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Pittsburgh’s Climate Action
Plan
P R O G R E S S I N G P I T T S B U R G H ’ S 3 RD
RENAISSANCE THOUGH SUSTAINABILITY
Climate Change
Climate change is a serious problem with major potential
impacts for global and local economies, environments and
society. By joining the International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) in 2006 City leaders
demonstrated their commitment to climate protection and
agreed that unless coordinated action is taken to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions locally, Pittsburgh will
experience a variety of negative conditions due to
temperature increase and extreme weather conditions such
as higher prices and shortages of basic goods, increased
flooding, public expenditures on relief and emergency
efforts and a higher rate of infectious diseases and
occurrences of environmentally related illnesses and
deaths.
Mitigating Climate Change
In an effort to create a coordinated Pittsburgh climate
protection effort, the Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan
was developed to present the City of Pittsburgh and its
residents, businesses and higher education institutions
with opportunities to reduce the impacts of local and
global climate change, improve the local environment
and economy to enhance Pittsburgh’s reputation as an
environmentally progressive city.
Green Government Task Force
 In 2006 the City of Pittsburgh along with the Green
Building Alliance formed a Green Government Task
force to assist in creating a plan for reducing the
City’s GHG emissions.
 Green Government Task Force (GGTF):
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Mayor, Luke Ravenstahl
City Councilman, William Peduto
PA State Senator, Jim Ferlo
GBA Executive Director, Rebecca Flora (Now: Michael
Schiller)
Pittsburgh’s Climate Action Plan (CAP)
CAP outlines the measures that government,
businesses, higher education institutions and citizens
of the City of Pittsburgh have begun and can continue
to undertake to help mitigate the local effects of global
climate change.
The plan includes recommended actions that the
municipal, community, business and higher education
sectors of Pittsburgh are encouraged to adopt to
achieve the City’s target of reducing greenhouse gas
emissions to 20% lower than the 2003 level by 2023.
CAP Development
Fall 2007, A series of public meetings were held
throughout the city of Pittsburgh to share the results of
the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory with residence
and garnish recommendations for decreasing the cities
GHG emissions.
Community
Visioning
2 Months.
8 Meetings.
8 Locations:
• Brookline
• Downtown
• East Liberty/Highland
Park
• Greenfield
• Mount Washington
• North Side
• South Side
Host:
 Green Building Alliance
 Clean Air – Cool Planet
 Pittsburgh Climate Initiative
 Green Government Task Force
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To guide the future
actions of individual
community
members and
organizations in
confronting climate
change.
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Solicit
recommendations
for decreasing
greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions
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Engage as many
community groups
as possible.
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Identify and create
partners to lead
and/or implement
recommendations.
Purpose:
To understand what Pittsburghers
want to see their City doing to
fight climate change
Results
 Over 300 recommendations were developed for
consideration.
 Recommendations were translated into specific
strategies for achieving emission reductions.
 Strategies were then categorized into short, mid and long
term recommendation and further classified into the
following sectors:
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Municipal Climate Action Recommendations for the City of
Pittsburgh
Community Climate Action Recommendations
Business Climate Action Recommendations
Higher Education Climate Action Recommendations
Municipal Climate
Action
Recommendations
 Create a Full-Time City Sustainability
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Short Term
Recommendations
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0-2 years
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Coordinator Position
Form a City Sustainability Committee
Foster Student Involvement in City
Initiatives
Institute an Environmental Behavior
Change Program for City Employees
Make Environmental Information
Available to 311 Response Center
Require LEED Construction Standards
for Municipal Buildings
Complete Energy Audit of City-County
Building and Implement Retrofits
Municipal Climate
Action
Recommendations
 Install Vending Misers on All Vending
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Short Term
Recommendations
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0-2 years
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Machines in City-County Building
Replace Exit Signs in City-County Building
with Signs Lit by Light Emitting Diodes
Broaden City Employee Recycling Program
Adopt Green Print Software and Duplex
Printing Practices
Install Bike Racks at City Buildings and
Create a Bike Program for City Employees
Install More Bike Racks Throughout
Pittsburgh’s Business Districts
Increase Bike Rack Availability on Port
Authority Buses
Municipal Climate
Action
Recommendations
 Retrofit High Pressure Sodium Streetlamps
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Medium Term
Recommendations
2-5 years
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with More Efficient Models
Upgrade Lighting at City Parks and Sports
Fields
Consider Installing Variable Frequency
Drives at Pittsburgh Water and Sewer
Authority
Procure Environmentally Preferred
Products (EPP)
Analyze Existing City of Pittsburgh Fleet
Incorporate Alternative Vehicles and/or
Zipcar into Vehicle Fleet
Municipal Climate
Action
Recommendations
Long Term
Recommendations
5+ years
 Support Planning and Zoning
Incentives
 Consider Planning and Zoning
Mandates
 Create City Employee Commuter
Incentive Programs
Existing Measures Since 2006
 EPA Change a Light Day
 City of Pittsburgh began its participation in the international Earth Hour
event to raise awareness of climate change.
