Brent Palaian CI8831

The Motor City Fortunately, we are not the capitol of greenhouse gasses.

1. The Detroit Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2. Where are greenhouse gas emissions coming from? 3. Important factors

 Data was collected by five students in the School of Natural Resources and Environment as part of a U of M master’s degree requirement  Jill Carlson, Jenny Cooper, Marie Donahue, Max Neale and Anis Ragland  The team measured Detroit's citywide emissions for 2011 and 2012  The report utilized interactions with over 50 organizations around Detroit  It was released Sept 2014

 The first step in creating a plan to reduce greenhouse gasses is by gathering relevant information to make informed decisions.  The first time this data has been collected  Used to create Detroit's first climate action plan  Reduced greenhouse gas emissions = energy efficiency = money savings = increased profits

 70% of Detroit's greenhouse gases are generated by buildings  41% is produced in four ZIP codes including Southwest, Midtown, and Downtown  Main sources are industrial, commercial and institutional.  30% are from other sources.  Mobile sources  Passenger cars, municipal fleet vehicles and public busses  Solid waste landfill disposal.

 The city produces a total of 10.6 million metric tons of CO 2 per year.  Driving from Detroit to Ann Arbor 60 times would produce one metric ton of CO2  Trees cover 23.5% of the city.  The trees covert 70,400 metric tons of CO2 per year  DTE uses coal to create around 76% of their electricity.  Electricity contributes 45% of the city's overall emissions.

 Detroit's per capita emissions are below average compared to 13 other US and Canadian cities  93% of the governments emissions were produced by  Detroit Water and Sewerage Department  Detroit Public Lighting Department  Detroit Department of Public Works  The Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority

 Creating greenhouse gas inventory for Detroit was necessary to formulate its first climate change plan  Important results:  A majority of the emissions arise from buildings and a smaller portion from transportation and landfills  Despite this, Detroit remains below average compared to other major cities

 Article  University of Michigan. "Detroit's first comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory completed." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 10 November  Pdf  21.pdf 21.pdf