Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 5 TH MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL PLANNING ROUNDTABLE NOVEMBER 7 TH, 2008 Robert Graff Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Background  Significant state, county, and municipal activity on climate change  Desire to reduce confusion, foster more efficient use of limited resources  Opportunity for DVRPC to provide leadership, support, and coordination  Interest from national organizations in partnering  In January 2008, DVRPC Board created a new Climate Change Initiatives program area, starting July 1

Climate Change Initiatives  Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Forecast  Stakeholder Engagement for Action Planning  Greenhouse Gas Reduction Options Evaluation  Regional Climate Change Action Plan  Climate Change and Energy Concerns Integrated Throughout DVRPC Activities  Support Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories and Forecasts for Government Operations

GHG Emissions Inventory Process  Inventory kicked off in May with Long Range Planning funds  Inventory Advisory Group formed – close to 100 people: municipal, county, state, regional, national, federal, citizens, businesses  Total of four meetings  Very engaged participants  Managing expectations  ICF International serving as consultant

GHG Emissions Inventory Scope of Work  Develop protocol, coordinating with US EPA and ICLEI  Develop regional emissions inventory for 2005  Allocate regional inventory to counties and municipalities, where feasible and appropriate  Provide 2035 emissions forecasts for Board adopted trend, as well as recentralization and sprawl scenarios  Preliminary results completed June 30  Final results by late November  Published report by end of 2008

Most of the Region’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Energy Related Energy Preliminary results

Energy Takes More of Our Money  2005 Regional Economy: $300 Billion  Energy Expenditures in 2005: $15 Billion  5 percent of economy.  At 2008 prices: $25 Billion  At twice 2008 prices: $50 Billion The more we spend on energy, the less we have for everything else People and businesses increasingly demand places where they can meet their needs with less energy from fossil fuel sources.

What Can Be Done?  Provide the same services with less energy  efficient cars, furnaces, lighting, buildings, etc.  transit to provide mobility without cars  Produce energy with less CO 2  some biofuels, solar (heat & electricity), wind, etc.  consider nuclear, capturing and storing carbon emitted from fossil fuel combustion  Reduce the demand for services energy provides  key role for regional planning

VMT Related CO 2 Emissions > < 1.2 Annual CO 2 Emissions by Municipality, Normalized by Population and Employment (metric tons) Preliminary results

An Economic Opportunity  A "Post Global” Economic Development Strategy (2006)  Promote location efficiency  Foster eco-industry clusters  Invest in the environment

Economic Opportunity  Professional Jobs  Engineers  Designers, architects, and planners  “Green Collar” Jobs  High performance buildings  Retrofitting existing buildings  Manufacturing clean energy infrastructure  Street trees, agriculture, landscaping  A ladder out of poverty to revitalize urban communities

Or contact: Robert Graff Manager, Office of Economic Analysis and Coordination Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission For more information: