Climate Action Plan Progress April 21, 2015

Emeryville’s Climate Action Plan was adopted in 2008 Calls for 25% reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs) by 2020, based on a 2004/5 baseline. Addresses programs and measures for both municipal operations and for the community as a whole. The model considers GHGs resulting from: energy use transportation water use, and solid waste generation.

A Lot Has Been Accomplished Some Highlights: Energy: Doing energy upgrades at City-owned facilities, including photovoltaic installations at two facilities and upgrades to street lights and traffic signals. Obtaining LEED certification for the Police Station Providing outreach to residents and businesses on energy efficiency measures, and reducing permit costs for solar installations on single family homes.

Recycling/Composting/Waste: Multi-stream recycling City-wide, along with outreach and education efforts for residents and businesses. The adoption of an eco-foodware ordinance.

Transportation: Continued support for the Emery Go Round, used by over 1.6 million passengers in Planning for transit-oriented development. Regional transit coordination and advocacy. Completion of Safe Routes to School and Safe Routes to Transit projects. Purchase of hybrid vehicles for staff use. Emeryville named “Most Walkable City” in the East Bay, 2014.

Pedestrian/Bicycle improvements including an award-winning Pedestrian/Bicycle plan, new bike paths and routes, signal optimization and sensing, and the installation of bike racks, lockers, and fix-it stations. Requirements for bike parking in new developments Transportation:

Green Building and Green Business: LEED-Certified Development 23 buildings have achieved LEED certification Green Business 25 Emeryville businesses certified

Urban Greening: Leadership in the adoption of a vegetated stormwater management ordinance Early adoption of a water-efficient landscape ordinance requiring sustainable landscapes including Bay Friendly Landscaping/Gardening. The stewardship of nearly 4,000 street trees throughout the city, an 18.5% increase in the number of street trees since Climate change adaptation beginning too – water budgets and irrigation changes to City parks and medians

Measuring Progress Reductions in GHG emissions are measured in tons of CO 2 e, which means CO 2 -equivalent. International standards count six different greenhouse gases, each with a different capacity to heat the atmosphere. Since CO 2 is by far the most prevalent of these gases, all emissions are adjusted to this standard.

Emeryville’s Climate Action Plan Goal: Reduce GHG Emissions by 25% From 2004 Levels by 2020

How Are Our Neighbors Progressing Toward Goals? BaselineGHG Reduction 2000Berkeley8% 1990San Francisco14.5% 2004Emeryville1.33%

How Are Our Neighbors Progressing Toward Goals? BaselineGHG Reduction Population Growth Per-Capita Reduction 2000Berkeley8%13.34%9.07% 1990San Francisco14.5%12.64%16.33% 2004Emeryville1.33%35.61%18.04%

Scope and Limitations of Data National standards for which data are included in these measurements, and how they are collected and expressed. (Standards developed by ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA.) Measures include emissions from energy use, transportation, and solid waste. There are elements that are currently out of our control: PG&E’s energy mix Methane collection at local landfill(s) Fuel efficiency of vehicles Freeway traffic loads, through-trips

Some categories of data are more specific and reliable for each city: Energy use: PG&E provides excellent Emeryville-specific data for residential use. The commercial measures are only limited by their inability to provide identifying information on industrial uses by sector. Solid waste: Tonnage amounts are specific to Emeryville accounts, but the waste mix is not. Transportation: The transportation data are expressed only as a percentage of the region’s data.

The Challenge of Community Growth The challenge of reducing GHGs to a set goal is increased as the population and business activities increase over time. Emery ville Total CO 2 e Emissions Total Percent Change Per Capita CO 2 e Emissions Per Capita Percent Change , , , Goal 134, We have just five years to meet the 25% reduction goal.

Emeryville’s Climate Action Plan Goal: Reduce GHG Emissions by 25% From 2004 Levels by 2020

We may want to keep the goal as is: aspirational We may want to adjust our measures to avoid some of the data that is outside our control To account for growth, we could consider using more specific per-capita measures to track progress: Daytime population: Waste, Transportation, Commercial Energy Nighttime population: Residential Energy Lessons Learned: More Specific Metrics?

