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Climate Protection Strategies (B)
Staff will give an update on General Government and GRU current and proposed climate change strategies. A list of climate change strategies has been developed by staff to improve the carbon position in relation to the Kyoto protocol standards. Staff will give examples of the impacts of potential future policy decisions on carbon in the utility service area.
Explanation
After the Mayor’s trip to the Sundance Festival, the concept of preparing strategies to measure carbon emissions emerged. A comprehensive list of current strategies planned for the near future by General Government and GRU has been developed. The Kyoto protocol standard requires that carbon emissions be 7 percent lower than 1990 levels by 2012. The current situation will be evaluated in light of the proposed climate reduction strategies. A list of strategies is included in the back up, and includes biomass generation, the retrofit of Deerhaven 2, biosolids applications, coal ash recycling, land conservation, an over 10,000 acres in forest preservation, planned efficiencies to public buildings (including LEED incentives), the Kelly CC1repowering, LED traffic signals, generation from landfill gas, Minimum Housing Code impacts, Progress Nuclear purchased power agreement, Solar PV proposals, RTS Ridership impacts, Shands combined heat and power plant, and solid waste recycling and implementation of the traffic management system.
Using the DOE protocol for the 1605B registration program, estimates of the carbon dioxide equivalents produced by the community were made for 2006. Using back casting of 2006 emissions, carbon emissions for 1990 can be estimated. Using forecast of load energy and capacity, the 2012 projection with the current generating fleet and vehicle mix shows we will be above Kyoto requirements.
Potential impacts on the progress towards the Kyoto standards will be shown. The carbon impacts of a 100 percent nuclear generating p...
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