The Corporation of Delta COUNCIL REPORT Regular Meeting Carbon Neutral Report

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1 The Corporation of Delta COUNCIL REPORT Regular Meeting F.17 To: Mayor and Council From: The Office of Climate Action & Environment Date: July 16, Carbon Neutral Report The following report has been reviewed and endorsed by the Chief Administrative Officer. RECOMMENDATIONS: A. THAT the 2012 Final Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program report included as Attachment A be endorsed for submission to the Province and be shared with the public on Delta's website. B. THAT this report be sent to the Honourable Mary Polak, BC Minister of Environment, Mr. Scott Hamilton, Member of the Legislative Assembly - Delta North and Ms. Vicki Huntington, Member of the Legislative Assembly - Delta South. PURPOSE: The purpose of this report is to provide an update on Delta's 2012 carbon neutral commitment and seek endorsement of Delta's 2012 Final Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program report. BACKGROUND: In 2007, Delta signed the British Columbia Climate Action Charter, a non-binding memorandum of understanding where signatories agree to create complete and compact communities, measure and reduce community and corporate greenhouse gas emissions and become carbon neutral in corporate operations by On February 13, 2013 Council endorsed Delta's 2012 interim Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program report which included information about Delta's carbon neutral progress. This report was submitted to the Province of British Columbia (the Province) to meet the requirements for the 2012 Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program carbon tax refund. Delta subsequently received approximately $200,000 from the province in return of the carbon tax paid for These funds have been deposited in Delta's Climate Action Reserve Account that will be used to fund greenhouse gas

2 Page 2 of Carbon Neutral Report July 16, 2013 reduction projects and also considered in conjunction with other capital projects approved by Council. DISCUSSION: The British Columbia Climate Action Charter voluntarily commits local government to three goals: Become carbon neutral in civic corporate operations by 2012; Measure and report on their community greenhouse gas emissions profile; and Create complete, compact and more energy efficient communities. One of the voluntary commitments of the Climate Action Charter (the Charter) is to become carbon neutral in civic operations by Carbon neutrality means that emissions are reduced as much as possible and remaining emissions are balanced or offset through other measures. Signatories may declare that they are "carbon neutral" through reductions and offsets, or are "making progress towards carbon neutrality", i.e. taking steps to reduce corporate greenhouse gas emissions but not yet carbon neutral. In 2012, Delta's greenhouse gas emissions from corporate operations were 7,274 tonnes of C0 2e. As per provincial guidelines, these emissions also include emissions from Delta's contractors that are performing traditional operational municipal services. These emissions were not included in Delta's 2007 baseline. The 2012 greenhouse gas emissions represents a net 6% reduction in emissions from the 2007 baseline including the growth in Delta's fleet and building inventory since The building and infrastructure emissions have a net 11 % reduction from the 2007 baseline, also taking into account new growth. Further reductions are expected for 2013 now that the Ladner Leisure Centre energy and greenhouse gas emission project is fully implemented. Delta declared in the 2012 interim Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program report "making progress towards carbon neutrality" since details of potential carbon offsets were not available at that time. The deadline to confirm "carbon neutral" or "making progress" towards carbon neutrality is July 31, Under the Charter, offsefs may be purchased from a third-party carbon offset provider or be accounted for through a local carbon reduction project. Staff recommend the use of local carbon project offsets and do not recommend the purchase of third-party carbon offsets. Currently, local carbon offsets are available to Delta from two local offset projects which are further described below. The first local offset project is Delta's green waste collection program which diverts organic waste from the landfill thereby avoiding methane gas emissions. Metro Vancouver and the Province have worked together to verify and approve local offset credits from this project for Delta and other municipalities that have similar programs. 6,678 tonnes of local carbon offsets are available to Delta for The second local offset project is related to the City of Vancouver's landfill gas collection improvement program which has resulted in greater quantities of methane

