Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory Lebanon, NH Cassidy Yates, UNH Sustainability Fellow Mentors: Mark Goodwin & Rebecca Owens, City of Lebanon Lebanon’s Master Plan Energy Chapter 1 The City shall… “Be a regional leader in energy efficiency, innovation, and fiscal responsibility” “Improve energy efficiency of municipal buildings, municipal vehicles, and streetlights and it shall promote similar efficiency measures for the commercial and residential sectors” “Address energy-related employee behaviors such as commuting” “Explore renewable energy options for purchase and development” “Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050” Emission Scopes Stationary sources, vehicles Scope 1 Direct Emissions Purchased electricity Scope 2 Indirect Emissions Employee commute, business travel Scope 3 Related Emissions Inventory Process Data collection Program/software research Data organization Data input Analysis Review Report Value in Creating an Inventory 2 Inform planning and resource allocation Inform effective policy development Create accountability Demonstrate leadership Increase engagement Types of Inventories Inventory Challenges Data collection More data required in the EPA’s Local Greenhouse Gas Inventory Tool Difficulties obtaining data from others Baseline comparability Incomplete baseline Difficulty understanding what was included or omitted and why Discovering more emission sources to measure Adjusting for changes City building and infrastructure updates New fleet vehicles Streetlights soon to be converted to LED Local Government Operations Community Scale Lebanon’s Inventory Local Government Operations Baseline 2008 Local Government Operations Update 2015 Local Government Operations Update 2018 Community Scale Inventory Future Work References City of Lebanon 2012 Master Plan, https://lebanonnh.gov/461/Lebanon-Master-Plan Andrews, Jennifer. Municipal GHG Accounting The City of Lebanon has the opportunity to be a leader in the Upper Valley region Other municipalities in NH have done, or are in the process of completing GHG inventories