HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 10/28/2014 - CLIMATE ACTION PLAN - STRATEGIESDATE:
STAFF:
October 28, 2014
Lucinda Smith, Environmental Sustainability Director
Bruce Hendee, Chief Sustainability Officer
WORK SESSION ITEM
City Council
SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION
Climate Action Plan - Strategies.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this work session is to review progress on identifying greenhouse gas reduction strategies and
tactics, and seek Council feedback. The work session will also outline progress in considering financing models,
and public engagement plans.
In April 2014, City Council asked that an ad hoc committee be formed to develop a proposed updated Climate
Action Plan that describes how the community could achieve a greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal of 20%
below 2005 levels by 2020, 80% below 2005 by 2030, and carbon neutrality (a 100% reduction in net greenhouse
gas emission) by the year 2050. This work session is the second of four planned work sessions to review
progress to date.
GENERAL DIRECTION SOUGHT AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED
1. What questions, suggestions, or feedback does City Council have on the strategies presented?
2. Does City Council have any questions, suggestions, or feedback on the financing model concepts outlined?
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
I. CAP Update Progress to Date
A 23 member Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) was convened in June to oversee development of an updated
Climate Action Plan, and has been providing input to the CAP update. Good progress is being made, and the
steps outlined below are complete or in progress.
Identify the baseline and Adjusted Business As Usual Forecast to determine the amount of greenhouse gas
reduction needed to meet the goals.
The model to analyze the strategies and define different scenarios for meeting the goals by “dialing up or
down” the strategies has been completed.
A list of strategies has been developed and discussed at a high level by the CAC.
An approach for reviewing strategies and applying evaluation criteria has been discussed by the CAC.
A set of tactics (that inform the strategies) has been researched by RMI, and some elements of these tactics
discussed at a high level by CAC.
The scope of work has been completed that clarifies details of the modeling work that Platte River Power
Authority will conduct to support the CAP update.
Financing tools and approaches are being discussed
Phase I public engagement is underway and Phase II plans (November - February) are taking shape.
The next four months will be dedicated to fully quantifying the strategies, analyzing alternative packages of
strategies (scenarios), evaluating their associated triple bottom line impact, exploring financing options, and
engaging the community.
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II. Adjusted Business As Usual Forecast and Reductions Needed
In order to determine the magnitude of greenhouse gas reduction needed in 2030 and 2050, an “Adjusted
Business as Usual Forecast” has been developed (Attachment 1). The table below identifies the magnitude of
reduction needed to meet the objectives.
Table 1. GHG Reductions Needed to meet Planning Objectives
Year Adjusted Business As
Usual Projections
(MTCO2e)
Emissions Goal
(MTCO2e)
Needed Reductions
below Adjusted BAU
(MTCO2e)
2020 2,177,000 1,944,000 233,000
2030 2,169,000 486,000 1,683,000
2050 1,720,000 0 1,720,000
III. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies
With the help of The Brendle Group, the Rocky Mountain Institute, and staff, the CAC has considered and is
discussing a list of strategy areas, or “wedges”, for emissions reductions. The CAC is currently working with the
following list of strategy areas to reduce community GHG emissions.
Objective. Curb Future Emissions Growth
Strategy: Green Building for New Construction and Redevelopment
Strategy: Shift Land Use Patterns to Shorten Trips and Reduce Demand for Travel
Objective. Reduce Energy Use in Existing Buildings
Strategy: Increase Energy Efficiency in the Residential Sector
Strategy: Increase Energy Efficiency in the Institutional, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors
Objective. Reduce Transportation Demand and Use More Fuel Efficient and Electric Vehicles
Strategy: Drive Adoption of Multimodal Transport
Strategy: Accelerate Adoption of Fuel Efficient and Electric Personal Vehicles
Strategy: Encourage Efficiency, Demand Reduction, and Electrification of Commercial Fleets
Objective. Increase Supply of Renewable Energy for Electric and Thermal Loads
Strategy: Advance Renewable Energy at the Utility Scale
Strategy: Advance Residential and Commercial Solar Adoption/Community-Scale Solar
Strategy: Shift Heating Loads - Electrification, Combined Heat and Power, and Biofuels
Objective. Reduce Emissions from Waste
Strategy: Road to Zero Waste
Objective. Inspire, Accelerate, Mobilize, Prepare
Strategy: Encourage Eco-Districts/Catalyst Zones
Strategy: Implement Sequestration/Adaptation
Strategy: Develop Communications Campaign/Social Mobilization
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Attachment 2 summarizes the strategies, including some of the key potential tactics areas, based on the work of
RMI. Informed by RMI's tactics research, the strategies will be fully quantified in November.