3 Page 3 of Carbon Neutral Report July 16, 2013 gas being collected. The City of Vancouver has received third party validation of this carbon offset project and the total quantity of offsets the project is anticipated to generate is 700,000 tonnes of offsets over four years. The actual quantity of offsets for the 2012 calendar year is currently in the verification stage and an agreement has been drafted between Vancouver, Delta and Metro Vancouver to share these offsets. This agreement is addressed in a separate report to Council. There will be no cost to Delta for developing these offsets and there would be sufficient offsets available to balance the remainder of Delta's emissions for Excess carbon offsets can be carried forward to future years. As a result of these two local offset projects Delta is potentially in a position to report it is carbon neutral for 2012 without purchasing carbon offsets. Over the four year period of the Vancouver Landfill gas collection improvement project approximately 70,000 tonnes of offsets will be shared with Delta if the landfill gas collection targets are met. This would allow Delta to be carbon neutral for approximately ten years in respect of corporate operations and during this time efforts would continue towards reducing emissions. Further work to identify and develop other local carbon offset projects could also occur during this time to work towards ongoing carbon neutrality past this ten year period. Attachment A is the Final Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program annual report. The main part of the report is the same as the report previously endorsed by Council and the carbon neutrality section has been updated. Implications: Financial Implications - The carbon offsets from the Vancouver Landfill gas collection improvement project are being shared with Delta at no cost. Delta would be responsible for the costs of registering the offsets in Delta's name which is estimated to be $700 for the 2012 offsets. Delta has received approximately $200,000 as part of the 2012 Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program grant which is to be used for greenhouse gas emission reduction projects. For 2012, these funds were not conditional upon being carbon neutral, however it is possible the Province may make carbon neutrality a requirement for future grants. CONCLUSION: Carbon offsets are available to Delta through two local offset programs at no cost to Delta. As such, Delta may be in a position to report it is carbon neutral for 2012, subject to the completion of the carbon offset allocation agreement between the City of Vancouver, Delta and Metro Vancouver. It is recommended that the attached final Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program Report be submitted to the Province and posted on Delta's website. Mike Brotherston Manager of Climate Action & Environment Department submission prepared by: Angela Danyluk, Senior Environmental Officer

4 Page 4 of Carbon Neutral Report July 16, 2013 This report has been prepared in consultation with the following listed departments. Department Name Signature Community Planning & Develo ment Engineering Jeff Day Steven Lan Finance Human Resources & Corporate Plannin Parks, Recreation & Culture Karl Preuss Sean McGill Ken Kuntz ATTACHMENT: A Final Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program report

5 CLIMATE ACTION REVENUE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (CARIP) PUBLIC REPORT For Reporting Year = 2012 Community-Wide Actions 1.1 MEASURE Community Wide Measurement Actions QUESTION Have you been using the Community Energy and Emissions Inventory (CEEI) to measure progress? What else have you been using instead of/in addition to CEEI? 1.2 PLAN ANSWER Yes ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Corporation of Delta is preparing a Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEPj that will identify opportunities to reduce community emissions. The CEEI is an integral part of the development of the CEEP. The CEEP is anticipated to be completed in spring Community Wide Targets QUESTION Do your OCP(s) have targets, policies and actions to reduce GHG emissions, as per the requirements under the Local Governments Act (LGA)? If yes, please identify the targets set. If no or in progress, please comment. If you are a Regional District, does your RGS have targets, policies and actions to reduce GHG emissions, as per the requirements under the Local Governments Act (LGA)? If yes, please identify the targets set. If no or in progress, please comment. ANSWER Yes No ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Corporation of Delta adopted community GHG reduction targets of 33% below 2007 levels by 2020 and 80% below 2007 levels by The Corporation of Delta is not a Regional District. Delta is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver. 1.3 REDUCE Supportive Community-Wide Actions Please describe the supportive community-wide actions you have taken in 2012 (or propase to take in 2013) to contribute to reducing GHG emissions and energy consumption in your community. Supportive actions refer to activities that provide a framework or foundation for direct actions to be implemented. These include the development of committees or new staff positions, education and engagement, feasibility studies, policy development and engagement with programs and partnerships. If your actions do not fit into the given categories please describe them under "other actions". Actions reported in theses categories in 2010 and 2011 can be found here: -u~ OJ OJ COO <D -:::r -->-3 o <D -~ <.0»

