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Developing the Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan

Susan Kattchee, Environmental Services Manager, Public Works AgencyGarrett Fitzgerald, Sustainability Coordinator, Public Works Agency

June 29, 2011

• Background on Oakland, CA

• Oakland’s Sustainable City Approach

Presentation Outline

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• Developing Oakland’s Climate Action Plan– Strategy– Process– Recommendations

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Climate change is a local issue

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• ~400,000 residents

• 8th largest city in California

• 5th busiest container port in U S

Oakland, CA

• 5th busiest container port in U.S.

• 7th best U.S. office market for 2011-2015

• 5th Coolest City in America

• Lake Merritt is nation’s first wildlife refuge

Oakland is Among the Ten Greenest Cities in America

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Oakland is a Top Ten Green & Sustainable U.S. City

How can OaklandHow can Oakland become a more sustainable city?

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Becoming a More Sustainable City

A community in which all people have the opportunity to live safe, happy, healthy and

fulfilling lives, now and into the future.

Economy

Education

Economic Prosperity

Housing, Land Use &

Transportation

Buildings

Environment Society/Equity

SustainabilityEducation, Culture & Community

Buildings, Energy, & Climate

Natural Resources, Waste &

Environmental Health

Health, Safety & Wellbeing

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Oakland’s Sustainable City Approach

Evolve Vision

Report Progress

Identify Opportunities

Advance Projects

Develop Culture

Embed in Structure

Near Term Priorities:

• Establish a team to lead this approach

• Report on Oakland’s sustainability story

• Identify & advance near-term opportunities10

Sustainability Teams Structure

Executive Sustainability Team (Cabinet)

Sustainability Project Team 1

Sustainability Advisory Team



EveryoneEveryone has a role

to play!

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Recent Achievements• Adopted Green building ordinance

• Drafted Energy & Climate Action Plan

• Launched Oakland Shines

• Launched Energy Upgrade CA Education

Economic Prosperity

Housing, Land Use &

Transportation

Buildings

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1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

2007 2008 2009 2010

Gross Squ

are Feet

LEED Certified Commercial & Institutional Green Building Space in Oakland

Launched Energy Upgrade CA

• Installed solar PV award

Measured Performance• More green buildings

• Less citywide energy consumption

In the Works• Solar leasing for City buildings

Education, Culture & Community

Buildings, Energy, & Climate

Natural Resources, Waste &

Environmental Health

Health, Safety & Wellbeing

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Per Capita Annual Residential Energy Use (Electricity and Natural Gas)

Developing Oakland’s Energy and Climate Action Plan

• Why develop a climate action plan? How would this be valuable to us?

• What scope of activity should be addressed?

Key Questions in Climate Planning

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• How should we choose a target?

• How should we engage the community?

• How can the plan be structured and presented to be both effective in driving needed progress and politically viable?

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Why develop a climate action plan?

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Climate change is a local issue

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Potential Climate Impacts:Sea Level Rise

Oakland AirportOakland Airport

Source: BCDC (http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/)18

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Potential Climate Impacts:Sea Level Rise

Source: Pacific Institute19

Potential Climate Impacts: Loss of Snowpack / Water

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What scope of activity should be addressed?

What GHG emissions are

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associated with our community?

What can we influence?

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Energy and ClimateThe Local Connection

Material Consumption

& Waste

Transportation & Land Use

Building Energy Use

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Building Energy Use

39%

GHG Emission SourcesDirect ViewOakland Data

Transportation Fuel Use61% 23

Building HVAC & Lighting

21%Infrastructure

1%

Provision of Food12%

GHG Emission SourcesSystems ViewNational Avg Data

Passenger Transportation

22%

Products & Packaging

44%24

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Bottom Line:All Three Sectors Matter

Materials and Solid Waste

Land Use and Transportation

Building Energy Use

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Local Government Focus Areas

City Operations

Methane from Waste Sent to Landfills

Transportation on Local Roads

Commercial & Industrial Energy Use

Residential Energy Use

Focus Areas

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0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000

Upstream Lifecycle GHG Emissions …

Air Travel on Flights Departing from Oakland

Transportation on Highways

Other Stationary Sources

Port Operations & Tenant Activities

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GHG Emissions (Metric Tons CO2e)

Focus of the ECAP:Reducing GHG Emissions

• Primarily a plan to reduce energy use and GHG emissions

• Emphasis on City government actions

• Also telling the story of actions needed at the State level and by the community

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What should our GHG performance target be?