IV. Scenario Concepts
Strategies will be combined into alternative scenarios that represent different pathways to the reduction targets.
Scenarios will be created by “dialing up or down” key design variables within strategies. The CAC will be very
involved in creating the scenarios. It is anticipated that at least two different scenarios will emerge:
Most accelerated to meet 80% reduction by 2030
Most cost-effective to meet 80% reduction by 2030
Other scenarios could address most accelerated path to meet the 2020 objective, emphasize local
investments in Fort Collins, or prioritize changes in the transportation sector or energy sector. The CAC
will play an active role in creating the scenarios by framing areas of interest at the November meeting
and reviewing and discussing scenario outlines at their December meeting.
V. CAP Modeling and Linkages
Several analysis efforts are being conducted to inform the CAP update. On October 15, the Rocky Mountain
Institute completed its compilation of information about potential tactics to reduce emissions in six major GHG
reduction areas. Their work was informed by national and local experts, and published references. The potential
tactics identified by RMI will be aggregated and loaded into The Brendle Group’s CAP model for strategy analysis.
Platte River Power Authority (Platte River) is also conducting detailed modeling of CO2 emissions reductions that
can occur (through reducing coal generation, increasing natural gas generation, expanded wholesale renewable
energy sources, and demand side management programs) as part of their update to the Integrated Resource
Plan. Platte River’s consultants and staff will be evaluating a scenario of various mixes of resources and their
ability to meet the goals for CO2 reductions and renewable energy planning targets outlined in Platte River’s 2014
Strategic Plan:
- a 20% reduction by 2020 relative to 2005),
- an 80% reduction by 2050 (both relative to 2005),
- as well as a 35% reduction by 2030 (as a proxy for the EPA proposed Clean Power Plan.
The preliminary result of this scenario should be available by the end of October and will be informative for the
CAP update process.
Through an Intergovernmental Agreement approved in June 2014, Platte River will also conduct additional
modeling for Fort Collins of the wholesale electric system to inform the CAP update. The Project Charter
clarifying the details of this work has just been recently completed and identifies two scenarios that will be
modeled for Fort Collins:
Scenario AS-FC1 - a 20% reduction by 2020, and an 80% reduction by 2030 from Platte River electric system
CO2 emissions in 2005, and
Scenario AS-FC2- a 20% reduction by 2020, and a 60% reduction by 2030 from Platte River electric system CO2
emissions in 2005. Scenario AS-2 was requested by the City to provide an additional increment between the
2030 CO2 target proposed in the EPA’s Clean Power Plan and the City’s primary scenario, AS-FC1
The results of the Platte River's modeling for Fort Collins will be available in mid-December. The analyzed results
for CAP strategies and scenarios will be updated to reflect the Platte River modeling results. The CAC will
consider the updated information at their meetings on December 15, 2014 and January 7, 2015.
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VI. CAP Financing Approaches
Achieving aspirational GHG goals will require significant investments into our community. The capital
expenditures required for Fort Collins (including local organizations and citizens) to implement the Climate Action
Plan will be significant. Nevertheless, these expenditures should produce economic benefits - whether energy
cost savings or other benefits e.g., property values, health and productivity, local economic sector specialization
and growth - that could allow for reasonable financing options. Further, the City can be selective in how much
credit it wishes to extend and risk to assume; for additional funds it can act as a conduit for third-party capital to
directly reach customers, citizens, and businesses.