6 Supportive Community-Wide Actions Actions Taken in 2012 Proposed Actions for 2013 Broad Planning (e.g. creation/revision of OCPs, CEPs, Drafting of a Community Energy and transportation plans) Emmissions Plan (CEEP). Finalize and create an implementation plan far the CEEP and move forward with the first steps of implementation. Building and Lighting (e.g. developed green building Adoption of the Scott Rood Revitalization Implement building ond lighting policies as policy, increased density in the downtown) bylaw. The bylaw offers incentives for per the Community Energy and Emissions develapers to include energy efficiency and Plan. environmental features in their design. Through the application of this bylaw lowcarbon development is encouraged. Energy Generation (e.g. signed on to provincial 'solar Through the adoption of the Scott Road Investigate and implement where possible ready' regulation, explored options for bioheating for Revitalization bylaw renewable energy and further opportunities for energy generation. buildings) energy generation amenities are encouraged. Green Space (e.g. developed urban forestry policy, adopted park acquisition policy) Transportation (e.g. developed sustainable. transportation plan, completed bicycle master plan) Waste (e.g. introduced composting and recycling education programs) Promote public tree planting via "Trees for Tomorrow" program. Initiated urban canopy coverage inventory update. Completed Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Plan for various neighbourhoods within Delta. Hosted sustainable gardening workshops which included lessons in composting and pesticide olternatives. Focilitated the delivery of "Zero Hero", a waste management play, to elementary school children in Delta. Complete and communicate revised urban canopy coverage inventory. Revise practices and guidelines as appropriate based on the inventory. Continue to implement Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Plan Continue to deliver of education programs, e.g. launch new Collection Schedule App to provide residents with recycing and reuse options. Free gardening workshops to promote backyard composting Water/Sewer (e.g. participated in water smart initiatives, implemented Water Action Plan, introduced rebates on low flush toilets) Used social media (e.g. videos, FB townhall Develop multi-family residential organics meeting) to reach out to residents about collection program. solid waste programs. Implement a mattress voucher recycling proc/fam. Delivered the Rain Gardener curriculum to Deliver the Rain Gardener curriculum to two new schools in new schools in Carried out summer 2012 Waterwise water Create an Integrated Storm Water conservation program. Management Plan for the North Delta Ravines. Hosted school plays to promote water conservation. Completed the Shaw Creek Integrated Storm water Management Plan. -o;g m m CD =:r ",3 o CD -;3. <.0 0 <.0»

7 Other Actions Delivered 2012 Earth Week. Delivered Keep Cool! play ta 850 elementary students. Deliver 2013 Earth Week. Deliver the Climate Change Showdown to 11 elementary schools in Delta. Direct Community-Wide Actions Promoted and provided support to existing Support to existing and new community and new community stewardship groups in stewardship groups in Delta. Delta. Please describe the direct community-wide actions you have taken this year and propose to take next year to contribute to reducing GHG emissions and energy consumption in your community. Direct actions refer to activities that can be directly implemented by local government. If your actions do not fit into the given categories please describe them under "other actions". Actions reported in theses categories in 2010 and 2011 can be faund here: Community-Wide Direct Actions Actions Taken in 2012 Buildings (e.g. implement use of sustainability checklists and development permit guidelines for new buildings) Energy' Generation (e.g. implement district energy, geothermal, solar) Transpartatian (e.g.. implement bike lanes, pedestrian paths, upgrade transit service and infrastructure, improve roads, parking fees etc.) 7 Green Growth Index files submitted. Delivered Year 3 of the Climote Smart program for small to medium businesses. To date approximately 30 Delta businesses have participated thus far. Development of on-farm anaerobic digestion policy. Completed intersection and streetscope improvements rhat improved bike and pedestrian movement, e.g. installation of sidewalks & cycle signal push buttons and pedestrian count down timers; improved lighting, and bike route signage. Proposed Actions for _2~1_3 Investigate further opportunities through finalization of Delta's Community Energy and Emissions plan. Investigate further opportunities through Delta's Community Energy and Emissions plan. Implement a community shuttle program for senior citizens in North Delta. Improve pedestrian movement by enhancing sidewalks, e.g. install accessibility features, and improve sidewalk connectivity. Improve cycling infrastructure through the designation of bike lanes, improve signage, street marking and connecting routes between neighbourhoods. Improve bus stops and street lighting. -u~ tl) tl) (0 (") CD = w3 CD o ~ -~ <.0»

