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City of Cincinnati’s Office Of Environmental Quality
CPS Science Curriculum CouncilApril 21, 2009
Ginnell SchillerClimate Protection Coordinator
Presentation Overview
1. Cincinnati’s Climate Protection Planning Process2. Overview of the Green Cincinnati Plan
1. Benefits2. Goals3. Recommendations
3. Your Actions Count
Cincinnati’s Climate Protection Planning Process
Energy
Transportation Land UseAdvocacy
Task Teams
Steering Committee
Mayor & City Council Green Cincinnati Plan – Councilapproved in June 08
Waste
Green Cincinnati Plan Goals
• Short Term – reduce Cincinnati GHG emissions to 8% below 2006 levels by 2012.
• Long Term - reduce Cincinnati GHG emissions to 86% below 2006 levels by 2050.
Essentially 2% reduction per year of Green House Gases (GHG)
2006 Total Cincinnati Greenhouse Gas Emissions8.5 MM tons or 25.5 tons per capita of CO2
Plan Recommendations
81 Recommendations60 implementation phase
Transportation
Energy
Waste
Advocacy
Land Use
Food
Criteria – Climate Protection, Cost, Ease of Implementation, Sustainability
Transportation
Goal – interconnected transportation system that moves people/goods more efficiently
Public transit – expanded buses, streetcar, regional expansion, streetcar
Improved efficiency – hybrid buses, improved fuel standards, electric cars, green locomotives, ride-share, idle reduction
Non-motorized alternatives – biking, walking
Energy
Goal – conservation of energy and reduction of fossil fuel based/high emission energy
Residential programs – energy consumed in the home (CFLs, insulation, program thermostats, renewables, green loans, LEED, etc)
Commercial/Industrial applications – energy consumed in businesses, schools, gov’t operations (Banks development, street lights, updated building codes, etc.)
Waste Management
Goal – implementing and expanding waste reduction and recycling programs
Waste reduction – green purchasing, reuse network, pay-as-you-throw
Recycling programs – cart-based, commercial, electronics, foodwaste, pay-as-you-throw, RecycleBank
Land UseGoal – creation/recreation of communities that
are dense, mixed-use with multiple transportation options
Planning/zoning/incentives – mixed use development, green construction practices, mass transit integration, parking minimization
Programs – reforestation, community ag, regional trail system, brownfields redevelop, environmental literacy
Advocacy
Goal – promotion to achieve behavioral and organizational change (to support the other Plan recommendations)
Climate summitMulti-layered marketing planPublic education program
Green Cincinnati Plan Benefits
• Climate Protection• Economic
Competitiveness• Energy Conservation• Energy Security• Job Creation • Improved Public Health• Improved Air Quality
Your Actions Count
• Know your personal carbon footprint • Make easy, simple personal life style changes – see brochure• Get your schools/communities to make changes – Price Hill’s
Challenge• Get involved – volunteer to support the Plan
www.cincinnati-oh.gov implementation or other organization focused on environmental sustainability
• Arrange a Green Cincinnati Plan Presentation in your school