Climate Action

City of North Vancouver

Caroline Jackson, Environmental Coordinator
Outline
ƒ Context
ƒ Corporate Actions
ƒ Community Actions
ƒ Community Plan Update
ƒ Lessons Learned

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Heavy Rainfall Impacts
(2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
ƒ Landslides and floods
ƒ Infrastructure damage
ƒ Loss of life

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Provincial Policies
GHG Reduction Targets Act
ƒ reduce below 2007: 33% by 2020, 80% by 2050

Bill 27 – Green Communities

ƒ targets, policies and actions by May 31, 2010

Climate Action Charter

ƒ compact, complete communities
ƒ measure and report community emissions
ƒ carbon neutral operations by 2012

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 2005 Local Action Plan
ƒ Partners for Climate Protection - 1997
ƒ 5 milestone framework

develop monitor,
inventory set targets plan implement amend

1 2 3 4 5

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Outline
ƒ Context
ƒ Corporate Emissions & Actions
ƒ Community Emissions & Actions
ƒ Community Plan Update
ƒ Lessons Learned

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Corporate Emissions by Fuel Source

Solid Waste Electricity
11% 9%

Diesel
16%

Natural Gas
Gasoline 53%
11%

2,545 tonnes CO2e

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Corporate Actions

ƒ Building retrofits
ƒ Vehicle right-sizing
ƒ Electric bicycles, truck,
forklifts

ƒ Operational changes to reduce

use of equipment and vehicles
ƒ On-site composting and
mulching to avoid vehicle trips

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Energy Management Team
ƒ Meet quarterly to identify operational
measures & projects to reduce emissions
ƒ Celebrate successes
ƒ Annual reporting system - Finance
ƒ Carbon neutral operations 2012

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Outline
ƒ Context
ƒ Corporate Emissions & Actions
ƒ Community Emissions & Actions
ƒ Community Plan Update
ƒ Lessons Learned

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Community Actions
ƒ Smart growth land use planning
ƒ Sustainable transportation plan (2008)
ƒ 100 year sustainability vision (2009)
ƒ Education & outreach

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Education & outreach
ƒ 30K annual budget: Partnerships
ƒ Home efficiency outreach – City of Vancouver
ƒ Climate Change Showdown – BC Sustainable
Energy Association
ƒ ClimateSmart – Metro Vancouver, Chamber of
Commerce, other munis
ƒ Grant programs – funding for nonprofits

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Outreach
ƒ School programs
ƒ Community-Based Social Marketing
ƒ Research to ID barriers and benefits

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Outreach
ƒ School programs
ƒ Community-Based Social Marketing
ƒ Research to ID barriers and benefits

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Partnerships
ƒ Non-profits, municipalities, utilities
ƒ Leverage specialized expertise & benefit
from knowledge sharing
ƒ Make funds go further & access
additional funding
ƒ Tangibles: reduced costs, GHG and
energy savings
ƒ Intangibles: mutual support, shared
sense of accomplishment, stronger
relationships

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Outline
ƒ Context
ƒ Corporate Emissions & Actions
ƒ Community Emissions & Actions
ƒ Community Plan Update
ƒ Lessons Learned

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Community Plan Update
ƒ Climate Action Task Force –
representation from all departments
ƒ Model impact of potential policies
ƒ Recommend community targets

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Community Emissions Inventory
(2007)

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 Community Emissions Inventory
(2007)

ƒ Buildings 48% (gas + electricity)

ƒ On-road transportation 49%
ƒ Solid waste 3%

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Transportation
ƒ Mode choice (auto, transit, walking, bike)
ƒ Vehicle efficiency and fuel source
ƒ Vehicle kilometres travelled

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Land Use Planning
ƒ Employment and housing density
ƒ Proximity to key destinations
ƒ Walking, biking and transit connectivity

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Buildings and Energy
ƒ Existing buildings and type
ƒ Retrofit rate and new building performance
ƒ Electricity carbon content
ƒ Renewable energy and heat

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Solid Waste
ƒ Waste generated
ƒ Waste reduction (reuse, recycle, compost)
ƒ Waste disposal

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Business as Usual & Reduction Potential
Emissions Reductions by Policy Bundle
350,000 

300,000  Local Policies & Actions

Growing Smarter
Local Transit Routes
Bike Improvements
250,000  Ped Improvements
Local Part 9 Building Code
Local Part 3 Building Code
Local Retrofit
200,000 
Onsite Renewables
Tonnes CO2e

District Energy Expansion
District Energy Decarbonisation

150,000  Local Solid Waste
Transit Improvements
Transit Route Additions
Tailpipe Emission Standards
100,000  Greening the Grid
BC Building Code Sr Gov
Sr Gov Retrofit Policies &
Actions
Sr Gov Solid Waste
50,000 
Low Carbon Path

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2007 2020 2031 2050

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Government Spheres of Influence

Senior govt

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Local govt

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Local and Senior Govt Policy Impact
Emissions Reductions by Policy Bundle
350,000 

Local govt
300,000  Local Policies & Actions
Growing Smarter
Local Transit Routes
Bike Improvements
250,000  Ped Improvements
Local Part 9 Building Code
Local Part 3 Building Code
Local Retrofit
200,000 
Senior govt Onsite Renewables
Tonnes CO2e

District Energy Expansion
District Energy Decarbonisation

150,000  Local Solid Waste
Transit Improvements
Transit Route Additions
Tailpipe Emission Standards
100,000  Greening the Grid
BC Building Code Sr Gov
Sr Gov Retrofit Policies &
Actions
Sr Gov Solid Waste
50,000 
Low Carbon Path

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2007 2020 2031 2050

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OCP amendment
Overall targets
ƒ 15% reduction below 2007 by 2020
ƒ 50% reduction below 2007 by 2050

Sector targets
ƒ Transportation (10% trip reduction, 10%
increase in non-automobile modes)
ƒ Buildings (3% annual retrofit)

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Outline
ƒ Context
ƒ Corporate Emissions & Actions
ƒ Community Emissions & Actions
ƒ Community Plan Update
ƒ Lessons Learned

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Lessons Learned
ƒ Involve staff from all departments in plan
development
ƒ Celebrate key steps along the way
ƒ Leverage influential points of contact
through internal & external engagement
ƒ Importance of partnerships and
collaboration to achieve success

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