DEPARTMENT: Office of Sustainability
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Douglas R. Melnick, AICP, ISSP-SA, CNU-A
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
SUBJECT: A briefing on the implementation of American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC) Strategies and the 2019 Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking Report and the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Key Climate Ready Strategies Report.
SUMMARY:
The SA Climate Ready Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) was approved by City Council on October 17, 2019 and serves as a pathway to meeting the City's commitments to climate action as outlined in City Council's resolution of support for the Paris Climate Agreement on June 22, 2017. The Office of Sustainability and several partners have initiated many elements of the CAAP in 2020 and this briefing will provide an update on American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC) strategies and an overview of two CAAP reports: 2019 Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking Report and the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Key Climate Ready Strategies Report.
As part of the ACCC, the Office of Sustainability has been working with internal and external stakeholders on several building and transportation-related policies that once implemented, will reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as improving community resilience. These initiatives include benchmarking and readiness requirements, municipal fleet policy, renewable energy procurement, and extreme heat mapping.
In 2020, the Office of Sustainability completed two research documents, the 2019 Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking Report and the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Key Climate Ready Strategies. The Benchmarking report sets an example of transparency and reporting of energy usage, while the Cost-Benefit Analysis considers several climate programs and their impact on the community through the lens of the triple bottom line, considering economic, social, and environmental performance.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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