Maplewood, NJ
Maplewood, NJ Climate Change Impact and Emissions Reduction Plan: What We Can Do to Make a Difference! June 9th, 2007 Environmental Advisory Committee
Many Groups from Maplewood Here Today
Thank you!
Shows how important and broad this issue is
Folks want to know:
“What is the town doing?” “What can I do?”
Maplewood, NJ
24,000 people 13,000 registered vehicles 9,000 utility accounts:
Vast majority are residential (~8,500 homes) Several hundred small businesses and institutions Six public schools One dozen municipal buildings
Schools and municipal buildings account for about 2% of emissions Each year we spend more than $50 million directly on gasoline, electricity, natural gas and heating oil
Residential sector (homes and cars) is the largest source of our emissions
Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
CO2 Concentrations and Temperature
Impact of global climate change includes: - Rising sea levels - Erratic / intense weather - Water shortages - Reduced agricultural yields - Species extinction - Famine and refugees
New Jersey’s Leadership Role
February 13, 2007: Governor Jon Corzine signs an Executive Order to adopt proactive and ambitious goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in NJ: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020; approximately 20% reduction Further reduction to 80% below 2006 levels by 2050
New Jersey is one of the first states in the nation to adopt such aggressive goals
NJ’s Goal: 20% reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2020
How much CO2 does Maplewood contribute? = 16 tons “locally addressable” per person Non-local emissions = 8.5 tons
Buildings = 6.7 tons
Electricity 2.8
Industrial, State, Fed, Military ~8.5
Natural Gas 3.0 Oil 0.9 Vehicles & Transit 2.6
Food Consumed Solid Waste 3.0 2.2
Consumption = 5.2 tons
Air Travel 1.1
Transportation = 3.7 tons
Maplewood’s Emissions in Context
16 tons CO2 locally addressable per person = 380K tons/year town-wide:
380K tons of CO2 is enough to blanket Maplewood with a layer of CO2 gas 60 feet tall annually Maplewood would have to plant 3,000,000 trees this year to offset our current emissions 20% by 2020
To reach NJ’s 20% reduction goal, Maplewood needs to reduce town-wide emissions by 76K tons of CO2 below current levels by 2020
Maplewood’s Plan to reach 20% reduction Source of Emissions
K Tons CO2
Change Strategy
K Tons CO2 Avoided
Electricity
71
All homes add 10 efficient bulbs; 30% electricity from Clean Power
7 19
Vehicles / Mass Transit
66
Vehicles get avg. 10 mpg better
19
Solid Waste
40
Double recycling collections
13
Natural Gas
74
50% of buildings improve heating efficiency by 25%
7
Oil
24
50% of oil homes switch to gas
6
Air travel
29
15% travelers buy carbon offsets
4
Food Consumed
76
10% switch to plant-based/local diet
4
Total
380
79 (-21%)
We can reach 20%... Changes are doable! Fuel savings = $6M+ / yr net of offsets
Potential Residential Home Actions Action
(A) Difficulty (5 = easy)
(B) Initial $ Cost (5 = low)
(C) Impact (5 = high)
Rank A*B*C
Enroll in NJ Clean Power
5
5
5
125
Switch from oil to gas heat (when replacing heater)
5
5
5
125
Increasing recycling
5
5
5
125
Install (and use) programmable thermostat
5
5
3
75
Upgrade to CFL bulbs
5
5
3
75
Change behavior (lights, temp etc…)
3
5
3
45
Energy efficient appliances
3
3
5
45
Improve insulation / envelope
3
1
5
15
Repair / replace old windows
3
1
3
9
Water heater upgrade (tankless, solar)
1
3
3
9
Install solar electric
1
1
5
5
Potential Residential Transportation Actions Action
(A) Difficulty (5 = easy)
(B) Initial $ Cost (5 = low)
(C) Impact (5 = high)
Rank A*B*C
Buy more efficient gasoline vehicle (when replacing)
5
5
5
125
Buy clean diesel vehicle (when replacing)
5
3
5
75
Buy hybrid-electric vehicle (when replacing)
5
3
1-5
15-75
Change behavior (carpool, mass transit, walk, work-at-home, etc)
3
5
3
45
Use bio-diesel in car
3
5
3
45
Use corn-ethanol in car
3
5
1
15
Potential Municipal Actions Action
(A) Difficulty (5 = easy)
(B) Initial $ Cost (5 = low)