The CAP team and consultants are actively exploring financing approaches that would be appropriate for Fort
Collins. Next steps in the CAP process involve clarifying the requirements, opportunities and limitations of various
potential “actors” in CAP financing, including the City government and Utility, the consumer, and outside
investors.
VII. Public Engagement on CAP Update
Community engagement and support will be necessary to meet the GHG planning objectives. One of the Citizen
Advisory Committee’s Guiding Principles recognizes “Education, awareness-raising, and partnership building are
all critical to achieving significant greenhouse gas reduction in Fort Collins.” Attachment 3 outlines plans to
engage the community in the CAP update process. A public forum is being planned for December 3, 2014 and
two additional forums are being planned for January to gain public input, in addition to presentations to individual
stakeholder groups. (See Attachment 3).
VIII. Next Steps
Several key next steps are identified below:
- Quantification of the strategies in the CAP model (mid-November)
- CAC discuss and evaluate strategies and tactics; CAC frame scenarios of interest (mid-November)
- Platte River modeling for Fort Collins scenarios incorporated into CAP model (December)
- CAC discuss scenarios (mid December)
- Triple Bottom Line assessment of scenarios (December-January)
- CAC develops recommendation (January)
- Public engagement (November - February)
Council Dates:
- December 9, 2014 - work session on strategy analysis and interim scenarios
- January 13, 2015 - work session on CAP scenarios and Triple Bottom Line Assessment
- February 17, 2015 - Council consideration of updated CAP
ATTACHMENTS
1. Adjusted BAU Forecast (PDF)
2. Strategies Descriptions (PDF)
3. CAP Public Engagement Survey(PDF)
4. Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
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Based on the Adjusted Business As Usual Forecast, the table below identifies GHG
reduction totals needed in key years to meet the planning objectives identified in
Resolution 2014-028.
Table 1. GHG Reductions Needed to meet Fort Collins Planning Objectives
Year
Adjusted Business
As Usual Projections
(MTCO2e)
Emissions Goal
(MTCO2e)
Needed Reductions below
Adjusted BAU (MTCO2e)
2020 2,177,000 1,944,000 233,000
2030 2,169,000 486,000 1,683,000
2050 1,720,000 0 1,720,000
Assumptions Used to Generate BAU Forecast
Population: Growth rates are based on Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA)
population projections for the Fort Collins Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area. DOLA uses a
compound annual growth rate. For informational purposes, the calculated mean growth rates
are 1.87% for the period 2014-2020 and 1.39% for 2021-2050.
Electricity: Growth rates are based on Fort Collins Utilities’ detailed forecasts through 2034
extrapolated out to 2050 and also include transmission losses and Excel energy user data.
These projections are then averaged with the DOLA growth rate projections for the population of
the City. An average electricity growth rate of 1.75% can be calculated for 2014-2020 and
1.06% for 2021-2050.
Natural Gas: The compound annual growth rate for natural gas is based on data compiled for
the Mountain region by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. For information purposes,
an average growth rate of 0.08% can be calculated for this time period.
Transportation: Projections are based on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) models from North
Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO) calibrated in 2011 with local
demographic and traffic count data, showing and average annual 0.94% growth rate for VMT.
Air Travel: Projections are based on per capita emission levels in 2013, grown by the DOLA
population projections.
Solid Waste: Projections are based on the per capita solid waste generation value of 4.85
lbs/person/day calculated for Fort Collins in 2013 and the DOLA population projections.
