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Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection & Sustainability

Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection & Sustainability. Report to the Blacksburg Town Council December 2, 2008. Topics for Discussion:. Climate Protection Efforts to Date Sampling of Cities Emission Reduction Targets Blacksburg Emissions Mitigation Strategies

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Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection & Sustainability

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  1. Mayor’s Task Force onClimate Protection & Sustainability Report to the Blacksburg Town Council December 2, 2008

  2. Topics for Discussion: • Climate Protection Efforts to Date • Sampling of Cities Emission Reduction Targets • Blacksburg Emissions • Mitigation Strategies • Mayor’s Task Force Recommendations • Resolution Adopting Emission Reduction Targets

  3. Climate Protection Efforts to Date: • Signed Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement – 11/06 • Formed Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection & Sustainability – 2/07 • Completed GHG Emissions Inventory – 3/08 • Established a baseline year of 2000 as the furthest year back where we had reliable data – 4/08 • Have been investigating potential emission reduction mitigation strategies – spring/summer/fall 08 • Conducted Climate Action Workshops – 10/08 • Recommended Emission Reduction Target – 11/08

  4. Sample Emission Targets:

  5. Sample Emission Targets – Cont.

  6. Blacksburg Emissions:

  7. Town Govt. Solution Wedges:

  8. Example - analysis to quantify savings:

  9. Example - analysis to quantify savings:

  10. Community Solution Wedges,Residential & Transportation

  11. Example - analysis to quantify savings:

  12. Example - analysis to quantify savings:

  13. Mayor’s Task Force Recommendation: • 80% Below 1990 levels by 2050 • Monitor and measure emissions annually • Use Key Indicators for measuring community progress • Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) • Atmos Energy sales by sector • VT Electric Sales by sector • AEP Sales by Sector • Use Local Government Operations Protocol, Version 1, for reporting Town progress to ICLEI

  14. A RESOLUTION ADOPTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS FOR THE TOWN OF BLACKSBURG WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Blacksburg authorized the Mayor to sign the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement as amended by the 73rd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting. WHEREAS, the Blacksburg Town Council resolved to work in conjunction with ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability and other appropriate organizations to track progress and implementation of the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement as amended by the 73rd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting. WHEREAS, the Mayor of Blacksburg established the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability to accomplish the 5 Milestones of the ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign: • Conducting a baseline emissions inventory and forecast. • Setting an emissions reduction target. • Developing an action plan to meet the target. • Implementing actions in the plan. • Monitoring and verifying emissions reduction progress.

  15. Resolution Continued WHEREAS, Milestone 1 - Baseline Emissions Inventory and Forecast, was completed through the efforts of Virginia Tech Professor John Randolph and accepted by the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability. WHEREAS, there is a growing consensus among leading climate experts, to include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 to mitigate the detrimental effects of increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. WHEREAS, the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability supports a greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 with benchmark reductions of 2% per year below baseline year 2000.

  16. Resolution Continued NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Blacksburg: • That the Council hereby endorses the greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 with benchmark reductions of 2% per year below baseline year 2000. • That the Town of Blacksburg will annually monitor and measure key indicators of community energy use, i.e., electricity consumption, natural gas consumption, and vehicle miles travelled (VMT) for gasoline consumption. • That the Town of Blacksburg will annually monitor and measure energy consumption resulting from town operations and will determine the resultant greenhouse gas emissions. • That the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability will provide an annual report to the Council on progress towards meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction target.

  17. Questions & Comments

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