Data Challenges in Transportation The calculations represent a share of the region’s transportation data as a whole, and not specifically what happens on Emeryville’s streets. Traffic on the section of Interstate 80 that runs through Emeryville is included as a large percentage of the GHG emissions attributed to transportation in Emeryville, but is not substantially subject to improvement through the City’s actions. Given the current data model, reductions in vehicle trips accomplished through the City’s planning, public works, and active transportation efforts will not make a noticeable impact to the overall calculation in GHG reduction.

Tons Emeryville Emissions Trends by Sector

2013 Commute Mode Share

GHG Emissions from Energy CO2e, tons Percent change from 2004 Per capita CO2e, tons Per capita change from , , % , % 2020 Goal60, % The emissions from residential and commercial energy use in Emeryville, including both electricity and natural gas use, have gone down in recent years: Energy

Overall Energy Use in Emeryville 2013 data Commercial use: 87% of total Residential use: 13% of total Overall, total energy usage has decreased by 0.7% since Better efficiency and PG&E’s improved energy mix have neutralized the increase in population and commercial activity.

Residential Energy Use Trends Total residential energy use has increased by 20.3% since 2005 Average use per household has gone down: Multi-family Electricity use is down 2.5% Natural gas use is down 4% Single-family Electricity use is down 4.6% Natural gas use is down 5.9%

Commercial Energy Use Total commercial energy use has decreased by 1.7% since 2005 Overall electricity use is down 1.8% Overall natural gas use is down 1.5% PG&E doesn’t provide per-account data for commercial.

Emeryville will not come close to meeting the goal on the basis of raw data by 2020 at the current rate. More actions are planned, and work will continue on these programs. Even measures that don’t show in the data have benefits! How Should We Proceed?

Measure per-capita rates in addition to or in place of overall GHG emissions: Residential energy: resident population Commercial energy: total population Transportation: total population Solid Waste: total population Adjust goals to better reflect Emeryville-specific data: For transportation, look at non-freeway data only (County- wide, freeway traffic is 58% of VMT), and consider subtracting through-trips as well Recommendations: Data Measures

Planned or Proposed, City Operations: Energy improvements to City Hall that will include HVAC repairs, renovations, and right-sizing, and a lighting upgrade that will save more than 15 tons of CO 2 e emissions annually. Participation in a strategic energy planning process for City operations. A City Hall-based employee bike share program, Emery Cycle. Installation of electric car chargers at City Hall, and the expansion of our alternative-fuel vehicle fleet. LED streetlight upgrades. Energy upgrades at the senior center and Fire Station 34. Recommendations: Programs

Planned or Proposed, Community-Wide: Participation in a regional bike share program with Oakland and Berkeley ( ). Energy outreach to multi-family residential sector. Identify opportunities for energy outreach and assistance to the commercial energy sector. Recommendations: Programs

Recommendations: Programs/Policies Two areas stand out for highest opportunity for progress: Drive-alone commuting into Emeryville Commercial energy use

Ideas to Address Drive-Alone Commuting Transportation planning Limit parking Charge for parking Traffic calming Transit-oriented development Support for expansion of transit Support for new initiatives (bike share!) Vision Zero

Ideas to Address Commercial Energy A Building Energy Saving Ordinance that would require upgrades to building energy systems at time of sale or another set date. Additional city rebates/incentives for energy upgrades. A requirement for LEED or equivalent certification for existing buildings. Energy usage labeling requirements for businesses. Energy audit requirements. Participation in the proposed Community Choice Aggregation Process.

What do we work on currently? Programs that: Meet regulatory requirements: 63.5% Impact GHG measure as currently calculated: 40.5% Impact GHG emissions, whether or not they’re captured in the current data model: 97% Emeryville’s Environmental Programs: What Are Our Priorities?

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Climate Action in Emeryville Virtually all our efforts in environmental programs help to reduce GHG emissions in small or large ways. They also improve quality of life, and create a snowball effect by attracting like-minded residents and businesses. Going forward, we must continue to: Determine how to define and meet our aggressive goals Prioritize efforts Innovate Adjust Leverage City effort and opportunity Recommendation: Develop a work plan to accomplish this in the new Sustainability Committee