Mayor’s Task Force onClimate Protection &
Sustainability
Report to the Blacksburg Town CouncilDecember 2, 2008
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
Climate Protection Efforts to Date:Signed Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement –
11/06Formed Mayor’s Task Force on Climate
Protection & Sustainability – 2/07Completed GHG Emissions Inventory – 3/08Established 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 – 10/08Recommended Emission Reduction Target –
11/08
City/County Community Target#1
Community Target #2
Community Target #3
Govt Target #1
Govt Target #2
Govt Target #3
Albany, NY 25% below 2004 by 2020
Annapolis 10% below 1990 by 2010 15% below 1990 by 2020
Arlington County, VA 10% below 2000 by 2012
Aspen, CO 30% below 2004 by 2020 80% below 2004 by 2050
Austin Carbon Neutral by 2020
Bellingham 7% below 2000 by 2012 28% below 2000 by 2020 64% below 2000 by 2012 70% below 2000 by 2012
Berkeley 15% below 1990 by 2010 80% below 1990 by 2050
Boston 80% below 1990 by 2050Boulder 7% below 1990 by 2012
Brattleboro, VT 10% below 2000 by 2010 20% below 2000 by 2010Burlington
Cambridge 20% below 1990 by 2010
Chapel Hill, NC 60% below 2005 by 2050Charlottesville
Chicago, IL 25% below 1990 by 2020 80% below 1990 by 2050
Contra Costa County 80% below 1990 by 2050Denver, CO 1990 levels by 2020
Fort Collins 20% below 2005 by 2020 80% below 2005 by 2050KeeneLos Angeles
Madison 7% below 1990 by 2012 20% below 1990 by 2012
Sample Emission Targets:
Sample Emission Targets – Cont.City/County
Community Target#1
Community Target#2
Community Target #3
Govt Target#1
Govt Target#2
Govt Target#3
Marin County 15% below 2000 by 2020
Medford 10% below 1998 by 2010 20% below 1998 by 2010
Miami-Dade County 20% below 1988 by 2005
Minneapolis 12% below 1990 by 2012 20% below 1990 by 2020
New York City
Oakland, CA 15% below 1990 by 2010
Ottawa 20% below 1990 by 2012
Philadelphia 10% below 1990 by 2010
Pittsburgh, PA 20% below 2003 by 2023
Portland 10% below 1990 by 2010
Roanoke, VA 12.5% below 2009 by 2014
Rohnert Park 20% below 2000 by 2010
Sacramento 80% below 1990 by 2050 1990 levels by 202025% below 1990 by
2030 80% below 1990 by 2050
Salt Lake City3% per year for next 10
years 70% below 1990 by 2040
San Diego, CA 15% below 1990 by 2010
San Francisco 20% below 1990 by 2012
San Francisco County 20% below 1990 by 2012
Santa Cruz 11% below 2000 by 2010 25% below 1990 by 2020 80% below 1990 by 2050
Seattle 7% below 1990 by 2012
Somerville 1990 levels by 2010 10% below 1990 by 2015 1990 levels by 2010
Tacoma, WA 15% below 1990 by 2012 40% below 1990 by 2020 80% 1990 by 2050
Tompkins County
Vancouver 33% below 2007 by 2020 80 below 1990 by 2050
Worcester, MA 11% below 2002 by 2010
Blacksburg Emissions:
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 205050000
150000
250000
350000
450000
550000
650000
750000
453484
506
449
374
90735.3142857142
484
422
550Business as Usual
Linear (Business as Usual)
7% below 1990 by 2012
V.E.P. 2000 level by 2025
80% below 1990 by 2050
Year
Kil
oto
ns
CO
2
Town Govt. Solution Wedges:
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 20125500
5700
5900
6100
6300
6500
6700
6900
7100
7300
6,026
7,300
Business as UsualLighting Occupancy Sensors- 275.38 tonnesBiodiesel- 185.2 tonnesHybrid Fleet- 49 tonnesMunicipal Building Renovation- 150 tonnesAquatic Center Boiler Upgrade-111 tonnesLED Parking Lot Lights- 61 tonnesLED Streetlights- 595 tonnesReduce Vehicle Fleet Emissions 5% through incentive program- 149 tonnesPurchase 5% green power RECs- 78 tonnes80% below 1990 by 2050
Example - analysis to quantify savings:Aquatic Center Boiler Upgrade
Application Summary Current Gas Usage 38,928 ccf
Upgrade Analysis Boiler Upgrade Cost $70,000 Annual Energy Savings 20,067.4 thermsEnergy Cost Savings $ 27,893.66 CO2 Savings 111.24 Tonnes CO2
