PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FORINTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS2015

Boulder’s Climate Commitment

Boulder’s Energy Future (including, but not limited to, possible municipalization)

Climate-related work in LEAD, transportation, forestry, OSMP

OBJECTIVES, OR WHY IS THIS NECESSARY?

Help the Boulder community understand the relationship of a variety of high-profile city efforts to one another

Maintain, and in some cases, increase community support for a multi-faceted approach that could span the next 35 years

Support collective and individual actions that will lead to both short-term and long-term progress in these areas

ORIGINAL COMMUNITY MOTIVATORFOR ACTION

Climate Change and a desire to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions that are leading to global warming

Boulder taxpayers expect us to make a difference as a local government in this area

CHALLENGES

Only portions of our community know what we are doing

City has many different projects going on simultaneously, leading to community and organizational confusion about the city’s overall approach and how the different pieces fit together

Much of the focus has been on the highly politicized topic of municipalization – this has stolen the community’s focus and threatens to undermine what had been community consensus around the importance of taking action

The city wants to support existing initiatives, which have led to meaningful success, but additional, significant and potentially costly work is required to effect real change

STARTING POINT FOR COMMUNICATIONS =BOULDER’S CLIMATE COMMITMENT Visionary goal: A fossil fuel-free future

Quantitative goal: An 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as compared to a 2005 baseline by 2050

Qualitative goal: Minimize Boulder’s contributions to a significant environmental threat and negative impacts, while maximizing opportunities for co-benefits, such as improved quality of life, energy independence, economic vitality and continued innovation and enterprise

THREE FOCUS AREAS OF CLIMATE COMMITMENT

Creating our energy future

Central area of city focus and resources currently and in immediate future

Using resources wisely

Ongoing in terms of energy efficiency and zero waste efforts, but will likely need to shift to strategies to measure and reduce both city and community consumption; anticipated as part of long-term workplan

Creating restorative ecosystems

Ongoing in terms of forestry and some OSMP efforts, but will likely need to expand into carbon sequestration work; anticipated aspart of long-term workplan

FIVE FOCUS AREAS UNDER CREATING OUR ENERGY FUTUREEnergy Source ChangeEnergy ServicesClean MobilityResiliencePolicy, Partnerships and Reform

ENERGY SOURCE CHANGE (NEW IN GREEN)

• Pursuit of municipalization• Solar capacity study• Community solar garden

(maybe at Chatauqua on utilities site)

ENERGY SERVICES

• Existing and enhanced commercial energy efficiency requirements (or this could go under Policy)

• Expanded PACE program to provide integrated services to businesses

• Community Power Partnership• Boulder Energy Challenge (we will

likely list each of the projects separately)

CLEAN MOBILITY (NEW IN GREEN)

• TMP-related initiatives (list each one separately)

• eGo car share advisor pilot• EV Adoption Initiatives

RESILIENCE

• Microgrid pilots

POLICY, PARTNERSHIPS AND REFORM

• Creation of Energy Transformation Roadmap and participation is USDN breakthrough convening

• Energy Code Changes• Commercial and Industrial rating and

reporting requirement• Joint City-County Policy Agenda Development• Recruitment of Colorado Climate Network to

take major implementation role• Creating and fostering partnerships with

private-sector and institutional/nonprofit partners to promote market-driven and other change