H h d th t t

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How much does the target matter?

36%

Preliminary planning target:

reduction in GHG emissions from 2005 by 2020

En route to >80% by 2050 292005 2020

36%

Land Use &Transportation

Building Energy

Use

Materials & Waste

100%

Setting Climate Goals

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36%

64%

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How can the climate action plan be structured and presented to be meet key goals?

Strategy Development

• Effective in driving near-term action

• Lasting in influence• Politically palatable

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What steps should we take in developing the plan?

H h ld th

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How should we engage the community?

City Adopted Policy Documents• e.g., General Plan, Bike/Ped

Master Plans, Zero Waste Strategic Pl

Source Documents

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Plan

Other Idea Documents• e.g., Oil Independent Oakland Plan,

Oakland Partnership Strategies, East Bay Greenprint, Other Cities’ Climate Action Plans

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• Multiple community workshops at each stage

• Provided presentation template to local orgs for additional workshops

Community Workshops

• Received input from hundreds of stakeholders

• Input gathered:– Target setting– Potential actions– Prioritizing 34

• Oakland Climate Action Coalition emerged around development of draft Energy and Climate Action Plan

• Coalition of environment social justice

Community Organizing

Coalition of environment, social justice, labor, business groups

• Unique level of organizing, opportunity to leverage networks

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• Researched >100 potential climate actions

• Developed calculator t l t ti t GHG

Analysis of Potential Actions

tools to estimate GHG reduction benefits, costs, etc, applied to local conditions

• Analyzed anticipated State policy impacts

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2020 Forecast

Illustrating QuantificationGasoline Diesel Subtotal

Vehicle Type Passenger vehicles Heavy trucksAnnual VMT 1,601,950,726 124,289,280 1,726,240,007Annual Gallons of Fuel 83,871,766 19,420,200 103,291,966Avg MPG 19.1 6.4 n/aFuel CO2e/gallon 0.009038 0.010197 n/aGHGs in Metric Tons (CO2e) 758,061 198,024 956,085

Directly Affected FactorsIndirectly

Affected FactorsGasoline Diesel Subtotal

Vehicle Type Passenger vehicles Heavy trucksA l VMT 1 601 950 726 124 289 280 1 726 240 007

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Impact of Policy /

Program 1

Impact of Policy /

Program 2

Annual VMT 1,601,950,726 124,289,280 1,726,240,007Annual Gallons of Fuel 64,078,029 19,420,200 83,498,229Avg MPG 25 6.4 n/aFuel CO2e/gallon 0.009038 0.010197 n/aGHGs in Metric Tons (CO2e) 579,137 198,024 777,161

Cumulative GHG Emissions Relative to 2005 Levels ‐ 2 %

Gasoline Diesel SubtotalVehicle Type Passenger vehicles Heavy trucksAnnual VMT 1,281,560,581 99,431,424 1,380,992,006Annual Gallons of Fuel 51,262,423 15,536,160 66,798,583Avg MPG 25 6.4 n/aFuel CO2e/gallon 0.009038 0.010197 n/a

GHGs in Metric Tons (CO2e) 463,309 158,422 621,731

Cumulative GHG Emissions Relative to 2005 Levels ‐ 20%

Base Level

Business as Usual Forecast

State & Federal Govt Policy

36% -- What Will It Take?Progress by Multiple Actors

202020092005

Base Level

2020 Target= 36% Reduction

City of Oakland Policy and Programs

Additional Community Leadership

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• Integrated planning

• Transit-oriented development

36% -- What Will It Take?Progress in Multiple Areas

Building Energy Use

• New construction

• Retrofits of existing b ildi

Materials & Waste

• Waste reduction

• Recycling

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development

• Bike/ped options

• Parking

• Vehicles/fuels

• Port

• Urban forestry

• Urban agriculture

• City fleet

buildings

• Streetlights

• Water use / conservation

• Renewable energy

• City facilities

• Composting

• Reuse and repair

• Landfill waste

• Purchasing

• Producer responsibility

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Transit-Oriented Development

