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Ontario Regional Climate Change Consortium (ORCCC)
Getting to Carbon
Neutral:
A Guide for Canadian
Municipalities
A Presentation By:
Getting to Carbon Neutral:
A Guide for Canadian Municipalities
Stewart Dutfield
Program and Communications Manager, CC-RAI
Toronto and Region Conservation
A TRCA | York University Partnership
[email protected] or [email protected]
@ccrai or @ORCCC
Presentation Outline
The Living City Vision and Objectives
Overview of TRCA Sustainable Community Initiatives
The Climate Change Imperative
TRCA Climate Change Strategy
Getting to Carbon Neutral Report
The Carbon Neutral City Planner
The Ontatio Regional Climate Change Consortium
(ORCCC)
Water and Climate
Summary
The Living City Vision
“The quality of life on
Earth is being determined
in rapidly expanding city
regions. Our vision is for a
new kind of community,
The Living City, where
human settlement can
flourish forever as part of
nature’s beauty and
diversity.”
The Living City Objectives
• Healthy Rivers and Shorelines
• Regional Biodiversity
• Sustainable Communities
Overview of Sustainable Community
Programs
• Greening Health Care
• Mayors’ Megawatt Challenge
• Pearson Eco-business Zone
• Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Action Plans
• Sustainable Technology Evaluation Program
• The Living City Campus at Kortright
• Climate Change Strategic Plan
• Climate Consortium (YorkU)
• Ontario Regional Climate Change Consortium (ORCCC)
TRCA Climate Change Strategic
Plan
Adaptation Priorities:
• Increase understanding of local
climate change impacts
• Reduce risks to communities
• Build a resilient natural system
Mitigation Priorities:
• Promote a culture of conservation
• Greening TRCA operations
• Leadership through partnership
TRCA Climate Change Strategic
Plan
Adaptation Priorities:
• Increase understanding of local
climate change impacts
• Reduce risks to communities
• Build a resilient natural system
Mitigation Priorities:
• Promote a culture of conservation
• Greening TRCA operations
• Leadership through partnership
Getting to Carbon Neutral Reports
www.carboncompetitivecities.com
Acknowledgements
• Report Prepared by: – Sustainable Infrastructure Group, University of
Toronto – Professor Chris Kennedy
• Steering Committee: – Bernie McIntyre (TRCA)
– Jeff Birchall (TRCA)
– Lindsay Wright (TRCA)
– Tony Iacobelli (City of Vaughan)
– Gary Wilde (Region of Peel)
– Vicky McGrath (City of Markham)
– Mark Bekkering (City of Toronto)
– Eleanor McAteer (City of Toronto)
– Mike MulQueen (City of Toronto)
– Renee Lazarowich (Natural Resources Canada)
– Claude Lefrancois (Natural Resources Canada)
Report Objectives
• Help municipalities develop climate change mitigation strategies
• Provide tools that allow municipalities to develop and evaluate
mitigation scenarios
• Provide some understanding of the concept of carbon neutral
Report Objectives
• 70 case studies of best practices in sustainable urban design and
planning worldwide
• Guidelines for estimating the GHG emission reductions from a
wide range of strategies
• Example of how strategies can be combined to reduce a city’s
GHG emissions by 70%
Case Studies
• GHG savings
• Capital costs
• Barriers overcome
Case Studies informed creation of Estimation Guidelines and mitigation strategies
Case Study Examples
Buildings: Regent Park Redevelopment, Toronto
– Anticipated GHG reduction of 80% for 30-acre property
– Features efficient HVAC system and building envelope
Energy: Revelstoke Community Energy System, BC
– Energy produced by burning wood waste displaces 45,000 GJ of fossil fuel
energy, reduces GHGs by 3,700 tonnes
Transportation: Congestion Charging, London UK
– Discourage driving in Central London with ₤8 daily charge per car
– Revenues support development of public transit system
Municipal Services: Sydney Waste Diversion, Australia
– 70% of municipal solid waste diverted from landfill
– Through anaerobic digestion system, 30,000 tonnes of fertilizer are produced
and 210,000 tonnes of GHGs avoided per year
Mitigation Strategies
Report provides 25 strategies in four categories:
• Buildings
• Energy
• Transportation
• Municipal Service
1. Buildings
• Building retrofits
• New energy efficient
buildings
• Energy efficient appliances
• Vegetation
• Photovoltaics
• Solar water heating
• Solar air heating
• Ground source heat pumps
2. Transportation and Land Use
Graphic: Transit Toronto
• Motorized passenger
kilometers travelled
• Conventional buses
• Light rail transit
• Subway
• Commuter rail
• Bicycle facility
• Parking price
3. Energy Supply
• Wind power
• Hydro power
• Aquifer thermal energy storage
• Borehole thermal energy
storage
• Energy sharing from industrial
processes
• District space and water heating
• Building integrated combined
heat and power
4. Municipal Services
• Landfill gas emissions
• Urban water systems
• Urban forest carbon
sequestration
Table 8.9 Comparison of Final Emission Values for All Scenarios and 2004 GHG Inventory (all values in tCO2e)
2004 Base Case 2031 Planned Policies 2031 Aggressive Alternatives
Population (millions) 2.65 3.08 3.08
BUILDINGS (ktCO2e) 13,997 10,601 4,922
Low-rise residential (kgCO2e) 4,498 3,767 1,396
Apartments (ktCO2e) 2,114 2,414 1,368
Commercial (ktCO2e) 7,386 4,421 2,160
PASSENGER TRANSPORT (ktCO2e) 3,169 3,086 959
Private Automobiles ((ktCO2e) 2,895 2,875 735