(C) Impact (5 = high)
Rank A*B*C
Increasing recycling
5
5
5
125
Use bio-diesel in vehicles
5
5
3
75
Upgrade to more efficient vehicles (when replacing)
5
3
3
45
Improve energy efficiency of all buildings by 30%
3
1
5+
15+
Install solar electric
3
1
5
15
Potential Commercial Actions Action
(A) Difficulty (5 = easy)
(B) Initial $ Cost (5 = low)
(C) Impact (5 = high)
Rank A*B*C
Enroll in NJ Clean Power
5
5
5
125
Switch from oil to gas heat (when replacing heater)
5
5
5
125
Increasing recycling
5
5
5
125
Install (and use) programmable thermostat
5
5
3
75
Upgrade to CFL bulbs
5
5
3
75
Change behavior (lights, temp etc…)
3
5
3
45
Energy efficient appliances
3
3
5
45
Improve insulation / envelope
3
1
5
15
Repair / replace old windows
3
1
3
9
Water heater upgrade (tankless, solar)
1
3
3
9
Install solar electric
1
1
5
5
Next up: Brainstorming sessions
Break into groups of ~10
25 minute brainstorming followed by 2-minute recap per group
One topic for each group:
Residential Homes Residential Transportation Municipal Buildings and Vehicles Commercial Buildings Background Science on Climate Change
Questions to be answered by each group:
Do you agree with ideas on the list? Any other ideas for the list for how we can reach our goal? How can we put these ideas into action: policies, programs etc…? How can we drive up participation by Maplewood citizens including yourselves so that we can achieve our goal?
What Next?
Stay after the meeting if you would like to talk about topics important to you and to get your questions answered
Meeting attendees and others – we’re looking for volunteers to lead reduction efforts brainstormed today
Ideas from meeting to be written into an official Maplewood Climate Change Action Plan
Make sure to sign up before you leave
Early fall - presented to and voted on by Township Committee
Report back to you on regular basis – How are we doing?
Resources
Sign up for NJ Clean Power at:
Estimate your CO2 emissions:
www.njcleanpower.com
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator
Offset your emissions from air travel at:
www.nativeenergy.com/travel
Many Groups from Maplewood Here Today
Thank you!
Shows how important and broad this issue is
Folks want to know:
“What is the town doing?” “What can I do?”
Maplewood, NJ
24,000 people 13,000 registered vehicles 9,000 utility accounts:
Vast majority are residential (~8,500 homes) Several hundred small businesses and institutions Six public schools One dozen municipal buildings
Schools and municipal buildings account for about 2% of emissions Each year we spend more than $50 million directly on gasoline, electricity, natural gas and heating oil
Residential sector (homes and cars) is the largest source of our emissions
Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
CO2 Concentrations and Temperature
Impact of global climate change includes: - Rising sea levels - Erratic / intense weather - Water shortages - Reduced agricultural yields - Species extinction - Famine and refugees
New Jersey’s Leadership Role
February 13, 2007: Governor Jon Corzine signs an Executive Order to adopt proactive and ambitious goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in NJ: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020; approximately 20% reduction Further reduction to 80% below 2006 levels by 2050
New Jersey is one of the first states in the nation to adopt such aggressive goals
NJ’s Goal: 20% reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2020
How much CO2 does Maplewood contribute? = 16 tons “locally addressable” per person Non-local emissions = 8.5 tons
Buildings = 6.7 tons
Electricity 2.8
Industrial, State, Fed, Military ~8.5
Natural Gas 3.0 Oil 0.9 Vehicles & Transit 2.6
Food Consumed Solid Waste 3.0 2.2
Consumption = 5.2 tons
Air Travel 1.1
Transportation = 3.7 tons
Maplewood’s Emissions in Context
16 tons CO2 locally addressable per person = 380K tons/year town-wide:
380K tons of CO2 is enough to blanket Maplewood with a layer of CO2 gas 60 feet tall annually Maplewood would have to plant 3,000,000 trees this year to offset our current emissions 20% by 2020