8 Waste (e.g. introduce composting and recycling programs) Initiated single family residential curbside faod scrap progrom. Sold 236 backyard composters. Work with non-profit to deliver workshops regarding waste reduction in schools and perhaps develop cirriculum to support Green Can program in schools. Water/Sewer (e.g. implement water conservation and reduction initiatives) Hosted the second annual pesticide drop off. Continue to offer backyard com posters for sale to residents. Aproximately 300 household water meters Plan to work with non-profit organisations to installed, and sold 110 rain barrels and 44 deliver water conservation workshops in outdoor water saver kits. schools (Grade 4). Installation of three school rain gardens. Plan to install two school rain gardens. Green Space (e.g. plant trees, conserve forest etc.) Offered free gardening workshops to Will offer free gardening workshaps to aromote water wise aardenina. aromote water conservation. Contributed to the successful Ramsar Complete land transfer of over 1,000 acres of Wetland application for Burns Bog and the bog land into the Burns Bog Ecological Fraser Delta Wildlife management areas. Approximately 20,682 hectares of land was designatied as a Ramsar Wetland af International Significance, the highest designation for the protection of wetlands. Supported various invasive plant pulls and native plant species plantings. Completed 2012 hydrology monitoring program for Burns Bog. Conservancy Area. Complete northern boundary Burns Bog water management project. Complete habitat use survey for the Watershed and Shaw Creek watershed. Ongoing tree preservation and planting programs. Continued implementation of Burns Bog Management Plan Completed study on restoration tools for Burns Bog. Other Actions 1.4 COMMUNITY-WIDE INNOVATION Is there any activity that you have been engaged in over the past year(s) that you are particularly proud of and would like to share with other local governments? Please describe and add links to additional information where possible. Completed Cougar Creek water quality study. Delivered Climate Change Showdown program t0294 grade 5 students who reduced their emissions by 136 tonnes in Delta. Answer ICLEI Adaptation project BC Agriculture & Food Climate Action Initiative N/A N/A "U~ 0) 0) co 0 (!) :::r -1::-3 o (!) --.;a. (0»