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Strategies Descriptions
Draft October 20, 204
OBJECTIVE. CURB FUTURE EMISSIONS GROWTH
Strategy: Green Building for New Construction and Redevelopment
Strategy: Shift Land Use Patterns to Shorten Trips and Reduce Demand for Travel
OBJECTIVE. REDUCE ENERGY USE IN EXISTING BUILDINGS
Strategy: Increase Energy Efficiency in the Residential Sector
Strategy: Increase Energy Efficiency in the Institutional, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors
OBJECTIVE. REDUCE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND AND USE MORE FUEL EFFICIENT AND ELECTRIC
VEHICLES
Strategy: Drive Adoption of Multimodal Transport
Strategy: Accelerate Adoption of Fuel Efficient and Electric Personal Vehicles
Strategy: Encourage Efficiency, Demand Reduction, and Electrification of Commercial Fleets
OBJECTIVE. INCREASE SUPPLY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ELECTRIC AND THERMAL LOADS
Strategy: Advance Renewable Energy at the Utility Scale
Strategy: Advance/Enhance Rooftop Solar Adoption
Strategy: Shift Heating Loads – Electrification, Combined Heat and Power, and Biofuels
OBJECTIVE. REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM WASTE
Strategy: Road to Zero Waste
OBJECTIVE. INSPIRE, ACCELERATE, MOBILIZE, PREPARE
Strategy: Encourage Eco‐Districts/Catalyst Zones
Strategy: Implement Sequestration/Adaptation
Strategy: Develop Communications Campaign/Social Mobilization
Attachment 2
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Objective. Curb Future Emissions Growth
Strategy: Green Building for New Construction and Redevelopment
This strategy curbs growth in GHG emissions associated with new buildings and major redevelopments
by ensuring new construction addresses building energy efficiency, photovoltaics, fuel switching from
gas to electric and demand response tactics. It builds on the City’s longstanding efforts in green
building where the approach is to continually raise the bar for high performing buildings through
building code changes over time while supporting and rewarding beyond‐compliance efforts. Under
this strategy, residential and commercial new building codes would be put on an accelerated path to
net zero energy while enhancing the required education, enforcement, and incentives of the program.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: Building codes and standards, PV requirements for new builds, homebuilder engagement
programs, demand‐response ready homes, cost‐effective fuel switching at point of
constructions
Existing City Plans and Programs: Green built environment program
Architecture 2030
Strategy: Shift Land Use Patterns to Shorten Trips and Reduce Demand for Travel
This strategy curbs growth in GHG emissions associated with transportation by employing land use
changes that shorten trips and reduce the demand for travel. This includes creating development
patterns that encourage smart growth, infill/redevelopment and encourages use of alternative
transportation options including tactics such as complete streets, enhanced travel corridors, and
building upon existing approaches identified in Plan Fort Collins and the Transportation Master Plan.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: Smart growth and infill development (including complete streets), reducing on‐ and off‐
street parking
Existing City Plans and Programs: City Plan ‐Structure Plan
Objective. Reduce Energy Use in Existing Buildings
Strategy: Increase Energy Efficiency in the Residential Sector
This strategy employs a two‐pronged approach to reducing energy use in homes – retrofitting homes
to be more energy efficient and behavior change programs and tactics to help residents live more
efficiently within their homes. The strategy leverages Fort Collins Utilities’ residential demand‐side
management programs and recently implemented Advanced Meters with emerging business models
and policy tools for accelerating home energy upgrades and consumer behavior programs at scale.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: Integrated Utility Services (IUS), work with upstream vendors, awareness campaign,
Existing City Plans and Programs: City Energy Policy, residential demand‐side management,
Georgetown University Energy Prize
Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) modeling
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Strategy: Increase Energy Efficiency in Institutional, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors
This strategy targets energy use reduction in existing commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings
and processes. Similar to residential efficiency, it leverages Fort Collins’ Utilities demand‐side
