City of Chico climate action plan

1. City of Chicoclimate action plan Overview of Plan Components

2. 2005 Emissions Inventory Results Total 2005 Emissions: 515,990 MteCO2

3. Emissions Inventory Baseline and Projections

4. Climate Action Plan Timeline • Fall 2010: Development of CAP • 2011-2012: Phase I Implementation • 2012: Evaluation of Phase I Success • 2013-2015: Phase II Implementation • 2015: Evaluation of Phase II Success • 2016-2020: Phase III Implementation

5. Climate Action Plan Targets

6. Identifying the Least-Cost Path

7. Identified Emissions Reductions 2005-2010 • Reductions monitored from all sectors community-wide • The aggregate impact of these emissions-reducing actions will reduce city-wide emissions levels by 62,413 MteCO2 annually by the end of 2010 • Early Action Leaders Include:

8. Sources of Identified Emissions Reductions

9. Progress Towards Phase I Target

10. Expanded Impact During Phase I • Identified Reduction Actions with an Increased Impact between 2010-2012: • Solar PV Installation • Hybrid Vehicles Sales • Home Weatherization • Lighting Efficiency Retrofits • Energy Star Appliance Sales • Their aggregate impact will reduce emissions levels by an additional 6,388 MteCO2 annually by the end of Phase I

11. Progress Towards Phase I Target

12. CAP Phase I Project Analysis

13. Progress Towards Phase I Target

14. Phases II & III Target Reductions Phase II: 89,762 MteCO2 Phase III: 146,671 MteCO2

15. Strategy Sectors Energy Water Conservation Land Use & Mobility Transportation Air Quality & Urban Forestry Waste Management City Government

16. General Plan Update Sustainability Element Includes many Policies and Actions in most Elements which will impact emissions levels Identified these Policies and Actions and organized them into the CAP Strategy Sectors As the Identified Policies and Actions are implemented their emissions-reducing impacts can be measured or estimated using the CAP

17. Prioritization of Mitigation Measures More than 80 potential mitigation measures identified by the Sustainability Task Force The majority are promoted in the GPU ICLEI’s CAPPA software provides standard assumptions for the different measures Ranked by cost effectiveness: Price / MteCO2 mitigated / Year

18. Cost-Benefit Analysis • The Institute for Sustainable Development is working in collaboration with Dr. Pete Tsournos’ Econ 466: Environmental & Natural Resource Economics class over the course of this Fall • Six senior-level students learning to run environmental cost-benefit analysis in the context of a real project for their community

19. Example Abatement Cost Curve

20. Implementation Monitoring Sustainability Task Force City Sustainability Coordinator Institute for Sustainable Development Annual Emissions Inventorying Oversight & Evaluation of Implementation of Phases Monitoring: Best Practices State-Wide and Nationally Grant Availability Changes in Grid Mix and in Input Price Levels

21. Additional Components of the CAP Business Climate Partnership Website Outreach/ Education

22. Business Climate Partnership • A Partnership of Local Businesses, Utilities & Institutions • Coming together to discuss climate change and potential effective and economically feasible local solutions • Developing and overseeing a Chico Green Business Program • Connecting businesses with relevant, valuable resources • Recognizing leading businesses for their actions

23. Potential Stakeholders Chico Chamber of Commerce Downtown Chico Business Association Mayor’s Business Advisory Committee North Valley Property Owners Association Valley Contractors Exchange Association of Realtors CSU, Chico & Butte College Butte County Association of Governments PG&E & Cal Water Co.

24. Website PG&E Innovators Pilot information & results Inventory Report, CAP Document Personal Footprint & Personal Action Calculator News & Information, Links, Resources, Updates ‘How Climate Change Affects Chico’ & Adaptation Pages with resources tailored for: Businesses, Residents, Institutions

25. Direct Outreach • Sustainability Task Force Education Committee • Residential Outreach • Farmer’s Markets • Sustainability Events • Materials: Residents’ Guide, Free Efficiency Equipment • Website Promotion • Tree Program • Conferences/Workshops • November: This Way to Sustainability • December: Business Climate Partnership Kickoff • January: Public review of Draft Plan begins

26. Direct Outreach to Schools Outreach: Key to Successful Climate Action Campaigns “Engaging youth in climate change deliberations helps enrich a community’s climate change conversations and educates young people about climate change and sustainability issues.” -California Air Resources Board

27. School Outreach Overview 2011-2012 School Year Pilot Target 1: Upper-level Elementary School Target 2: Lower-level High School

28. Elementary School Overview Key Components • Education • Engagement • Exploration

29. Education Component • What are Greenhouse Gasses? • What is Climate Change? • What are the potential implications? • Globally • Locally • What is being done about it? • Globally/Nationally • Locally

30. Curriculum • Develop lessons that can incorporate/ hit on multiple components of the grade level curriculum • For students in this age group the most effective way to bring the curriculum home is to pair it with engaging activities

31. Potential Engagement Activities • Crosswords, Word-Searches • Scavenger Hunt, Other Games • Poster Contest, Photo Contest • On-campus Audits of Energy, Waste, Water, etc. • Student Petitions for School Action • Traveling Climate Change Science Box

32. Take-Home Challenge • Design a Challenge for students to take home and work on with their families • Will first take baseline measurements of energy consumption and vehicle miles traveled for a period of one month • Will then attempt to reduce both • Could also include waste diversion, water consumption, etc.

33. Exploration • Gateway Science Museum • Climate Change Conference, Winter 2011 • Sustainability Exhibit, Summer 2011 • Student Involvement • Assist in developing exhibits • Visits to exhibit • Interactive components? • Good models for future Collaborations

34. High School Overview Key Components • Education • Service-Learning Projects

35. Education • Curriculum would cover issues in greater depth • Discussion of the science behind ClimateChange and arguments that have been made against it • Discussion of ClimateAction: best approaches, what’s happening locally

36. Potential Curriculum Sources • World Wildlife Fund • Fifteen lesson plan • Department of Energy • Twenty eight lesson plan • Environmental Protection Agency • ‘Back to Basics’ Background Info • Alliance to Save Energy Green Campus Program • ‘Energy Saving Success Stories’ • Many other good sources

37. Engagement • Community Service/ Service-Learning Projects • Potential Projects: • Assist in development of GSM exhibit • Assist in implementation of Phase I of the City of Chico Climate Action Plan • Additional direct action in the community to reduce GHG emissions • Essay Contest? • Video Contest?

38. Timeline • STF Education Committee had first meeting regarding these plan components Monday 10/25 • Mary-Anne Pelladonnally to host a workshop for interested teachers on Friday Nov. 5 at TWTS • STF Education Committee will work with these teachers over the course of the year to develop curriculum, will host workshops

39. Summary • We are looking to educate kids about one of the seminal global issues of our time • We would like to foster in them a sense of involvement in and ownership of climate action in their community • Through educating and engaging students we hope to indirectly reach other members of their families and communities • By teaching kids about climate change we would be developing a vital resource in the long-term fight to curb climate change

40. Contact Information The Institute for Sustainable Development California State University, Chico • Fletcher Alexander Economic Analyst falexander@csuchico.edu 530-898-3335 • Scott Ellis Economics Intern sellis4@mail.csuchico.edu 530-898-3333