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Attachment1 <br />^ƵŵŵĂƌLJŽĨ^ƚĂƚĞZŽĂĚŵĂƉϮϬϮϬ','ZĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ'ŽĂůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ <br />TheCityofEugeneandEWEBhaveeachcommittedtobeleadersingreenhousegasreductionand <br />climatechangeadaptationstrategies.However,localgovernmentscannotontheirownmaterially <br />reducegreenhousegasemissionswithoutreciprocalinitiativesbyotherlocal,regionalandfederal <br />agencies.Aregionalapproachthatprioritizesstrategiesandcoordinateseffortsisneededtoensure <br />thattheinvestmentsmadebylocalagencieshavethegreatestimpact. <br />Atthestatelevel,theOregonGlobalWarmingCommissionhasadoptedthe͞ZŽĂĚŵĂƉtoϮϬϮϬ͟project <br />whichrecommendsactionsacrossmultiplesectorsastohowOregoncanmeetits2020GHGreduction <br />goal(10%below1990levels)andchartatrajectorytowardsits2050goal(75%below1990levels). <br />Theworkofevaluatingscenariosanddevelopingrecommendationswasdonebysixtechnical <br />committeesdrawnfrombusiness,academia,nongovernmentalorganizations,andlocalgovernment <br />andstateagencystaff.Localrepresentativesservingonthesubjectareacommitteesincluded:Eugene <br />CityCouncilorAlanZelenkaandLTDstafferTomSchwetz(TransportationandLandUse);EWEBstaff <br />DickVarnerandJasonHeuser(Energy);andCityStaffBabeK͛^ƵůůŝǀĂŶandEthanNelson(Materials <br />Management). <br />Roadmap2020identifies169differentGHGreductionmeasuresandintersectswithlocalclimate <br />changeplanslikethosecompletedbyEugene,Portland,McMinnville,Corvallis,andJackson&Josephine <br />Counties.Generally,Roadmap2020isbasedonsevenfundamentalpropositions:1)Embedcarbonin <br />theplanningprocess;2)Leverageefficiencyofcities;3)Leverageefficiencyofbuildings;4)Shift <br />transportationfuels;5)Rampdowncoalemissions;6)Capturecarbonacrosstheboard;and7)Embed <br />carboninenergyprices. <br />ItwasdeterminedthatOregonhadmetitsfirstgoalʹƚŽarreststateGHGemissionsgrowthby2010and <br />setthegroundworkforreductions.Theeconomicslowdownplayedapartinmeetingthisgoal,butit <br />ǁŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚhavebeenpossiblewithoutrecentlyenactedstateinitiatives.Roadmap2020willbecounting <br />onthesemeasurestobeginamodestbutsteadyemissionsreductioncurve,including: <br />RenewablePortfolio^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͛Ɛgoalof25%renewableenergyby2025; <br />thedecommissioningorconversionoftheBoardmanCoalPlantby2020; <br />theEmissionsPerformanceStandardrequiringanynewbaseloadpowerresourceor <br />contractemitlessthan1100lbs/megawatthour; <br />theLowCarbonFuelStandardrequiringthattransportationfuelsreducetheircarbon <br />intensityby10% <br />CityofEugeneandEWEBstaffarenotonlycollaboratingtoadvancetheimplementationoflocalclimate <br />changeplans,butarealsoworkingtogethertoinfluenceplanningatthestatelevelaswell.Areasof <br />futurecollaborationandjointadvocacyatthestatelevelmayinclude:1)implementationof͞ƌĞĂĐŚ͟ <br />buildingenergycodes;2)statewidedeploymentofenergyperformancescoresfornewconstruction;3) <br />