1. Ellen Beckmann, DCHC MPO/City of Durham David Stancil, Orange County January 8, 2008 Sustainability Initiatives in the Durham-Chapel Hill- Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization

2. DCHC MPO You Are Here

3. Why Act? Air Quality Non-Attainment Promote Multi-Modal Transportation Local Greenhouse Gas Initiatives Environmentally Aware Community

4. Sustainability Initiatives DCHC MPO 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan –54% of Plan Cost for Rail, Bus, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Projects Durham County and Orange County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Local Action Plans Local Government Initiatives

5. Greenhouse Gas Local Action Plans Used Federal Transportation Planning Funds and Local Government Matching Funds Consultant: ICLEI Energy Services

6. Two Greenhouse Gas Plans Durham County –City of Durham Orange County –Town of Chapel Hill –Town of Carrboro –Town of Hillsborough Common consultants, data providers, protocol, base years, forecast years, etc. Plan targets will be used in the DCHC MPO 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan

7. Baseline Year = 2005 Target Year = 2030 Durham Greenhouse Gas Plan

8. Local Government Inventory Durham’s Local Government Total GHG Emissions for 2005 were: 158,710 tons

9. Local Government 2030 Forecast +5%

10. Local Government Operations Target Reduce emissions 50% by 2030

11. Community Inventory Total Community Emissions in 2005 for Durham were: 6,837,430 tons of GHGs

12. Community 2030 Forecast +48%

13. 2005  2030 Population 241,472  328,573 +36% Vehicle Miles Traveled 3.2 Billion  5.3 Billion +63%

14. Community Target Reduce emissions 30% by 2030 through local, state, and federal action

15. Implementation Staff Resources City-County “Green Team” City-County Sustainability Manager Education and Outreach Policies and Programs Monitoring of Progress

16. Orange County NC Countywide (inter-jurisdictional) GHG Study and Action Plan underway Working through Barriers to Reductions Other Sustainable Community Initiatives

17. Status of GHG Plan Baseline year = 2005 Target Year = 2030 Inventory of emissions completed Possible Reduction Measures Identified Considering Target Reduction and Implementation Measures

18. Challenges / Barriers Multiple Partners –Four jurisdictions Different Tiers of Activity –UNC CRed –Town of Chapel Hill CRed Key Challenge: Translate Countywide inventory and targets into local actions How do we know when we have the right “mix’ of measures?

19. Other Activities Environmental Responsibility Goal Environmental Stewardship Action Committee Aggressive Recycling (61% waste reduction)

20. Other Initiatives County Conservation Policies –Energy Use –Vehicles –Water Use (Reuse) “H2Orange” Lands Legacy Program