ellen beckmann, dchc mpo/city of durham david stancil, orange county january 8, 2008 sustainability...
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Ellen Beckmann, DCHC MPO/City of Durham
David Stancil, Orange County
January 8, 2008
Sustainability Initiatives in the
Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization
Why Act?
• Air Quality Non-Attainment
• Promote Multi-Modal Transportation
• Local Greenhouse Gas Initiatives
• Environmentally Aware Community
Sustainability Initiatives
• DCHC MPO 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan– 54% of Plan Cost for Rail, Bus, Bicycle, and
Pedestrian Projects
• Durham County and Orange County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Local Action Plans
• Local Government Initiatives
Greenhouse Gas Local Action Plans
• Used Federal Transportation Planning Funds and Local Government Matching Funds
• Consultant: ICLEI Energy Services
Two Greenhouse Gas Plans
• Durham County– City of Durham
• Orange County – Town of Chapel Hill– Town of Carrboro– Town of Hillsborough
• Common consultants, data providers, protocol, base years, forecast years, etc.
• Plan targets will be used in the DCHC MPO 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan
Local Government Inventory
Durham’s Local Government Total GHG Emissions for 2005 were:
158,710 tons
Community 2030 Forecast
10,084,260
6,837,430
0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000
GHGs (t)
2005
2030 Forecast+48%
Implementation
Staff Resources
• City-County “Green Team”
• City-County Sustainability Manager
Education and OutreachPolicies and ProgramsMonitoring of Progress
Orange County NC
• Countywide (inter-jurisdictional) GHG Study and Action Plan underway
• Working through Barriers to Reductions
• Other Sustainable Community Initiatives
Status of GHG Plan
• Baseline year = 2005
• Target Year = 2030
• Inventory of emissions completed
• Possible Reduction Measures Identified
• Considering Target Reduction and Implementation Measures
Challenges / Barriers
• Multiple Partners– Four jurisdictions
• Different Tiers of Activity – UNC CRed– Town of Chapel Hill
CRed
• Key Challenge: Translate Countywide inventory and targets into local actions
• How do we know when we have the right “mix’ of measures?
Other Activities
• Environmental Responsibility Goal
• Environmental Stewardship Action Committee
• Aggressive Recycling (61% waste reduction)