 Received Solar Cities America Grant to transform .5% of all electrical
energy generation to solar by 2015
 Purchase Renewable Energy
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Now purchases 10% of its energy from renewable energy sources
 Establishment of Pittsburgh Green Up Program
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Converts vacant City-owned property into green spaces
 Plant Trees Throughout the City
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TreeVitalize Program has committed to plant 20,000 by 2013
Install Light Emitting Diode (LED) Traffic Signals
Upgrade City Sports Field Lighting Fixtures
Operate a City Recycling Program
Institute a Computer Recycling Program
Perform a Downtown Circulation Study
Progress Since 2008
 Create Full-Time Sustainability Coordinator Position
 Responsible for coordinating efforts between departments, managing the Mayor’s Sustainable
Committee, implementing CAP and coordinating new programs and collaborative efforts with
community partners.
 Form a City Sustainability Committee
 Mayor’s office
 City Council
 Planning and Zoning
 Public Works
 Finance
 Sustainability Coordinator
 Energy and Utilities Manager
 Complete Energy Audit of City-County Building and Implement Retrofit
 Recommendations for sub basement improvements, streamline insulation, weatherization
 Install Vending Misers on All Vending Machines in City-County Building
 Savings of about 17,520 kWh per year
 Install Bike Racks at City Buildings and Create a Bike Program for City Employees
 Increase Bike Rack Availability on Port Authority Buses
 As of this month all Port Authority Buses are equipped with Bike Racks
 City Green Festival
 Public Transportation options added for City Employees
Progress Since 2008
 Retrofit Streetlamps with LED models
 Phase 1: 3,150 lights. Phase 2: 37,000 lights
 Analyze Existing City of Pittsburgh Fleet
 Program to install 100% bio-diesel
 Incorporate Zipcar into City Vehicle Fleet
 Employees can opt to use Zipcar instead of a fleet vehicle
 Completion of 2nd version of the Mayor’s Green Guide for City Residents
 Printed on 100% post consumer recycled paper for distribution to residents
 Coordination with local major sports teams to join the Green Sports Alliance
 Pittsburgh Pirates and Penguins joined as of August 2011
 First Annual Green Workplace Challenge
 Officially began September 14, 2011
 Support in developing operating Net –Zero energy housing in Pittsburgh’s
Southside
 Financial incentives for Urban Redevelopment Authority borrowers to include
sustainable upgrades with home retrofits
 Instillation of Duplex printers and training
 Instillation of Bike Racks through the city and at the City County Building
Programs Under Construction
 Creation of the Mayor’s Green Information Center (GIC)
o Student Design competition for the GIC
 City Employee Monthly Environmental Engagement Program
 City School Envirolympics
 Green Retrofit of 20 city owned buildings
 Green Arts activity for Earth Day and recycling magic show for City
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Employee families
Tote Bag Drive to support local food banks
Partnership with local gym for city employees walking or biking to work to
receive shower privileges.
Instillation of Recycling Bins in Public Parks
Student Clean Air Poster Competition
Resident Sustainability training Education Program
Transformation of Connelly School to Pittsburgh Green Job Training
Institute.
Development of Pittsburgh’s Green Assets Map
Acceptance of CAP version 2.0