management programs to implement efficiency retrofits at scale across various business sectors
through a range of policy mechanisms, innovative business models, and targeted programs focused on
the highest industrial users and largest commercial property portfolio owners.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: Integrated Utility Services (IUS), metered energy efficiency transaction structure (MEETS),
commercial property assessed clean energy financing (PACE), deep energy retrofits on largest
industrial facilities, target top 15 commercial portfolio owners, contractor engagement and
training program, work with upstream vendors, required actions (disclosure, upgrades)
Existing City Plans and Programs: ClimateWise Program, Business Efficiency Programs
PRPA modeling
Objective. Reduce Transportation Demand and Use More Fuel Efficient
and Electric Vehicles
Strategy: Drive Adoption of Multimodal Transport
This strategy involves developing approaches to reduce the demand for and use of personal vehicles
and increase the use of alternative modes, including transit, biking, carpooling, and walking. This
strategy also involves using price signals that encourage alternative modes, managing traffic, creating a
transport network that is safer, more coordinated, and easier to use and then offering drivers
information and resources that encourage them to use the network. It also includes working with
employers in reducing commute trip miles by employees.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: Reduce off‐street parking; reduce on‐ and off‐street parking; open transportation data
and mobile transit applications; regionally coordinated mass transit expansion; corporate
engagement for alternative commuting; car/ride/bikeshare programs; housing and
transportation affordability index tools
Existing City Plans and Programs: Drive Electric Northern Colorado (DENC), FC Trip Planning
website, 2014 Bicycle Master Plan implementation, Automated Bike Share, Enhanced Transfort
Service, West Elizabeth Enhanced Travel Corridor
Strategy: Accelerate Adoption of Fuel Efficient and Electric Personal Vehicles
To accelerate the number of fuel efficient and electric vehicles on the roads, this strategy focuses on
supporting and encouraging large dealer purchases that meet efficiency or electric vehicle standards
so that individuals have these types of vehicles as a local choice. It also involves educating potential
buyers about rebates and incentives available, as well as tax credits that will offset the initial purchase
price. In addition, it will be important to make electric vehicle charging stations more numerous and
accessible to more users.
Analysis Inputs:
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RMI: Campaign to increase exposure to electric vehicles, electric vehicle infrastructure;
financing ‐ rebates/incentives/tax policy; upstream dealership programs; time of use pricing
and utility programs; pilot an exchange for Li‐Ion batteries
Existing City Plans and Programs: Existing electric vehicle charging stations, Drive Electric
Northern Colorado
PRPA modeling
Strategy: Encourage Efficiency, Demand Reduction, Electrification of Commercial Fleets
This strategy targets municipal and commercial fleets, including school districts, and encourages the
use of trip planning software that optimizes and combines routes and no idling policies. It also includes
offering education and incentives for retrofitting to more efficient fuel systems or purchasing
alternative or electric fleet vehicles at time of replacement.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: Electrify fleets, aggregate fleet purchases, corporate alternate transport programs, EV
infrastructure
Existing City Plans and Programs: Existing electric vehicle charging stations, Drive Electric
Northern Colorado
PRPA modeling
Objective. Increase Supply of Renewable Energy for Electric and
Thermal Loads
Strategy: Advance Renewable Energy at the Utility Scale
This strategy looks at what’s possible if Platte River Power Authority were to provide electric power
that exceeds the carbon reduction goals within its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in order for Fort
Collins to achieve its more aggressive carbon reduction goals. Modeling for the IRP is under
development and shown in the adjusted business as usual emissions forecast. This strategy would
focus specifically on tactics required to increase large scale renewables to the level needed to meet
the City’s goals. This strategy will require close coordination with Platte River Power Authority through
finalization of its IRP.