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Low-Carbon Transportation

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Building Energy Use



Materials & Waste

• Waste reduction

• Recycling

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development


• Parking

• Vehicles/fuels

• Port

• Urban forestry


• City fleet

buildings

• Streetlights



• City facilities

• Composting


• Landfill waste

• Purchasing


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Green Buildings & Energy Efficiency

Betty Irene Moore Natural Sciences BuildingMills CollegeDeveloper- Mills CollegeCivic Building

LEED-NC Platinum

2100 Franklin(Part of Center 21)

Owner: CIM GroupOffice Building

LEED Gold Certified

Green and Affordable Housing





Building Energy Use



Materials & Waste

• Waste reduction

• Recycling

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development


• Parking

• Vehicles/fuels

• Port

• Urban forestry


• City fleet

buildings

• Streetlights



• City facilities

• Composting


• Landfill waste

• Purchasing


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Reuse, Recycling & Composting

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What should we be working on in the near term?

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the near term?

• Recommendations based on consideration of Council-approved criteria

Identifying Three Year Priority Actions

• Emphasis on:– Near-term feasibility

– Opportunities to leverage existing funding sources

– Opportunities to lay the foundation for next-level progress 48

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• Many actions would need to be taken during first three years to make steady progress

Three Year Priority ActionsSummary

steady progress

• Some can move forward without new resources

• Others will move forward if resources are available

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• Tell the big picture story: What will it take to achieve the longer term target?

• Make it actionable and politically palatable: Priority actions, funded and unfundedI t i it t

Lessons Learned in Oakland

• Invest in community engagement• Don’t get stuck in data analysis• Assign responsibilities• Make it readable• Appendix for the numbers• Commit to a living document 53

Thank YouGarrett FitzgeraldSustainability CoordinatorPublic Works Agency – Environmental Services DivisionCity of Oakland

Phone (510) 238-6179

Email [email protected]

Web www.sustainableoakland.com

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Extra Slides Available for Discussion

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Discussion

Local & Sustainable Food

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Water Conservation & Efficiency

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Green Businesses

Green Jobs

Oakland Shines

• $5 million ARRA energy efficiency program supporting downtownsupporting downtown Oakland businesses

• Contact all businesses in 120-block area

• 20% energy reduction in 80% of businesses

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Residential Energy Efficiency

• ARRA energy efficiency programs for single-family and multi-family residentialand multi family residential properties, including multi-family affordable

• Collaborative with other Alameda County jurisdictions

Downtown Green Shuttle

Oakland Green Map

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Climate Adaptation Planning

• Bay Area climate impacts study

O kl d li t• Oakland climate vulnerability study

• Adapting to Rising Tides Project

• Collaborative with other regional partners

Sea Level Rise more frequent or permanent

inundation

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inundation


inundation

Sea Level Rise erosion & overtopping of shoreline

protection

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Sea Level Rise elevated groundwater & salinity intrusion



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Storm Eventsmore frequent flooding

Storm Eventsmore frequent flooding

Storm Eventsfloods last longer

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Summary of Impacts

Climate change Impact

Sea Level Rise C1 More frequent or permanent inundation of areas not currently inundated

C2 Erosion and overtopping of shoreline protection

C3 Elevated groundwater and salinity intrusion

Storm Events C4 More frequent floodsC5 Flooding lasts longer

What Can You Do?

• Home energy improvements

• Drive a little bit less often

• Recycle, compost, and bring your own bag

• Check your carbon footprint at www.coolcalifornia.org

• Volunteer

• Lead the way

Embedding Sustainability into Organizational Decisionsg

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Sustainable Opportunities Section in Council Reports

Example:

• Economic: Projects that could be funded as a result of these proposals would result in significant long-term energy cost savings to Oakland residents and businesses.

• Environmental: These funding opportunities align with the City’s ongoing efforts to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants.

• Social Equity: Projects that could be funded as a result of these proposals would help to create and retain jobs for Oakland residents and help create new contracting opportunities. 79