Item B: Community Climate and Energy Action Plan Update

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CE–ICAP* ITY OF UGENE NTERNAL LIMATE CTION LAN outside our control were incorporated into the prioritization of actions. These actions form the basis for this Internal Climate Action Plan. The actions in the plan have been also categorized into three strategies; conservation, efficiency and renewables, to address different facets of emissions reduction. Underlying all three strategies is the need for comprehensive effort to shift the culture of the organization toward a common understanding of the issues, goals and strategies to achieve them. The vast majority of the actions identified in this plan would be expected to return operational savings to the organization. The exceptions are some of those actions which depend on renewable energy. Several of the actions for the near-term (2012) of the plan are co-funded by EECBG, City CIP and utility incentives. It is recommended that the organization consider financing for later term efforts (2016 and 2020), if other options are not available. Financing could allow immediate emissions reductions and eventual cost savings which may not occur without the initial investment. The purchase of GHG offsets will be needed to reach the final carbon neutral goal. The ICAP team determined that the purchase of offsets would be used only in the end-term (2020) of the Action Plan. The cost of offsets can be reduced by expanding our emissions reduction efforts. Expected 2020 Emissions after Annual Cost from 2020 forward to offset Operational Emissions Reductions remaining Emissions 4,005 metric tonnes CO2 $122,000 Successful implementation of the plan will require ongoing oversight. It is recommended that a staff member be assigned to coordinate overall progress on the Action Plan. Regular progress reviews are recommended in the form of updates to the inventory and review of progress on individual actions. The community looks to municipal leadership to show commitment and demonstrate workable strategies in GHG emissions reduction. Without significant action, the well-being of our community, in economic, personal and ecological terms, are all at risk. This Action Plan is the roadmap, an interactive and ongoing commitment to move toward the maximum possible emissions reductions, rather than a fixed set of instructions. Energy use and the resultant emissions are a part of almost every facet of modern life, and so changes will need to be made on every front. While there can be no guarantee that all of our assumptions will continue to hold true and thus any one specific action will come to pass, we can commit to pursuing continued and expanded emission reduction action. 5 *Plan adopted as a framework; subject to additional edits. Plan may be modified pending implementation.