Analysis Inputs:
PRPA modeling
Advanced meter data and access
RMI: potential business models for utility‐owned, locally sited renewables
Strategy: Advance Residential and Commercial Solar Adoption/Community Solar
To increase the volume of solar installations, this strategy involves targeting key commercial
customers, developing policies that encourage solar in homes, developing outreach materials that
identify resources and incentives for solar, educating the community about on‐bill financing, power
purchase agreement options, and existing rebates. It also advances opportunities for customers who
cannot have solar at their location to adopt and support solar energy by increasing the number of
community‐scale solar installations and removing barriers to participation. It also will be important to
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address barriers, such as slow permitting processes, high costs, and lack of solar installers to meet
demand.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: New build solar requirements, Integrated Utility Services Model, transparent pricing
models, big‐box partnerships/in‐store retail, target top 15 commercial user target, small‐
medium commercial aggregation, commercial PACE , utility –owned models like rate‐based
ground mount/ community solar, solar‐ready zones
Existing City Programs and Plans: Anticipated future investments in solar, changes to LUC to
provide guidance on solar, Fort Collins Community Solar pilot, Clean Energy Collective, Income
Qualified Solar Programs
PRPA modeling
Strategy: Shift Heating Loads – Electrification, Combined Heat and Power, and Biofuels
This strategy encourages customers to switch from natural gas to electricity for heating their buildings
with the intent that the electricity will be supplied by fossil free electricity (solar, wind, etc.), district‐
scale combined heat and power, or biofuel sources. The best time to take on fuel switching is during
new construction or major renovation, and could be encouraged through new commercial and
residential building codes.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: Utility programs encouraging fuel switching for new build and renovations/replacements
– residential and commercial, leverage home building network, renewable thermal standards
and/or codes for new builds – residential and commercial, district heating for residential,
gasless or biogas campuses
Existing City Programs and Plans:
PRPA modeling
Objective. Reduce Emissions from Waste
Strategy: Road to Zero Waste
To reduce GHG emissions from waste, this strategy includes leveraging the City’s Waste Reduction and
Recycling Plan: On the Road to Zero Waste, which has a goal of zero waste by 2030. In addition to
increased education and funding, other tactics include expanded re‐use, recycling, and composting;
reducing waste at the source; applying triple‐bottom‐line and life‐cycle analyses to prioritize targeted
materials; and encouraging waste‐to‐energy facilities that recover renewable energy from solid waste.
The plan also encourages construction and demolition waste diversion.
Analysis Inputs:
Existing City Programs and Plans: Road to Zero Waste; Resolution 2014‐098 identifying several
near‐term actions
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Objective. Inspire, Accelerate, Mobilize, Prepare
Strategy: Encourage Eco‐Districts/Catalyst Zones
Many cities are realizing the value of implementing climate strategies at the neighborhood scale in
order to more holistically integrate changes in land use, buildings and transportation infrastructure
with the community development assets and social networks required to affect change. Bringing
climate strategies down to a geographic scale where social networks are tighter provides opportunities
for more rapidly testing and deploying strategies and engaging people in the behavior change aspects
of strategies. This can be accomplished through informal grassroots self‐organized blocks/areas to
more formally recognized boundaries such as neighborhood organizations, districts, corridors, and
development authorities.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: Green neighborhoods initiatives for PV
Existing City Programs and Plans: FortZED, Georgetown University Energy Prize
Strategy: Implement Sequestration/Adaptation
This strategy looks to existing City efforts such as Nature in the City and the City's climate adaptation
planning efforts for opportunities to lower carbon emissions through sequestration approaches. It
includes the interrelationship between energy, water and food supply including mutually synergistic
policies for enhancing community resilience and lowering emissions.
Analysis Inputs:
Existing City Programs and Plans: Nature in the City
Strategy: Develop Communications Campaign/Social Mobilization
Inspire, motivate and facilitate citizens to get involved in the CAP through a shared community‐wide
vision and tools that support personal accountability and choices for lowering one’s individual or
household GHG emissions.
Analysis Inputs:
RMI: my 80x30 public awareness and education campaigns
Existing City Programs and Plans:
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY
PROJECT TITLE: Climate Action Plan Update
OVERALL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT LEVEL: Involve Key Stakeholders, get their ideas while also sharing a
limited list (16-18) of key strategies determined by Citizen Advisory Committee where we need input.
BOTTOM LINE QUESTION: Does the community support the draft proposed plan (when developed)?