Bus (ktCO2e) 154 174 172
Streetcar (ktCO2e) 34 5.4 5.3
LRT (ktCO2e) - 11 -
Subway (ktCO2e) 87 21 47
TOTAL (ktCO2e) 17,166 13,687 5,881
TOTAL per capita (tCO2e) 6.48 4.44 1.91
Scenario Comparison
The Carbon Neutral City Planner
http://carboncityplanner.com/
The Carbon Neutral City Planner
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The Carbon Neutral City Planner
A Model for Partnership
Partnership Formed in 2010
A partnership led by TRCA and
York University
Ontario Regional Climate Change Consortium (ORCCC)
A Quick History Consortium Member Organizations:
• Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
• Carleton University
• City of Toronto
• Conservation Ontario
• Environment Canada
• Insurance Bureau of Canada
• Lakehead University
• McMaster University
• OCAD University
• Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
• Ontario Ministry of the Environment
• Ontario Power Generation
• Queen’s University
• Region of Peel
• Ryerson University
• Toronto and Region Conservation
• University of Guelph
• University of Toronto
• University of Waterloo
• University of Western Ontario
• University of Windsor
• York University
• Ontario Regional Climate Change
Consortium (ORCCC) was conceptualized
at the Climate Science Workshop: The
State of Regional Climate Modelling in
Ontario” in February 2010.
• Participants recommended the creation of
an Ad Hoc Committee to establish the new
Ontario consortium.
• The Ontario Regional Climate Modelling Ad
Hoc Committee represented 12
universities, all levels of government,
NGOs, conservation authorities and the
private sector.
A Quick History
• Towards the end of the
committee’s mandate, the
ORCCC Business Strategy was
developed.
• The Strategy was released in
early July to Consortium members
and other interested stakeholders.
• Since then, the Central Secretariat
has been contacting members
regarding funding for initial
projects and establishing the
Advisory Board to lead ORCCC.
Mission and Objectives
Mission: To equip public and private sector decision-makers with high-quality, regionally-specific
climate intelligence to empower them to effectively assess and manage climate risks
as well as invest in adaptation measures.
Objectives: Provide one-window access to multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral climate change expertise
in Ontario.
Generate high quality, regionally-specific climate intelligence that empowers Ontario
stakeholders to meet mitigation and adaptation needs.
Cultivate constructive collaboration between public and private sector climate
practitioners to advance climate research and build a world class climate industry in
Ontario.
www.climateontario.org
Letters of support have
been received from:
•McMaster University;
•Ryerson University;
•Trent University;
•University of Guelph;
•University of Ottawa
•University of Waterloo;
•University of Windsor;
•Western University
WWW.CLIMATEONTARIO.ORG
A Climate Research and Data Network
Water and Climate
Adaptation Resources for Practitioners
Ontario-specific resources
• Overview of global, regional and provincial scale hydrologic impacts of climate change;
• GCM and RCM downscaling and generation of local climate datasets;
• 7-step methodology • Recommends consistency with IPCC-vetted
models (GCMs and derived products) • Case study application to tier 3 water budget
Adaptation Resources for Practitioners
• Facilitates 7-step method • Provides data for future climate SRES X GCM
scenarios • Selects 10 datasets using the ‘percentile method’
• Statistically representative subset of GCM precip. and temp predictions
Adaptation Resources for Practitioners
• Two Modules • Available as: eLearning course; recorded training
sessions; slide decks; and live training (if requested) • Module A: Background science, and climate change
issues designed for broad audience • Module B: Technical training on conducting
hydrological impact assessment • Will be launched first week of June, 2012
Adaptation Resources for Practitioners National Water Adaptation Compendium
Multi-Partner Partnerships
Next Steps
• Continue to develop online tools to allow easier development and
evaluation of mitigation scenarios www.carboncityplanner.com
• Develop education and training program on Mitigation Strategy
Development
• Develop concept of carbon competitive cities
www.carboncompetitivecities.com
• Focus on enhancing partnerships for climate adaptation and
mitigation
• Build partnerships through the Ontario Regional Climate Change
Consortium (ORCCC)
Many thanks to our funders and supports
A partnership led by TRCA and York University Ontario Regional Climate Change Consortium (ORCCC)
Region of Peel, York Region, City of Toronto, Durham Region
Contact us:
Stewart Dutfield | Program and Communications Manager
Toronto and Region Conservation
TRCA: 416.661.6600 x5583
[email protected] or [email protected]
Harris Switzman | Project Manager, Climate Change Adaptation
Toronto and Region Conservation
TRCA: 416-661-6600 x 5931
Project information available on twitter @ORCCC and @ccrai
www.ontarioclimate.org
www.climateconsortium.ca
A Presentation By:
Getting to Carbon Neutral:
A Guide for Canadian Municipalities
Stewart Dutfield
Program and Communications Manager, CC-RAI
Toronto and Region Conservation
A TRCA | York University Partnership
[email protected] or [email protected]
@ccrai or @ORCCC