City of Reno Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventory Lynne Barker, Sustainability Manager
Phase 1-2 Phase 1 Commitment Phase 2 Inventory Build GHG Inventory using ClearPath tool Identify climate risks Report on Climate Disclosure Project platform Phase 3 Create Targets and System of Measurement Phase 4 Establish Action Plan
Partners Partners Washoe County Health District Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Consultant Team University of Nevada, Reno Heather Holmes, Assistant Professor Haley Jung, Undergraduate Student Kelsie Blanthorn, Intern
Data Contributors City of Reno (Public Works & Information Technology) Colliers International Department of Motor Vehicles Incline General Improvement District Nevada Department of Transportation Nevada Division of Environmental Protection NV Energy Regional Transportation Commission Reno Airport Authority Stead Water Reclamation Facility Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Authority Truckee Meadows Water Authority Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility University of Nevada, Reno, Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources US Census Bureau US Dept of Agriculture Utilities, Inc. Washoe County Waste Management
Reno 2014 GHG Inventory Commercial Energy 887,077 metric tons 32% Industrial Energy 176,898 metric tons 7% Transportation 776,300 metric tons 28% Residential Energy 764,770 metric tons 28% Agriculture 888 metric tons -.03% Water+Wastewater 16,337 metric tons- 1% Solid Waste 115,766 metric tons 4% Total CO2e 2,737,734 metric tons = 11.6 metric tons per capita
Madison WI 2010 GHG Inventory Commercial 1,574,096 metric tons 40% Industrial 373,254 metric tons 9% Residential 859,582 metric tons 22% Waste 73,641 metric tons 2% Total CO2e 3,954,293 metric tons = 16.9 metric tons per capita Transportation 1,073,720 metric tons 27%
STAR Goals Built Environment Climate & Energy Economy & Jobs Education, Arts & Community Equity & Empowerment Health & Safety Natural Systems
STAR Communities Climate & Energy Climate Adaptation Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Greening the Energy Supply Industrial Sector Resource Efficiency Resource Efficient Buildings Resource Efficient Public Infrastructure Waste Minimization
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Credit Demonstrate incremental progress towards achieving an 80% reduction by 2050 in community-wide GHG emissions Adopt a Climate Action Plan Linear Reductions Toward 2050 Target Baseline Year Years to 2050 Reduction / Year 2014 36 2.2%
Partnering to Achieve GHG Reductions Sustainability Partners in Northern Nevada (SPINN) Carson City Carson City School District City of Las Vegas City of Reno City of Sparks Division of Environmental Protection EDAWN EMPSi Federal Highway Administration NV Nevada Governor's Office of Energy KTMB NAVFAC-SW, NAS Fallon-PWD Nevada Dept. of Transportation NV Energy Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Reno-Tahoe International Airport RTC Washoe County Storey County SWEEP Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Truckee Meadows Community College Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Authority Truckee Meadows Water Authority University of Nevada Reno Washoe County Washoe County Health Department Washoe County School District Waste Management
Climate Impact Group Recommendations Energy Land-Use & Growth Transportation Solid Waste Water Quality & Supply Community Engagement Rebecca Wagner, Kyle Chandler-Isacksen, Stacey Montooth, Peter Gower, Jason Geddes
Commercial & Industrial Building Sector Expand Green Building Advance Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy City Energy Project SPINN Legislative Platform Sierra Summit University Apartments LEED Silver 2015
City Energy Project Grant Proposal
Residential Building Sector Stakeholder Task Force partnering with BANN Industry Training 2012 IECC 2012 IECC Code Compliance Expand Green Building ICC National Green Building Standard LEED for Homes
Transportation 83% emissions from passenger vehicles RTC Regional Transportation Plan Mode Split Goals Green Fleets Employee Trip Reduction program Motorcycle 4.62% Passenger Car 83.13% Light Truck 8.30% Heavy Truck 3.91% Transit 0.04%
Waste Reduction & Recycling Increase State recycling goal to 50% by 2025 10 year waste reduction and recycling plan Increase Residential and Commercial Recycling Construction & Demolition Green & Food Waste Communications & Outreach Waste by Sector 2008 CO 2 e (metric tons) 2014 CO 2 e (metric tons) % Change Residential 1,155,619 1,277,392 11 Commercial/Industrial 1,612,383 1,529,472-5 Transportation 2,605,371 1,371,734-47 Waste 720,028 230,873-68 TOTAL 6,093,401 4,409,471-28 Washoe County MSW 2008 2014 % Change Recycling Rate % 22.00 37.5 70 Landfill Waste (metric tons) 889,251 571,663-36
Next Steps Set Emissions Reductions Targets Convene Advisory Committee Produce Sustainability & Climate Action Plan Funding for Adaptation & Resilience Plan Community Engagement Communications