To reach NJ’s 20% reduction goal, Maplewood needs to reduce town-wide emissions by 76K tons of CO2 below current levels by 2020
Maplewood’s Plan to reach 20% reduction Source of Emissions
K Tons CO2
Change Strategy
K Tons CO2 Avoided
Electricity
71
All homes add 10 efficient bulbs; 30% electricity from Clean Power
7 19
Vehicles / Mass Transit
66
Vehicles get avg. 10 mpg better
19
Solid Waste
40
Double recycling collections
13
Natural Gas
74
50% of buildings improve heating efficiency by 25%
7
Oil
24
50% of oil homes switch to gas
6
Air travel
29
15% travelers buy carbon offsets
4
Food Consumed
76
10% switch to plant-based/local diet
4
Total
380
79 (-21%)
We can reach 20%... Changes are doable! Fuel savings = $6M+ / yr net of offsets
Potential Residential Home Actions Action
(A) Difficulty (5 = easy)
(B) Initial $ Cost (5 = low)
(C) Impact (5 = high)
Rank A*B*C
Enroll in NJ Clean Power
5
5
5
125
Switch from oil to gas heat (when replacing heater)
5
5
5
125
Increasing recycling
5
5
5
125
Install (and use) programmable thermostat
5
5
3
75
Upgrade to CFL bulbs
5
5
3
75
Change behavior (lights, temp etc…)
3
5
3
45
Energy efficient appliances
3
3
5
45
Improve insulation / envelope
3
1
5
15
Repair / replace old windows
3
1
3
9
Water heater upgrade (tankless, solar)
1
3
3
9
Install solar electric
1
1
5
5
Potential Residential Transportation Actions Action
(A) Difficulty (5 = easy)
(B) Initial $ Cost (5 = low)
(C) Impact (5 = high)
Rank A*B*C
Buy more efficient gasoline vehicle (when replacing)
5
5
5
125
Buy clean diesel vehicle (when replacing)
5
3
5
75
Buy hybrid-electric vehicle (when replacing)
5
3
1-5
15-75
Change behavior (carpool, mass transit, walk, work-at-home, etc)
3
5
3
45
Use bio-diesel in car
3
5
3
45
Use corn-ethanol in car
3
5
1
15
Potential Municipal Actions Action
(A) Difficulty (5 = easy)
(B) Initial $ Cost (5 = low)
(C) Impact (5 = high)
Rank A*B*C
Increasing recycling
5
5
5
125
Use bio-diesel in vehicles
5
5
3
75
Upgrade to more efficient vehicles (when replacing)
5
3
3
45
Improve energy efficiency of all buildings by 30%
3
1
5+
15+
Install solar electric
3
1
5
15
Potential Commercial Actions Action
(A) Difficulty (5 = easy)
(B) Initial $ Cost (5 = low)
(C) Impact (5 = high)
Rank A*B*C
Enroll in NJ Clean Power
5
5
5
125
Switch from oil to gas heat (when replacing heater)
5
5
5
125
Increasing recycling
5
5
5
125
Install (and use) programmable thermostat
5
5
3
75
Upgrade to CFL bulbs
5
5
3
75
Change behavior (lights, temp etc…)
3
5
3
45
Energy efficient appliances
3
3
5
45
Improve insulation / envelope
3
1
5
15
Repair / replace old windows
3
1
3
9
Water heater upgrade (tankless, solar)
1
3
3
9
Install solar electric
1
1
5
5
Next up: Brainstorming sessions
Break into groups of ~10
25 minute brainstorming followed by 2-minute recap per group
One topic for each group:
Residential Homes Residential Transportation Municipal Buildings and Vehicles Commercial Buildings Background Science on Climate Change
Questions to be answered by each group:
Do you agree with ideas on the list? Any other ideas for the list for how we can reach our goal? How can we put these ideas into action: policies, programs etc…? How can we drive up participation by Maplewood citizens including yourselves so that we can achieve our goal?
What Next?
Stay after the meeting if you would like to talk about topics important to you and to get your questions answered
Meeting attendees and others – we’re looking for volunteers to lead reduction efforts brainstormed today
Ideas from meeting to be written into an official Maplewood Climate Change Action Plan
Make sure to sign up before you leave
Early fall - presented to and voted on by Township Committee
Report back to you on regular basis – How are we doing?
Resources
Sign up for NJ Clean Power at:
Estimate your CO2 emissions:
www.njcleanpower.com
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator
Offset your emissions from air travel at:
www.nativeenergy.com/travel
