The New Brunswick Community Challenge 1.Meet with local government, business, & community groups 2.Formalize a “Commitment to Action” 3.Provide support to host a “Community Luncheon”

The New Brunswick Community Challenge 4.Help facilitate community leader in developing programs 5.Help monitor all emission reductions 6.Facilitate promotion of local programs

The City of Fredericton and The New Brunswick Climate Change Hub Present the Fredericton Community Dialogue Forum “Moving from Commitments to Action” 9:00 am, November XX, 2006 Arena Banquet Room Come join us for a day of speakers, climate change discussions, and entertainment. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. Contact: Eddie Oldfield (506) ext. 113 w w w. n b h u b. o r g

Fredericton Bouctouche Dorchester Hampton Miramichi Quispamsis Rothesay Edmundston Some Active Communities Woodstock Bathurst Shippagan St. Andrews St. Stephen Riverview Campbellton Sackville

Canadian Municipalities have influence over 56% of their GHG emissions Mitigation - reduce emissions We Feel Direct & Indirect Impacts Environmental Health Economic Adaptation - reduce risk What Can We Do?

A Focus on Sustainability Good community planning can: Improve health and safety in neighbourhoods Enable more active lifestyles Reduce air pollution / GHGs Strengthen Local Economy Create Jobs E.g. Home Energy Efficiency Improvements

Building Capacity and Community Leadership Greening Communities / Infrastructure Street Lighting (conversion to LEDs) Form a Local Action Committee Active / Public Transportation Energy Efficiency in Buildings Fleet Management

Building Capacity and Community Leadership Neighborhood Planning / limit urban sprawl Renewable Energy (ie, Wind Power) Public Education and Outreach Recycling / Composting Waste Reduction Partnerships

Fleet Management Burning of carbon based fuel is the largest source of GHG emissions New Brunswick Road network is 76, 600 km Total vehicle distance traveled is over 1.9B km in 2004

Fleet Management Vehicles under 4.5 tonnes averaged 4,000 km/year Vehicles under 15 tonnes averaged 2,470 km/year Vehicles over 15 tonnes averaged 29,700 km/year

Fleet Management Intervention methods: 1.Implement an anti-idling policy 2.Cab-Heater Technology 3.Tire Inflation Standards 4.Speed Reduction Policy

Intervention methods: 5.Driver Training 6.Alternative Fuels Ethanol Biodiesel 7.Route Optimization Fleet Management

Public Education & Outreach Strategy Goals: 1.Inform, educate & build awareness 2.Develop Support 3.Encourage and Motivate Action Hosted by the New Brunswick Lung Association The New Brunswick Climate Change Hub

Objectives: 1.Build upon provincial network 2.Manage sector-specific working groups 3.Support community groups 4.Build capacity of Hub members 5.Operate as a clearinghouse 6.Conduct outreach programs

New Brunswick Climate Change Hub What these objectives can achieve: 1.Public understanding 2.Community action 3.Commitment from businesses and industry 4.Improved education system 5.Informed youth

NB Situation NB Power –Electricity generation in New Brunswick –20MW of Wind in 2005 High winter peaks –> 60% of homes use electric heat –> 80% of new homes use electric heat Highest electric use per GDP

Greenhouse Gas Emissions In New Brunswick NB releases over 20 million tonnes of GHG each year. This accounts for 3% of Canada’s GHG emission total. Electricity generation accounts for almost half of the GHG emissions in the province.

New Brunswick GHG Emissions 2001 (Total = 21.3 Mt CO 2 Equivalent) Source: Statistics Canada, Environment Canada Note: Producer's Consumption is the energy used by the energy industry including petroleum refining and electricity generation. Non-Energy GHG are emissions from industrial & land uses such as landfills, agriculture, etc.

An Energy Efficiency Organization for New Brunswick Objective: To create a system to deliver energy efficiency and to reduce energy demand. Goals: –Improve the efficiency of energy use in all sectors –Reduce electricity demand –Mitigate the need for additional large power plants –Maintain competitive energy rates for customers –Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

What Is Demand Side Management? Education of the market on the cost of demand growth Promotion of efficient products and services –Efficient lighting –Efficient heating and ventilation –Efficient industrial processing Fuel switching

How many MW’s could we save if all the residential electric space heat load converted to another fuel ? 181,241 electric space heat customers X 6.2 kW per customer = 1,123 MW = 1,123,694 kW or Point Lepreau plus Belldune Source: NB Power, “Screening of Demand Side Management Options”, January 2002; and Load Forecast Model 2002/03 – 2010/11

Global Warming Predictions say temperatures will increase between C in next 100 years Small changes in average temperatures make a big difference Average temperatures today are only about 5ºC warmer than they were during the last Ice Age

Mortality in Paris June-August 2003 Source: INVS, in one day

THANK YOU Eddie Oldfield, Director Tel: (506) Ext. 113 Fax: (506) Adam Merrill, Project Assistant Tel: (506) Ext. 114 Fax: (506)