‐climate‐change‐492

WRI Fact Sheethttp://www.wri.org/publication/sea‐level‐rise‐and‐its‐impact‐miami‐dade‐county

E&Ehttp://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/2014/04/21/stories/1059998204

NY Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/us/florida‐finds‐itself‐in‐the‐eye‐of‐the‐storm‐on‐climate‐change.html

More!EventsandNationalPress

• RI Senator’s “Climate Road Trip”  passed through Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida

• Ended at South Florida Climate Action Rally 

• Friday, April 25, 2014 in Pinecrest Gardens

• 200 attendees

• Compact staff (Jason from BC and Nichole from MDC) gave brief overviews of Compact and county activities

Senator Whitehouse & CLEO event

InternationalExposure‐DurbanExchange

• Delegation from Durban, South Africa, visited Broward County 

• March 10‐14, 2014 • Made possible by the CityLinks program

• USAID‐funded• Administered by International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

Staff from eThekwini Municipality (Durban):

• Debra Roberts, Deputy Head of the Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department

• Geoffrey Tooley, Catchment Manager• Sean O’Donoghue, Climate Protection Branch Manager• Andrew Mather, Coastal Policy Project Executive• Richard Boon, Biodiversity Planning Manager

DurbanExchange

Topics during visit:

• Compact• Port issues• Urban wetland hydration projects

• Stormwatermanagement

• Everglades• Community engagement

• Adaptation planning

DurbanExchange

Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7

Registration is free!

Friday focus: policy and industry

Saturday focus: homeowners and small businesses

UpcomingEvents

SixthAnnualSoutheastFloridaRegionalClimateLeadershipSummit

• October 1 & 2, 2014

• Miami Beach Convention Center

• Sponsorships Available

Thankyou!

Jill HorwitzNatural Resources Specialist II

Natural Resources Planning and Management DivisionBroward County954‐519‐1287

jhorwitz@broward.org

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