KEY STAKEHOLDERS (list is not exhaustive):
General public
Platte River Power Authority (And PRPA cities: Loveland, Longmont, Estes Park)
Stakeholder groups represented on the Citizen Advisory Committee
Relevant Council Boards and Commissions
Business groups
Environmental groups
Social service groups
Civic groups
Disadvantaged populations
Church groups/committees
ClimateWise and ClimateWise partners
Neighborhood groups
Colorado State University – Sustainability Committee and ASCSU
Poudre School District
Larimer County Health Department
Local Federal Agencies (USFS, NPS, CDC, Climate Hub, etc.)
Clusters (Energy, Water, Food, Innovation, etc.)
Agriculture Industry
Recreation/Tourism industry (rafting, hunting, fishing)
Clean Cities/Drive Electric Northern Colorado
TIMELINE:
Phase 1: Involve (Introduce the topic and seek ideas from the community)
Timeframe: July-October 2014
Key Messages:
The City is getting ready to update the Climate Action Plan – a critical document that addresses
how the community will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in the next 25 years.
We do want to hear from you. We know that there will be increased investments needed for the
types of changes required. Help us make wise choices.
The plan covers a range of subjects and we will want to come back to you when we have a draft
plan.
Climate change is simple, serious, solvable. Because it is serious, we must address it.
Climate change is not a political issue; it’s here now and we need to address it from a resiliency
point of view.
We are experiencing extreme weather events of drought, fire and flood consistent with
predictions of a changing climate.
Attachment 3
While local government cannot impact everything or the global climate, the City is involved with
providing energy and infrastructure, including drinking water supplies, so it is imperative that
communities be involved.
Tools and Techniques:
Form Citizen Advisory Committee
Set up a Web page for CAP update, with a subpage for Citizen Advisory Committee
Develop a short FAQ for Web
Develop a list of background resources and post to Web
Prepare a generic “intro” PPT to be used with boards, civic groups, Web, etc.
Seek comments via Web site comment form
Work with cartoonist Karina Mullen Branson on video to illustrate relationship of GHG goals to
Energy Policy, CAP, climate adaptation , Georgetown Prize, FortZED, and post to Web
Announce upcoming public open houses
Contact key stakeholders inviting their engagement
Identify and leverage CAC spokesperson(s)
Film and promote “Full Circle” – City sustainability video broadcasts on CAP and climate-related
topics
PHASE 2: Involve (Get community response to draft plan)
Timeframe: November 2014 thru February 2015
Key Messages:
To be developed once proposed strategies have been framed by consultants, staff and Citizen Advisory
Committee.
Additional Tools and Techniques
Host three public forums in advance of February 17 Council discussion:
o December 3: Continue process of educating and engaging the public
o Two in January: Once draft recommendations emerge, ask for direct feedback on
proposed strategies. (Seeking to work with CSU’s Center for Public Deliberation)
Coordinate with CSU Atmospheric Science, CSU SoGES, Center for New Energy Economy to
present a ½ day workshop on climate change, free to key business leaders (January 2015?)
Update website.
Push strategies on social media
Prepare press release with strategies and publicize January public forums
Revisit stakeholder groups
Climate Action Plan - Strategies
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Climate Action Plan - Strategies
CAP Update Process
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2014 Spg/Sum Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 2015
2/17/15
Council
Action
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Council
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12/9
Council Work
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Analysis/
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January:
Citizen
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Committee
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8/12
Council Work
Session:
Framework
April:
GHG
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Objectives
Set
10/28
Council Work
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Brendle Group
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RMI Tactics
Research
Completed
June:
Citizen
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Direction Sought
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1. What questions, suggestions, or feedback
does City Council have on the strategies
presented?
2. Does City Council have any questions,
suggestions, or feedback on the financing
model concepts outlined?
