Presented by Debbie Cook October 24, 2006 UCLA Conference Center Efforts by Local and Regional Governments to Link Transportation and Land Use Planning to Global Energy and Climate Change OR America’s Path to Energy Security

42% of Americans say: Number One National Security Issue is Energy Independence An Energy Mandate...we cannot solve this challenge without addressing land use and transportation.

Ready to face the challenges: Leadership Sense of Urgency Timing Energy Quality Energy Quantity Environment Infrastructure Economics Exponential Growth Lack of Participation

Who will provide the leadership?

People are confused: “There are plenty of reserves.” “It’s the greedy oil companies.” “Technology will save us.” “I can’t change anything.” “Government isn’t doing anything.”

More Time/Les s Carbon Less Time/Mo re Carbon We need: Conservation Efficiency Electrified transport CAFE standards TOD Green building stds Localized services and agriculture Plant trees Assume high energy costs

5,800,000 btu/barrel 13.5 to 27.7 million btu/cord (128 cubic ft) million btu/short ton (will generate 2400 kwh) 1031 btu/cubic foot Pounds CO2 per million Btu WoodDistillates Natural GasCoal

Largest moving object in the world. Holds 4.2 million bbls. World consumes 84 mmb/d US consumes 21 mmb/d

68,000 one-mile trains/year

The LNG outlook is uncertain.

150 Years of World Oil Extraction

How do we encourage participation? Appliance Energy Standards (CEC stds for 17 products) Green Bldg. Standards for State (LEED Cert std for State funded bldgs) 1998 Residential Bldg. Code (establish a minimum level of EE) Vehicle GHG Standards (CA first) EE Resource Standards Renewable Energy Generation Tracking Systems Green Pricing Programs Net Metering Programs Renewable Portfolio Standards (20% by 2010) Public Benefit Funds Voluntary GHG Registry GHG Inventories Active Climate Change Advisory Committee Climate Action Plan Emission Caps on some Power Plants GHG Emissions Targets (2000 level by 2010) State Programs:

What are you (as elected, staff, or citizen) willing to do to bring about a different outcome? Dance on the edge of your scope of authority.

SCAG Energy Working Group Additional information: draft energy action plan: df Encourage ripeness of critical issues Educate early and often Provide services that add value

Albany Aliso Viejo Arcata Atascadero Berkeley Burbank Capitola Cerritos Chino Cloverdale Cotati Cupertino Del Mar Dublin Fremont Hayward Healdsburg Hemet Pasadena Petaluma Pleasanton Portola Valley Rohnert Park Richmond Sacramento San Bruno San Francisco San Luis Obispo San Jose San Leandro San Mateo San Rafael 165 Mayors from 37 states have signed a global warming initiative including 59 from California. Irvine Lakewood Los Angeles Long Beach Los Altos Hills Monterey Park Moorpark Morgan Hill Morro Bay Novato Oakland Pacific Grove Palo Alto Santa Ana Santa Barbara Santa Cruz Santa Monica Santa Rosa Sausalito Sebastopol Sonoma Stockton Thousand Oaks Vallejo West Hollywood West Sacramento Windsor

Who are we waiting for? We as individual citizens must embrace the culture of conservation so that we change the balance...I am suggesting a National effort in the way we behave and use energy, including autos, homes, work... John Hofmeister, Shell Oil