Transcript Climate Prosperity Strategy Regional Economic Development

Regional Climate Prosperity
Framework
February 21, 2009
Doug Henton & John Melville
Collaborative Economics
THE FRAMEWORK
THE FRAMEWORK
 OUTCOMES – create and capture the benefits
of climate prosperity
 DEMAND -- building the regional market for
clean and green products and services
 SUPPLY -- growing the regional base of clean
and green industries
 GLUE -- connects and aligns both demand and
supply strategies, and tracks economic and
environmental benefits
OUTCOMES
Create and Capture Benefits of
Climate Prosperity
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
 Total and per capita greenhouse gas
emissions
 Share of lower-emission, renewable energy
sources
 Energy productivity (energy use per GDP)
Create and Capture Benefits of
Climate Prosperity
INCREASE ENERGY AND FINANCIAL SAVINGS
 Total and per capita energy consumption
 Total and per capita financial savings from
energy efficiency improvements
Create and Capture Benefits of
Climate Prosperity
EXPAND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
 Increase in new companies
 Emergence of new industry sectors
 Growth of revenues and value-added or
productivity of existing firms
 Growth in venture capital and other investment in green and clean companies
 Increase in green patents
Create and Capture Benefits of
Climate Prosperity
GROW GREEN TALENT AND JOBS
 Number of new green jobs in emerging and
established industry sectors
 Number of workers in education
 Training for green occupations
DEMAND
Build the Regional Market for
Clean and Green Products and Services
IMPROVE BUILDING EFFICIENCY
 Green building standards and programs for
residential, commercial, industrial, and
governmental structures
 Energy audits for buildings
 Energy efficiency efforts for buildings
Build the Regional Market for
Clean and Green Products and Services
INCREASE COMMUNITY RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
AND REUSE
 Efficient water use and reuse efforts
 Waste recycling and energy generation
 Improving the efficiency of community
features, such as street lights
 Efficient land use strategies.
Build the Regional Market for
Clean and Green Products and Services
GROW RENEWABLE ENERGY USE
 Financial incentives
 Regulatory streamlining and related efforts to
promote rooftop solar systems
 Utility-scale shifts to renewable energy
sources
Build the Regional Market for
Clean and Green Products and Services
EXPAND CLEANER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
 Efforts to shift to alternative fuel vehicles and
build alternative fuel infrastructure
 Expand and promote public transportation
and other lower-emission options.
Build the Regional Market for
Clean and Green Products and Services
TRANSFORM BUSINESS
PRODUCTS AND PRACTICES
 Private sector efforts to move to new green
product lines in established industries
 Shift to new materials and more efficient
machinery (e.g., computers)
 Redesign production and other
business processes.
Build the Regional Market for
Clean and Green Products and Services
PROVIDE A NEW ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
 Build a “smart grid”
 Implement “smart metering”
SUPPLY
Grow the Regional Base of
Clean and Green Industries
ENCOURAGE GREEN INNOVATION
 Increase R&D investment
 Secure patents
 Provide access to testing facilities
 Facilitate commercialization
 Seed start-ups
 Make global linkages to help spur
regional innovation
Grow the Regional Base of
Clean and Green Industries
FACILITATE GREEN COMPANY EXPANSIONS
Help individual firms with:
 Site location requirements (including land and
facilities),
 Expansion financing
 Growth needs
Grow the Regional Base of
Clean and Green Industries
BUILD THE GREEN VALUE CHAIN
Broker linkages among:
 Green industry segments
 Buyers and suppliers in the region
 Regional firms and global partners
Grow the Regional Base of
Clean and Green Industries
CREATE A PRO-GREEN REGULATORY CLIMATE
 Alignment of local standards, policies, and
processes (like permitting and inspection)
 Removal of barriers
 Advocacy of state-level changes to encourage
and expedite green economic development
Grow the Regional Base of
Clean and Green Industries
EDUCATE AND TRAIN THE GREEN WORKFORCE
Prepare new workers and retool existing workers at all
levels for:
 New Green Jobs
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Solar installers
Green product manufacturing technicians
Sales
Scientists
 Existing jobs that now require green skills
– Electricians
– Construction workers
– Facility operations managers
Grow the Regional Base of
Clean and Green Industries
PROMOTE REGIONAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
 Market products and services regionally and
globally
 Promote a unique regional identity/niche in
the global green economy.
THE GLUE
Implementing the Framework
 Regional Climate Prosperity Strategy can be
developed by engaging all the key
stakeholders in a collaborative process
 One outcome can be a Negotiated Green
Investment Strategy
Negotiated Green Investment Strategy
Key Elements
– Public-private- community engagement
– Local-state-federal involvement
– Recognizes fragmentation
– Seeks a shared agenda
– Requires negotiation and collaboration
Elements of a Negotiated
Green Investment Strategy
Federal
State
Local
Private
Energy
Efficiency
Tax credits
Loans
Building codes
Energy audits
Renewable
Energy
Loan
guarantees
Bonds
Streamline
permitting
VC Investments
Clean
Transportation
Fuel efficiency
Standards
Emission
standards
Procurement
Infrastructure
Energy
Infrastructure
Smart Grid
Expedite
Permitting
Utility
investments
Regional Leadership is Required
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Green stimulus is coming
States are organizing for green jobs
Localities are looking for funding
Private sector want markets
Regions provide a focal point for stakeholders
to come together around a strategy.