Adjusted Business As Usual Forecast
2013 GHG Emissions
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2013 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Source
Strategy Areas
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o Curb Future Emissions Growth
o Reduce Energy Use in Existing
Buildings
o Reduce Transportation
Demand/Use Cleaner Vehicles
o Increase Renewable Energy
o Reduce Emissions from Waste
o Inspire, Accelerate, Mobilize,
Prepare
Strategy: Green Building for New
Construction and Redevelopment
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Drive incrementally
downward to net zero
energy for new
construction and major
redevelopments
o Building codes and
standards
o Leverage
homebuilder
networks
o Expedited permitting
Curb Future Emissions Growth
Shift Land Use Patterns to Shorten
Trips and Reduce Demand for Travel
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Create development patterns
that encourage smart growth,
infill/ redevelopment and use of
alternative transportation
options
o Complete streets
o Infill re/development
o Reduce requirements for
on-street/off-street parking
Curb Future Emissions Growth
Reduce Energy Use in Existing Buildings 9
Residential- Retrofit homes,
encourage behavior change
CII –encourage meaningful
engagement across all
businesses; focused programs for
high impact and use players
o Work with upstream vendors
o Integrated Utility Services
model
o ClimateWise
o Target the biggest users
Increase Energy Efficiency in
- Residential; - Institutional, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors
BUNDLED STRATEGIES
Toward 30% less building energy use
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Existing Commercial Efficiency
New Build Commercial
Existing Residential Efficiency
New Build Residential
65%
4%
11%
21%
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Personal Vehicles:
o Rebates, incentives, utility
pricing
Commercial Fleets:
o Aggregate vehicle purchases
o Workplace charging
Reduce Transportation Demand/Use Cleaner Vehicles
Strategy: Fuel Efficient & Electric Personal Vehicles
Strategy: Commercial Fleets
Drive Adoption of Multi-Modal Transportation
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Approaches to reduce the
demand for personal vehicles
and increase the use of
alternative modes
o Price signals (e.g. parking,
transit)
o Data, apps (e.g. Uber),
and tools
o Expand modes and
services, incld. transit
o Employee commuting
program
Reduce Transportation Demand/Use Cleaner Vehicles
BUNDLED STRATEGIES
Toward 30% VMT Reduction by 2030
13
Leverage new build and infill development
Move to a multimodal transportation system
Engage employers to address commuting
46%
38%
16%
3 StrategiesTowards Net Zero Energy
14
o Advance Renewable Energy
at the Utility Scale
o Advance Residential and
Commercial Solar Adoption
o Shift Heating Loads –
Electrification, Combined
Heat and Power, and Biofuels
Increase Renewable Energy
Advance Residential and Commercial Solar Adoption
15
Identify opportunities and
address barriers to increase
adoption of rooftop solar
o PV in new construction
o Offer options
o Solar-ready zones
o Deep engagement with top
Commercial, Industrial, and
Institutional customers
Increase Renewable Energy
Implement Sequestration/Adaptation
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Recognizes the
interrelationships between
energy, water, and food supply
o Nature in the City
o Local food systems
o Reduce urban heat island
o Carbon offsets for
ecosystem services
Inspire, Accelerate, Mobilize, Prepare
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Source of Capital (Invested Capital)
City / Utility
Borrow or
Reserves
Private (3rd
Party)
Pay Over Time
Special District
Financing
Tax Revenue (New,
Incremental,
Existing)
Fees
(City)
Rates
(Utility)
Savings
(Project)
Tax Increment
Financing
(URA)
Source to
Repay
Capital
(payback
capital and
fund O&M)
Potential Financing Approaches
Evaluating Needs for Financing Solutions
18
Third
party
Customer City/
Utility
Strategies
Public Engagement
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Phase I
• Civic and Stakeholder Group Presentations
• Web: fcgov.com/climateprotection
• Social media, articles
• Citizen Advisory Committee - public comment first 10 minutes
Phase II
• Continue Phase I tactics
• 3 Public Forums (Dec and Jan)
• Council Advisory Boards
• Potential Business Leaders Workshop
Direction Sought
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1. What questions, suggestions, or feedback
does City Council have on the strategies
presented?
2. Does City Council have any questions,
suggestions, or feedback on the financing
model concepts outlined?
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