Report to the Blacksburg Town Council December 2, 2008

Topics for Discussion: Climate Protection Efforts to Date Sampling of Cities Emission Reduction Targets Blacksburg Emissions Mitigation Strategies Mayor’s Task Force Recommendations Resolution Adopting Emission Reduction Targets

Climate Protection Efforts to Date: Signed Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement – 11/06 Formed Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection & Sustainability – 2/07 Completed GHG Emissions Inventory – 3/08 Established a baseline year of 2000 as the furthest year back where we had reliable data – 4/08 Have been investigating potential emission reduction mitigation strategies – spring/summer/fall 08 Conducted Climate Action Workshops – 10/08 Recommended Emission Reduction Target – 11/08

City/County Community Target #1 Community Target #2 Community Target #3 Govt Target #1 Govt Target #2 Govt Target #3 Albany, NY25% below 2004 by 2020 Annapolis10% below 1990 by % below 1990 by 2020 Arlington County, VA10% below 2000 by 2012 Aspen, CO30% below 2004 by % below 2004 by 2050 AustinCarbon Neutral by 2020 Bellingham7% below 2000 by % below 2000 by % below 2000 by % below 2000 by 2012 Berkeley15% below 1990 by % below 1990 by 2050 Boston80% below 1990 by 2050 Boulder7% below 1990 by 2012 Brattleboro, VT10% below 2000 by % below 2000 by 2010 Burlington Cambridge20% below 1990 by 2010 Chapel Hill, NC60% below 2005 by 2050 Charlottesville Chicago, IL25% below 1990 by % below 1990 by 2050 Contra Costa County80% below 1990 by 2050 Denver, CO1990 levels by 2020 Fort Collins20% below 2005 by % below 2005 by 2050 Keene Los Angeles Madison7% below 1990 by % below 1990 by 2012 Sample Emission Targets:

Sample Emission Targets – Cont. City/County Community Target #1 Community Target #2 Community Target #3 Govt Target #1 Govt Target #2 Govt Target #3 Marin County15% below 2000 by 2020 Medford10% below 1998 by % below 1998 by 2010 Miami-Dade County20% below 1988 by 2005 Minneapolis12% below 1990 by % below 1990 by 2020 New York City Oakland, CA15% below 1990 by 2010 Ottawa20% below 1990 by 2012 Philadelphia10% below 1990 by 2010 Pittsburgh, PA20% below 2003 by 2023 Portland10% below 1990 by 2010 Roanoke, VA12.5% below 2009 by 2014 Rohnert Park20% below 2000 by 2010 Sacramento80% below 1990 by levels by % below 1990 by % below 1990 by 2050 Salt Lake City 3% per year for next 10 years70% below 1990 by 2040 San Diego, CA15% below 1990 by 2010 San Francisco20% below 1990 by 2012 San Francisco County20% below 1990 by 2012 Santa Cruz11% below 2000 by % below 1990 by % below 1990 by 2050 Seattle7% below 1990 by 2012 Somerville1990 levels by % below 1990 by levels by 2010 Tacoma, WA15% below 1990 by % below 1990 by % 1990 by 2050 Tompkins County Vancouver33% below 2007 by below 1990 by 2050 Worcester, MA11% below 2002 by 2010

Blacksburg Emissions:

Town Govt. Solution Wedges:

Example - analysis to quantify savings: Aquatic Center Boiler Upgrade Application Summary Current Gas Usage 38,928 ccf Upgrade Analysis Boiler Upgrade Cost$70,000 Annual Energy Savings 20,067.4 therms Energy Cost Savings $ 27, CO2 Savings Tonnes CO2 Upgrade Cost$70, Annual Savings$27, Simple Payback Period 2.51 years Annual CO2 Reduction Tonnes/yr

Example - analysis to quantify savings: Municipal Building Retrofit Blacksburg Motor Company Building Sq Ft 10, Energy Use 151, kWh CO Tonnes Intensity Tonnes/sf Municipal Building sq ft 20, Electricity 419, kWh gas 11, CCF CO Tonnes Intensity tonnes/sf With Municipal Building retrofit % Improvement34.00% new CO Tonnes new intensity Tonnes/sf CO2 savings Tonnes/yr % of Doc Roberts99.30% Upgrade Cost Annual Savings $ 24, Simple Payback Period years Annual CO2 Reduction Tonnes/yr

Community Solution Wedges, Residential & Transportation

Example - analysis to quantify savings: Household CFL Replacement Application Summary CFL Electricity Savings over Incandescent 44 kWh/yr Implementation Analysis Bulb Cost$2.58 Bulbs Replaced per Household 20 Penetration Level25% Community Annual Energy Savings2,722,280 kWh Community Energy Cost Savings $ 190, Community CO2 Savings2, Tonnes CO2 Household Upgrade Cost$51.60 Household Annual Savings$61.60 Simple Payback Period 0.84 years Annual Household CO2 Reduction 0.79 Tonnes/yr

Example - analysis to quantify savings: Turn H20 Heater from Application Summary Residential Energy Use861, Million BTU Household Energy Use Million BTU Energy Used for Water Heating Million BTU Electricity for Water Heating1, kWh Natural Gas for Water Heating therms Inlet Water Temperature55 F Implementation Analysis Energy Savings from Turning down Heater24% Penetration Level100% Community Electricity Savings 4,241, kWh Community Gas Savings 194, therms Community Cost Savings $ 566, Community CO2 Savings 4, Household Upgrade Cost$0.00 Household Annual Savings$45.80 Simple Payback Period - years Annual Household CO2 Reduction 0.40 Tonnes/yr

Mayor’s Task Force Recommendation: 80% Below 1990 levels by 2050 Monitor and measure emissions annually Use Key Indicators for measuring community progress Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) Atmos Energy sales by sector VT Electric Sales by sector AEP Sales by Sector Use Local Government Operations Protocol, Version 1, for reporting Town progress to ICLEI

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS FOR THE TOWN OF BLACKSBURG WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Blacksburg authorized the Mayor to sign the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement as amended by the 73 rd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting. WHEREAS, the Blacksburg Town Council resolved to work in conjunction with ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability and other appropriate organizations to track progress and implementation of the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement as amended by the 73 rd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting. WHEREAS, the Mayor of Blacksburg established the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability to accomplish the 5 Milestones of the ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign: 1. Conducting a baseline emissions inventory and forecast. 2. Setting an emissions reduction target. 3. Developing an action plan to meet the target. 4. Implementing actions in the plan. 5. Monitoring and verifying emissions reduction progress.

WHEREAS, Milestone 1 - Baseline Emissions Inventory and Forecast, was completed through the efforts of Virginia Tech Professor John Randolph and accepted by the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability. WHEREAS, there is a growing consensus among leading climate experts, to include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 to mitigate the detrimental effects of increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. WHEREAS, the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability supports a greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 with benchmark reductions of 2% per year below baseline year Resolution Continued

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Blacksburg: 1. That the Council hereby endorses the greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 with benchmark reductions of 2% per year below baseline year That the Town of Blacksburg will annually monitor and measure key indicators of community energy use, i.e., electricity consumption, natural gas consumption, and vehicle miles travelled (VMT) for gasoline consumption. 3. That the Town of Blacksburg will annually monitor and measure energy consumption resulting from town operations and will determine the resultant greenhouse gas emissions. 4. That the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection and Sustainability will provide an annual report to the Council on progress towards meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction target. Resolution Continued

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