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HOUSEHOLD REPORTS
Goal: To inform households about their carbon footprint and motivate them to reduce that footprint
Goal of this talk: To explain the reports and answer questions concerning the reports
Neighbourhood Summit in June: Help to develop strategies at the neighbourhood level for reducing the carbon footprint
OVERVIEW
The Survey Average Carbon Footprint for the Junction Tips Footprint breakdown by category Comparisons What we have learned Thanks and Questions
SURVEY MAP
TIPS
Reports contain tips tailored to each household Some tips are easier than others
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY
Electricity, natural gas and oil Includes water heating Junction average: 5.8 t CO2eq, 33% of footprint
TRANSPORTATION
Personal vehicles, flights and public transport Considered type of vehicle, length of flights, mode of public transport Junction average: 11.5 t CO2e, or 66% of footprint
TRANSPORTATION TIPS
Reduce driving Reduce flights and/or offset carbon If you need a new car, consider a hybrid Substitute with more public transit use
WATER
Transportation of your water, not heating We may incorporate water heating into this category next time
WATER TIPS
Install a high efficiency water heater Reduce water usage by 15%. Some of: shorter showers, low flow faucets and showerheads, upgrade to efficient washing machines and/or dishwasher
COMPARISONS
Saying your carbon footprint is 16 tonnes per year is hard to put into context Comparisons to your neighbours, households in Toronto, Canadians, gives more context Visual imagery helps too: black balloons
BLACK BALLOONS
Your footprint is equivalent to filling 1000000 balloons with CO2 in one year, or about 1.9 balloons per minute
NEIGHBOURS
RIVERDALE
Per capita vs Per household comparison
Average Household Footprint in CO2e
TORONTO
TORONTO vs PN
Average Footprint Per Person without Flights, Water or Food
CANADA
Canada is a diverse country No computed Canadian average applies Many include industrial emissions: e.g. 24 tonnes CO2e per year (Environment Canada's inventory divided by Canadian population)
CARBON OFFSETS
Trees sequester about 1 tonne of CO2 in lifetime Buying offsets: many organizations to choose from Workshop on offsets Idea: getting carbon offsets by contributing to neighbourhood projects in the Junction
WHAT WE LEARNED
Survey needs to be shorter, clearer, have more error checking Need to be able to get a new report if things change or were wrong Faster turn around time for the report, ideally real-time
Caveat: we do not have the capacity do make these changes right now
QUESTIONS!