Upgrade Cost $70,000.00 Annual Savings $27,893.66 Simple Payback Period 2.51 years Annual CO2 Reduction 111.24 Tonnes/yr
Example - analysis to quantify savings:Municipal Building Retrofit
Blacksburg Motor Company Building Sq Ft 10,143.00 Energy Use 151,819.00 kWh CO2 150.76 Tonnes Intensity 0.014863 Tonnes/sf
Municipal Building sq ft 20,700.00 Electricity 419,400.00 kWh gas 11,421.00 CCF CO2 440.29 Tonnes Intensity 0.021270 tonnes/sf
With Municipal Building retrofit % Improvement 34.00% new CO2 290.59 Tonnes new intensity 0.014038 Tonnes/sf CO2 savings 149.70 Tonnes/yr % of Doc Roberts 99.30%
Upgrade Cost Annual Savings $ 24,682.59 Simple Payback Period years Annual CO2 Reduction 149.70 Tonnes/yr
Community Solution Wedges,Residential & Transportation
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012214000
224000
234000
244000
254000
264000
274000
284000
Business as Usual
Replace Incandescents with CFLs - 2452 tonnes
Turn out the Lights that Aren't in Use - 1953 tonnes
HVAC Tune Up - 4294 tonnes
Install Low Flow Showerheads - 4818 tonnes
Turn Water Heater Down from 140F-120F, 4897 tonnes
Turn Off Desktop & Unplug Monitor When not in Use - 1562 tonnes
Replace Gasoline Vehicles with Hybrids - 2148 tonnes
Eliminate Phantom Load - 3670 tonnes
Reduce Vehicle Miles Travelled - 4698 tonnes
Replace Diesel Sold In Blacksburg with B20 - 130 tonnes
Purchase 5% green power RECs
Single Family Home Energy Efficiency Retrofit - 6976 tonnes
80% below 1990 by 2050
Example - analysis to quantify savings:Household CFL Replacement
Application Summary CFL Electricity Savings over Incandescent 44 kWh/yr
Implementation Analysis Bulb Cost $2.58 Bulbs Replaced per Household 20 Penetration Level 25%Community Annual Energy Savings 2,722,280 kWhCommunity Energy Cost Savings $ 190,559.60 Community CO2 Savings 2,452.16 Tonnes CO2
Household Upgrade Cost $51.60 Household Annual Savings $61.60 Simple Payback Period 0.84 years Annual Household CO2 Reduction 0.79 Tonnes/yr
Example - analysis to quantify savings:Turn H20 Heater from 140-120
Application Summary
Residential Energy Use 861,834.00 Million BTU
Household Energy Use 69.6487797 Million BTU
Energy Used for Water Heating 11.84029255 Million BTUElectricity for Water Heating 1,456.6265 kWhNatural Gas for Water Heating 66.67349202 thermsInlet Water Temperature 55 F
Implementation Analysis Energy Savings from Turning down Heater 24%Penetration Level 100%Community Electricity Savings 4,241,010.90 kWhCommunity Gas Savings 194,121.83 thermsCommunity Cost Savings $ 566,700.11 Community CO2 Savings 4,896.29
Household Upgrade Cost $0.00 Household Annual Savings $45.80 Simple Payback Period - years Annual Household CO2 Reduction 0.40 Tonnes/yr
Mayor’s Task Force Recommendation:80% Below 1990 levels by 2050Monitor and measure emissions annuallyUse Key Indicators for measuring community
progressVehicle Miles Travelled (VMT)Atmos Energy sales by sectorVT Electric Sales by sectorAEP Sales by Sector
Use Local Government Operations Protocol, Version 1, for reporting Town progress to ICLEI
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:
1. Conducting a baseline emissions inventory and forecast.
2. Setting an emissions reduction target.
3. Developing an action plan to meet the target.
4. Implementing actions in the plan.
5. Monitoring and verifying emissions reduction progress.
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.
Resolution Continued
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Blacksburg:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. That the Town of Blacksburg will annually monitor and measure energy consumption resulting from town operations and will determine the resultant greenhouse gas emissions.
4. 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.
Resolution Continued
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