Carbon 2065 and The Environment

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1 Carbon 2065 and The Environment By Jim Blackburn Cities do not easily change; they need a significant catalyst typically tied to an economic imperative. Albert Pope

2 Carbon 2065 Carbon 2065 anticipates the emergence of an active carbon market and the dramatic effects it will have, not only on a post-carbon economy, but on the urban environments that this economy will produce. If the old carbon city was about extracting carbon from the ground and burning it, the new carbon city will be about extracting carbon from the sky and storing it. Carbon 2065 Flyer Old Carbon City vs. New Carbon City Empty World Thinking vs. Full World Thinking

3 Could We Develop a Different Economy Here - - A Circular Economy Linked To Our Native Ecosystems?

4 What Is A Circular Economy? The Economy of the Future restorative and regenerative by design, aims to keep products, components and materials at their highest utility and value at all times, distinguishing between technical and biological cycles. A human economy incorporating biomimicry Focused upon bending growth curves away from natural boundaries toward consistency with natural cycles and systems Focused upon minimization of carbon, water and ecological footprint per unit of production Efficiency Recycle and reuse where it makes sense Renewables Focused upon offset of carbon, water and ecological footprint

5 Ecological Vision: Circular Economy For Houston

6 Ecological Wealth ($): Houston s Best Kept Secret

7 Carbon Reduction Strategies

8 Stabilization Wedges 16 Billions of Tons Carbon Emitted per Year 16 GtC/y Eight Nine wedges 8 Historical emissions Flat path Goal: In 50 years, same global emissions as today

9 15 Wedge Strategies in 4 Categories Energy Efficiency & Conservation (4) 16 GtC/y Fuel Switching (1) CO 2 Capture & Storage (3) Stabilization Triangle 8 GtC/y Nuclear Fission (1) Renewable Fuels & Electricity (4) Forest and Soil Storage (2)

10 Carbon Sequestration Options Carbon can be sequestered in wood and in the soil Sequestration Options In and Around Houston Forests Urban Rural Marshes Prairies

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12 Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Study This study has already shown that the process developed can sequester as much as 25 metric tons of CO2 per acre per year while nearly eliminating the CO 2 emissions produced by current farming practices. Twenty-five tons CO 2 per acre is equivalent to 6.8 tons C per acre.

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14 Carbon Dioxide Emissions Offset World Bank Per Capita CO2 for U.S. = 17 tons per person per year (population divided into total emissions) Family of 4 = 68 tons CO2 per year Tonnage reduced by energy efficiency, vehicular use and detailed calculation Offset of 68 tons CO2 per year for a family of 4 10 acres of 7 tons/acre 14 acres of 5 tons/acre 20 acres of 3.5 tons/acre

15 Texas Coastal Exchange (TCX) Model SELLERS TRADING PLATFORM BUYERS Carbon Sequestration Habitat Creation and Management Fish and Shellfish Migratory Birds Waterfowl Endangered Species Flood Storage Water Supply Protection

16 Potential Buyers - Corporate

17 Phlanthropic Interest in Marsh Migration

18 Rating System Offset Purchases LEED, ISI Envision Rating System, stars University Metrics, Sustainable Sites and The Living Building Challenge

19 A Gift Of Carbon Footprint Sequestration

20 Potential Corps or FEMA Value Proposition

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22 City of Houston Water Supply Water Supply Protection Carbon Farms

23 White Oak Bayou Watershed H.C.F.C.D Buyout Parcels Overview Map

24 Flood Storage Carbon Sequestration Potential Purchaser Harris County Flood Control District

25 Flood Storage Carbon Farms Carbon Farms Dollar Value Capture Concepts

26 Circular Economy: Carbon Credits Flows Into the Urban System Carbon Out of the Natural

27 Texas Coastal Exchange (TCX) Model SELLERS TRADING PLATFORM BUYERS Carbon Sequestration Habitat Creation and Management Fish and Shellfish Migratory Birds Waterfowl Endangered Species Flood Storage Water Supply Protection