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Eugene CAP2.0 as related to Climate Recovery Ordinance Targets and Goals <br /> <br />Page 14 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Large Lever Shareholder Methodology Description Assumptions <br />Existing Policy / Strategy / Action <br />City of Eugene <br />Envision Eugene / Transportation System Plan The CAP forecast uses the results from a previous modeling effort for Eugene's 2035 <br />Transportation System Plan conducted by Lane Council of Governments, City of Eugene, and <br />Oregon Department of Transportation staff. These results were presented in a 2/8/2018 <br />memo titled Eugene Transportation System Plan as it Relates to Climate Recovery Ordinance <br />Goals. The TSP modeling work considered three scenarios; 1) Adopted plans, 2) What if 1, <br />and 3) What if #2. The "What if" scenarios consider similar actions as the adopted plans at a <br />larger-scale and faster rate. Modeling results provided projected reductions for both GHGs <br />and Fossil Fuel use. <br /> - Assumptions are identical to those documented in the ODOT modeling analysis <br />Food Waste - Avoiding Edible Waste and Composting Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's Waste Composition Study provides food <br />waste quantities including the edible fraction of food waste <br />(https://www.oregon.gov/deq/mm/Pages/Waste-Composition-Study.aspx). EPA's WARM v14 <br />(waste reduction model) is used to calculate GHG reductions <br />(https://www.epa.gov/warm/versions-waste-reduction-model-warm#WARM%20Tool%20V14). <br /> - 25% of food waste will be recovered from the waste stream by 2030 to comply <br />with the requirements of Oregon SB263. <br /> - 5% of edible food waste is avoided by the community at large as a result of City / <br />County public outreach and education along with other related programming. <br />Operational Climate Action - Fleet Good Company worked with City of Eugene to develop the 2018 Fleet Division and Fire <br />Department Internal Climate Action Plan . The plan focuses first use of telematics to drive <br />operational efficiency and substitution of electricity for gasoline and renewable diesel for <br />fossil fuel diesel. As of 2017 the City is about 60% towards the CRO's 2020 GHG goals and <br />90% towards the 2030 fossil fuel goals. The Fleet ICAP details the projected GHG and fossil <br />fuel savings for various actions considered for the plan as well as the final scenario and actions <br />selected to reach CRO goals and targets. <br /> - See Fleet ICAP report for findings and details of modeling methodologies and <br />assumptions (https://www.eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/38211). <br />Operational Climate Action - Facilities Solarc worked with City of Eugene to develop the 2017 Facilities Greenhouse Gas Reduction <br />Analysis . Opportunities considered in the Analysis include energy efficiency, solar energy, as <br />well as substitution of heat pumps for existing natural gas boilers. The Analysis includes <br />projections for GHG and fossil fuel reductions as well as first costs and operational costs <br />associated with a variety of actions to achieve CRO goals and targets. <br /> - See Facilities ICAP report for findings and details of modeling methodologies and <br />assumptions (https://www.eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/37360). <br /> - Scenario 3 from the Facilities GHG Analysis is used to represent City Facilities <br />reductions in the CAP Forecast. <br />Road Construction - Low-GHG Material Use Good Company worked with City of Eugene Public Works staff to collect materials-related <br />data used in City construction projects and develop a simple Excel-based tool to calculate <br />GHG reductions associated with substitution of lower-GHG materials for conventional cement <br />and asphalt binder. The Excel-based tool utilizes factors from environmental product <br />disclosures from National Ready Mixed Concrete Association <br />(https://www.nrmca.org/sustainability/EPDProgram/) as well as Circular Ecology's Inventory of <br />Climate and Energy (http://www.circularecology.com/embodied-energy-and-carbon-footprint- <br />database.html). <br /> - The analysis uses average, past GHG reductions and assumes similar results going <br />forward. <br />30% Tree Canopy Goal The amount of carbon currently stored in Eugene urban forest is provided by City of Eugene <br />via a report using the i-Tree Landscape tool (https://landscape.itreetools.org/report/ef5518cd- <br />7698-47a3-a372-16e29d228a77/sample/). Currently stored carbon is representative of 23% <br />canopy coverage. A carbon to canopy ratio is used to estimate the additional carbon that will <br />be stored by increasing the urban canopy to 30%. Note that these calculations only include <br />carbon storage in the trees and do not include estimates of energy savings associated with <br />shading from the additional canopy coverage. <br /> - Eugene's urban tree canopy increases from 23% to 30% coverage by 2030 <br /> - Carbon storage in additional trees is at similar rates to existing <br />World Track and Field - Tree Planting This action is aligned with the City's commitment to plan 2021 trees to offset emissions and <br />commemorate the 2021 World Track event to be held in Eugene. The method and factors for <br />calculating carbon storage in the additional trees is provided by U.S. Dept. of Energy's <br />Method for Calculating Carbon Sequestration by Trees in Urban and Suburban Settings . <br /> - Tree type is assumes to be a fast growing conifer for all 2,021 trees <br /> - Carbon storage for these trees is limited to the growth period 2021 - 2030. <br />May 22, 2019, Work Session – Item 1