9 CLIMATE ACTION REVENUE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (CARIPj PUBLIC REPORT For Reporting Year = 2012 Corporate Actions 2.1 MEASURE Corporate Measurement Actions QUESTION What steps has your local government taken toward completing its corporate emissions inventory (e.g. corporate assets identified related to energy and fuel data and calculated GHG emissions from energy use)? What tool are you using to measure, track and report on your corporate emissions (e.g. SMARTtool, other tools including excel spreadsheets)? Answer The Corporation of Delta first inventoried its corporate emissions in Since the~,. Delta has performed biennial inventories ond hos a complete record of corporate GHG emissions from Delta will be inventorying 2011 ond 2012 emissions in Delta uses a third-party consultant to collate corporate emissions in an excel format. N/ A N/A 2.2 REDUCE Supportive Corporate Actions Please describe the supportive corporate actions you have taken in 2012 or propose to take in 2013 to contribute to reducing GHG emissions and energy consumption within your corporate boundary. supportive actions refer to activities that provide a framework or foundation for direct actions to be implemented. These include the development of committees or new staff positions, education and engagement, feasibility studies, policy development and engagement with programs and partnerships. If your actions do not fit into the categories provided, please describe them under "other actions". lists of actions reported in theses categories in 2010 and 2011 can be found here: htm Supportive Corporate Actions Actions Taken in 2012 Proposed Actions for 2013 Broad Planning (e.g. developed corporate climate action plan) The Corporate Climate Change Initiative (the Initiative) is revised regularly. Corry over action items from the 2011 Initiative were acted upon in The Initiative will be revised as a whole to address priority actions that will assist Delta in reaching its 2015 corporate GHG reduction target. Drafted a Community Energy and Emissions Plan which will inform corporate and community policy. -u~ ill ill <0(") (J)=r <.n3 CD o -., =- <0;:

10 Building and Ughting (e.g. developed energy reduction plan for oil corporate buildings) Completed an energy efficiency and district energy study for the North Delto civic precinct. Continue in 2013 with the Energy Management progrom. Appoint stoff to examine opportunities to reduce natural gas consumption and implement staff energy conservation education and troining. Conduct a roof assessment of various civic facilities. Energy Generation (e.g. undertookfeasibility study of green energy generation for civic buildings) Completed feasibility study for solar hot water at Lodner Leisure Centre and Delta's outdoor pools and was awarded funding from the Gas Tax Innovations ~,,"ri Transportation (e.g. created anti-idling policy for Participated in the 2012 Commuter city vehicles, bike to work week promotion) Ch<Jllenge; promote car pooling and transit use amongst staff. Continue to investigate and research energy generotion opportunities. Continuation of corporate corpool and tronsit pass program. Waste (e.g. completed waste audit of City Hall) Water/Sewer (e.g. completed study of sewer and water energy use) Other Actions Completed EV vehicle and charging infrastructure research. Offered and enhanced recycling amenities Will expand the corporate facility recycling in corporate facilities and at corporate program to include food waste and food soiled events. oaoer at satellite municioal facilities. Completed leak detection"audits of the Conduct leak detection audits of the potable potable water, and storm and sanitary water, and storm and sanitary sewer sysems. sewer sysems. Hosted the "Turn It Off Challenge" for staff. The Challenge is an outreach campaign that educates staff on how to save energy. N/A Direct Corporate Actions Please describe the direct corporate actions you have taken in 2012 and propose to take in 2013 to contribute to reducing GHG emissions and energy consumption within your corporate boundary. Direct actions refer to activities that can be directly implemented by local governments. We encourage you to report all the corporate actions that contribute to reduced emissions even if they might not directly contribute to the achievement of your carbon neutral commitment. For example, the introduction of corporate recycling programs do not contribute to carbon neutrality but is a direct action to reduce GHG emissions. If your actions do not fit into the given categories please describe them under "other actions". List of actions reported in theses categories in 2010 and 2011 can be found here: -u;g n> n> <0 (") CD ~ m3 o CD -~ <.D}>

