COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL & CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

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1 CLIMATE SYMPOSIUM February 4th, 2019 COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL & CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

2 AGENDA Introductions CECAP scope and timeframe Opportunities for Input Breakout discussions

3 CONSULTANT TEAM We bring a track record + best practices to Dallas

4 EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS Over 50 climate action plans nationally City of Los Angeles + Chicago GHG inventory, target setting and climate action development C40 / World Bank / Bloomberg Philanthropy funded Climate Action decision support tool CURB Over 30 Resilience Strategies globally (inc. Dallas) Multiple local energy, environmental, economic and transportation projects

5 COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL & CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CECAP) SCOPE Understanding the challenges and current actions Defining the vision for the future Defining community-based solutions Developing a pathway toward implementation External input from community, business + other stakeholders

6 STAKEHOLDER & COMMUNITY INPUT Website updates Social media posts E-newsletters Flyers Newsletters *Online surveys* Project specific public meeting 1 Project specific public meeting 2 Virtual meeting Join existing meetings Business & Environmental working group Virtual meeting Join existing meetings Business & Environmental working group

7 OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT 2 C scenario Cities are carbon neutral by C scenario o Cities are carbon neutral by 2030, or o Cities are carbon neutral by 2050 with negative carbon strategies

8 CECAP TIMELINE Climate Symposium Feb 4

9 OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT - TODAY Which areas should the plan focus on and why? What actions should the city be aspiring too? What are some of Dallas' achievements that we could build on?

10 WHAT ISSUES SHOULD THE PLAN FOCUS ON? e.g. Transportation Energy use in buildings Water quality and access Solid waste and recycling Food access Climate adaptation (flooding, extreme heat)

11 RESILIENCE: EXTREME HEAT By 2050, under a business-as-usual global emissions scenario: 5 F increase in mean temperature for summer months, exacerbated by Urban Heat Island Effect Extreme temperatures exceeding 13 F above historical extremes Daily extremes comparable to Phoenix, AZ Annual extremes comparable to Death Valley, CA Projected summer surface air temperature BAU scenario

12 TRANSIT ACCESS Number of jobs within 30 minutes by transit 18.7% of residents are within a 10 minute walk of a transit stop <2,100 >10,100 Jobs within 30 mins by transit

13 RESILIENCE: SOCIAL EQUITY Climate change affects all, but not all people are affected equally. - Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program Smart Growth for Dallas Equity map

14 WHAT ACTIONS DO YOU THINK DALLAS SHOULD IMPLEMENT? We are sure you have ideas of your own or inspirations from other cities! What might be the cultural or political barriers to those actions working in Dallas?

15 RECYCLING?

16 WHAT ARE DALLAS CURRENT SUSTAINABILITY SUCCESSES THAT WE SHOULD BUILD ON? Your organization or department or community may be doing some great things we should know about please let us know.

17 OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT - TODAY Which areas should the plan focus on and why? What actions should the city be aspiring too? What are some of Dallas' achievements that we could build on?

18 CONTACT INFORMATION