Taming Bigfoot Seattle Comparing March with February Baseline April 8, 2018

Today’s Agenda Introduction – Elizabeth Burton Meet with your team Comparing March and February results – Ben Pfeiffer Home energy footprints – Court Olson Climate quiz Transportation footprints– Ben Pfeiffer Announcements

Meet with your team to discuss: What’s needed to complete my data entry? How can I reduce my emissions?

February Baseline Footprints Thousands of pounds CO2e

March Footprints

Feb. and March footprints for seven teams

Footprints for these seven teams by sector

Transportation Footprints

Home Energy Footprints

Food and Shopping Footprints

Climate Quiz 1. How much water does it take to make one cotton T-shirt? A. 5 gallons   B. 50 gallons   C.  500 gallons   D. 5,000 gallons

Climate Quiz 2. Cotton takes up 2.4% of the world’s crop land. Insecticides are made from fossil fuels. What percentage of insecticide sales are used to treat cotton? 5%     9%   17% 24%

Climate Quiz 3. If turned on 5 hr./day how long will LED bulbs last? 5 years 12 27 40

Climate Quiz 4. In what year did a Dutch official declare bicycling tantamount to suicide? 1952 1967 1982 2001

Climate Quiz 5. Currently, what is the ratio of bicycles to cars in Amsterdam? 2 to 1 4 to 1 7 to 1 20 to 1

Climate Quiz 6. Bamboo is easy to grow and an excellent carbon sequesterer. It has the compressive strength of concrete and the tensile strength of steel. It is used in all but which one of the following? Framing, flooring and shingles Charcoal and biofuels Paper, textiles and furniture Psychotropic medicines Bicycles

Climate Quiz 7. Which of these major recommendations for reducing household food waste does the Seattle Public Utilities not make? Eat everything on your plate Buy only what you need Save food before it goes bad Ask grocery stores and restaurants you frequent to offer smaller sizes, bargain bins and donation of foods.

Climate Quiz Household LED Lighting Rooftop Solar Plant Rich Diet 8. Out of 42 recommendations for reversing global warming in the book titled Drawdown, which two of the following are the highest ranked solutions? Household LED Lighting Rooftop Solar Plant Rich Diet   Refrigerant Management Electric Vehicles                                              

Climate Quiz b) Europe c) Saudi Arabia 9. Which of the following was the leading location for renewable energy investment last year, with $126 billion invested—45 percent of the global total? a) China b) Europe c) Saudi Arabia                                            

Europe United States Japan Climate Quiz 10. Which of the following saw the biggest decline in renewable energy investment in 2017? Europe United States Japan                                           

Climate Quiz 11. Of the top 10 countries investing in renewable energy, the biggest jump from 2016 to 2017—810 percent, to $6 billion— was made by ______. Australia Mexico Sweden                                      

Climate Quiz 1. How much water does it take to make one cotton T-shirt? A. 5 gallons   B. 50 gallons   C.  500 gallons   D. 5,000 gallons

Climate Quiz 2. Cotton takes up 2.4% of the world’s crop land. Insecticides are made from fossil fuels. What percentage of insecticide sales are used to treat cotton? 5%     9%   17% 24%

Climate Quiz 3. If turned on 5 hr./day how long will LED bulbs last? 5 years 12 27 40

Climate Quiz 4. In what year did a Dutch official declare bicycling tantamount to suicide? 1952 1967 1982 2001

Climate Quiz 5. Currently, what is the ratio of bicycles to cars in Amsterdam? 2 to 1 4 to 1 7 to 1 20 to 1

Climate Quiz 6. Bamboo is easy to grow and an excellent carbon sequesterer. It has the compressive strength of concrete and the tensile strength of steel. It is used in all but which one of the following? Framing, flooring and shingles Charcoal and biofuels Paper, textiles and furniture Psychotropic medicines Bicycles

Climate Quiz 7. Which of these major recommendations for reducing household food waste does the Seattle Public Utilities not make? Eat everything on your plate Buy only what you need Save food before it goes bad Ask grocery stores and restaurants you frequent to offer smaller sizes, bargain bins and donation of foods.

Climate Quiz Household LED Lighting Rooftop Solar Plant Rich Diet 8. Out of 42 recommendations for reversing global warming in the book titled Drawdown, which two of the following are the highest ranked solutions? Household LED Lighting Rooftop Solar Plant Rich Diet   Refrigerant Management Electric Vehicles                                              

Climate Quiz 9. Which of the following was the leading location for renewable energy investment last year, with $126 billion invested—45 percent of the global total? a) China b) Europe c) Saudi Arabia                                            

Europe United States Japan Climate Quiz 10. Which of the following saw the biggest decline in renewable energy investment in 2017? Europe United States Japan                                           

Climate Quiz Australia Mexico Sweden 11. Of the top 10 countries investing in renewable energy, the biggest jump from 2016 to 2017—810 percent, to $6 billion— was made by ______. Australia Mexico Sweden                                      

Transportation Footprints Why we travel: work, family, pleasure. What mode of transportation we choose depends on time cost comfort carbon

Transportation is a big part of the problem

Getting there greener Pounds CO2e

Seattle to Portland – 174 miles Pounds CO2e or CO2

Aircraft CO2 emissions are only part of the story Pounds CO2e emissions per passenger mile of air travel

Growth of Global Aviation Fuel Use

U.S. Airlines Consumption of Aviation Fuel

Fly non-stop if you can

Cars & trucks Drive slower to reduce GHG emissions

Slow down to reduce GHG emissions

Comparing Electricity and Gasoline Refueling Costs An average electric car produces the same emissions as a gasoline car getting 73 mpg Among 77 cities studied, the cost of recharging was much less than the cost of gasoline.

Thank you bigfoot tamers! Questions?