Ventura County Civic Alliance Fossil Free By ‘33 A New Energy Direction Community Environmental Council
Overview > CEC’s Fossil Free by ‘33 Campaign –Blueprint > Our Transportation Plan –Top recommendations > Discussion Topics
Santa Barbara County Energy Blueprint > A two year effort, with many consultants and much staff time > We hope this will become a model for other counties
WHY switch from fossil fuels? > Climate change > National security/foreign policy > Air pollution > Peak Oil
County Energy Use: 2005
“Fossil Free” County Energy Use: 2030
Building & Industrial Energy Efficiency 16.8% Transportation Improvements 35.2% Wind Power 19.8% Solar 15.8% Ocean Power 8.3% Waste-to-energy 1.2% Utility Renewables 2.9% The “Fossil Free” future
Reducing Energy Use in Buildings Building & Industrial Efficiency 16.8%
Energy Use in Transportation > Transportation sector uses 48% of energy in our county > SB County currently uses almost 200 million gallons of gas and diesel per year.
No Silver Bullet > Biofuels? > Hydrogen? > Electric Vehicles?
Silver Buckshot > Slash vehicle miles traveled > Reorient cities to use cars less > Alternatives to driving alone > More efficient vehicles > EVs using renewable electricity/PHEVs get 100 mpg+ on sustainable biodiesel
#1 Ridesharing
#2 More Efficient Cars
#3 Sustainable Biofuels
#4 Bus Mass Transit
#5 Bikes
#6 EVs and PHEVs
Our Plan Saves Money > Energy efficiency is less expensive than new generation > Electricity as a transportation fuel is much cheaper than petroleum > These result in large savings in our county: > $238 million by 2020 with low fossil fuel prices > $2.7 billion by 2020 with high fossil fuel prices
Our Plan Saves Petroleum
Michael Chiacos , ext. 110 Community Environmental Council Questions/Comments?
Discussion Topics SB 375 > Requires integration of transportation, land use, and housing plans > Regional targets for land use GHG reductions/Sustainable Communities Strategies > How can we influence SB 375’s implementation in Ventura County?
Discussion Topics Alternative Transportation > Alternatives to single occupant driving solve more of our transportation problems > How do we make alternatives more attractive? > How can we increase ridesharing, buses, biking and walking in Ventura County?
Discussion Topics A transportation sales tax is being considered for Ventura County > Ventura is the only large county in CA without a transportation sales tax > Last in line for state/federal funds > Is this a good idea? > What would it look like?