11 Direct Corporate, Actions Actions Taken in 2012 Proposed Actions for 2013 Building and Lighting (e.g. energy efficiency retrofits to municipal buildings) Completed comprehensive retrofit of the Ladner Leisure Centre which will result in reductions of 350 tonnes/yr of GHGs. Improve building envelope performonce via weather proofing seals and replacing windows etc at Delta's various recreation centres. EnergyGeneration (e.g. implemented heat recovery systems, solar) Fleet (e.g. anti idling policies for fleet vehicles, purchasing of hybrid) Waste (e.g. introduction of composting and recycling programs and education) Initiated implementation of Delta Solar Hot Water proiect Purchased six Honda Civic hybrids replacing six 2004 Cavaliers. Continued use of biodiesel for fleet vehicles. Improve HVAC system efficiency of the Sun god Recreation Centre avm and aerobic studio. Complete solar hot water installations at Ladner Leisure Centre and Ladner Outdoor POOl Right size four large service vehicles. Replace end of life cycle small equipment with more fuel efficient models. Continue to use biodiesel in fleet vehicles. Initiated food waste and food soiled paper Implement composting progrom at satellite composting program at Municipal Hall. municipal facilities. Water/Sewer (e.g. initiated water conservation and reduction initiatives) Installation of rain gardens along various parts of 116th and 115th streets in North Delta. Retrofit Ladner Leisure Centre cooling facilities. Recirculating cooling water will reduce water usage by 80%. Install rain gardens along 116th, 110th, 92nd, and at Sungod Recreation Centre. Retrofit the Town & Country pump station. Efforts will integrate energy efficiency aspects into the design of the pump station. Green Space (e.g. planting of trees) Supported efforts and research related to Continuation of invasive plant and native plant the ecologicol restoration of Burns Bog; planting program. facilitated invasive plant removal and the restorotion of natural areas in Delta. Other Actions Endorsed a new bylaw in which the management of invasive plants with respect to tree health is included. Completed Year 4 of the Boundary Bay Asessment and Monitoring Progrom. Complete Year 5 (final year) of the Boundary Bay Asessment and Monitoring Program. 2.3 CORPORATE INNOVATION Answer Is there any activity that you have been engaged in over the past year(s) that you are particularly proud of and would like to share with other local governments? Please describe and add links to additional information where possible. Acheived Milestones 4 and 5 of the Partners for Climate Protection corporate program. N/A -u~ 0) 0) <D C') CD ::J o CD -~ <.0»

12 You MUST fill this in for the 2012 reporting year. CLIMATE ACTION REVENUE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (CARIP) PUBLIC REPORT For Reporting Year = 2012 Prior to completing this section, please ensur.e that you are familiar with the "Becoming Carbon Neutral guidebook" available on the BC BC Climate Carbon Neutral Progress Reporting - Is this your Final or Interim CARIP Report for 2012 (Yes or No)? Final Emissions/Offsets Tonnes C02e Enter Values in Yellow Boxes Annual corporate emissions using SMARTTool or equivalent inventory tool Emissions from services delivered directly by the local government Emissions from contracted services (+) less: GHG reductions being claimed for this reporting year from Option 1- GHG reduction project Energy Efficient Building Retrofits and Fuel Switching Solar Thermal Household Organic Waste Composting Low Emissions Vehicles (-) -u~ OJ OJ <0("") CD ::r 0:>3 o CD... ;a CD»

13 less: GHG reductions being claimed for this reporting year from Option 2 - GHG reduction projects Please list all Option 2 Projects Implemented (insert title of the projects(s) as per project plan template. If you have more than two Option 2 projects you can add more lines at the bottom of this sheet) Option 2 Project A VANCOUVER LANDFILL GAS CAPTURE OPTlMIZA TlON, CITY OF VANCOUVER DEL TA (subject to verification by City of Vancouver and offset sharing agreement) Option 2 Project 8 Sum of Other Option 2 Projects (if you have added projects below) o (-) l ess: Offsets purchased for this reporting year (Option 3). Please identify your offset provider in the offset provider information section below. (-) Balance of corporate emissions for t his reporting yea r. (If the corporate emissions balance is zero, your local government is carbon neutral for this reporting year) o = M aking Progress on Your Carbon Neutral Commitment If your community has not achieved carbon neutrality for this reporting year please describe the actions that you intend to take next year to move you toward your carbon neutral goal. The Corporation of Delta will continue to implement its building energy efficiency and green fleet program in order to meet its GHG emission reduction goals. Th is is the Interim Report. A Final Report will be provided in June.» lj::::::: OJ OJ <.a 0 CD= <03 o CD -~ (0»