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Public-Private Partnerships and Climate Policy:
What Impact Does the Private Sector Have on
Climate Action Efforts?
Claudette Ojo/ Hampton University/ Colorado State University/Center for Multi-Scale Modeling and Atmospheric Processes
P3’s and Climate Policy
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Climate Wise: How Organizations
join
Public-private partnerships, or P3s, are formal
agreements between government entities and
organizations/businesses that are created to achieve
specific goals.
Step 1. Sign a partnership agreement and
meet with Climate Wise staff
Traditionally ,P3s have been used in public works
projects in the areas of transportation, park management,
private prisons, and energy sector development. Due to
growing concerns about climate change, P3s have been
applied towards tackling the private sector’s contribution
towards many environmental issues.
Step 3. Implement at least one new energy
conservation, water conservation, solid waste
reduction, or transportation measure each
year to Climate Wise staff.
While the entire world does its part in contributing
to CO2 emissions, cities undoubtedly consume more
fossil fuels than other regions. Cities are responsible for
about ¾ of the world’s energy consumption as well as
80% of the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to
global warming. Since cities are essentially large
business centers, businesses today are realizing their
role in the climate issue. Many of these organizations are
taking strides towards being a part of the solution,
instead of the problem, by joining organizations dedicated
towards impacting climate change in the private sector.
Step 2. Participate in a site assessment
Step 4. Attend at least two Climate Wise
partner meetings.
Step 5. Report data for Climate Wise relevant
information.
Step 6. Receive an award at the annual
recognition event, once a partner level is
achieved.
Step 7. Continue to be an active partner in
the Climate Wise program.
Figure 2: Break Down of CO2
Reductions
Figure 1: United States
carbon emissions by sector
2008 Sustainability Goals at
local Fort Collins Organizations
Anheuser- Busch, Inc.
Reduce carbon emissions by 50% in 2010
Avago Tech
Reduce 2006 carbon emissions by 4% by 2010.
Café Ardour
Remain at a carbon neutral status.
Clean Air Lawn Care
Reduce GHG emissions.
Compliance Partners/Seven
Be carbon neutral in 2008.
CSU
Become carbon neutral in the near future.
Drahota Construction
Carbon Offsetting, composting, recycling.
Fuhrman Landscaping
Figure 3: Climate Wise
Use Biodiesel in all equipment.
partner projects rise.
GenGreen
Reduce solid waste, plastic bag usage, and CO2.
Land Images, Inc.
50% reduction of CO2 emissions from the 2007 by
2010.
Neenan Company
Reduce water and CO2 emissions 10% pr employee
in 2008
New Belgium Brewery Co.
Reduce emissions by 50% in 2010
Nolte
Purchase renewable energy, institute recycling
initiatives.
Poudre School District
2-3% reduction of emissions per year for 10 years.
P3s +Climate Action=
Social Progress
Climate change is an issue that
should
concern
everyone,
but
business/organizations should especially
focus on the matter. Aggressive
implementation of climate action as well
as sustainable managerial techniques
not only promote success, but they also
create a trickle down effect. P3s help
promote environmentally responsible
practices, which get taken outside of the
work place by both employers and
employees, and implemented into their
communities. Once the seed for positive,
future- changing action is planted, it will
grow, and continue to blossom, as some
climate action techniques already have
in the city of Fort Collins.
Sustainability Management as a
Tool for Moving Ahead
Climate Wise: Inspiring Change
City governments can greatly influence the
impact their communities have on the climate
issue, The City of Fort Collins recognized this
earlier than most, and with that, decided to
develop a P3 called the Climate Wise program in
2000. This program was created to help Fort
Collins reduce emissions by targeting the private
sector.
Climate Wise is a voluntary program for
local Fort Collins businesses and organizations to
join The goal of the Climate Wise program is to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting
waste reduction, energy savings, alternative
transportation, water conservation, and pollution
prevention. Even though the program is voluntary,
it is highly structured, and partners must agree to
follow up with its requirements in order to remain
active members.
Most organizations committed toreducing
their impact on the environment, like those
that are a part of the Climate Wise program
do
so
by
developing
sustainability
management systems.
Sustainability management systems are
used to promote and maintain environmental
responsibility by an organization evaluating
the impact its decisions have on the
environment, and opting to operate leaving as
little impact on the natural environment as
possible.
Organizations
with
sustainability
programs are not only environmentally
responsible, but they also tend to be cost
efficient, Making efforts not to leave an
environmental footprint
correlates with
minimizing unnecessary usage of utilities and
materials, which in turn, results in less costs.
Figure 5: Climate Wise Partners making a
difference.
Literature cited
Bigner,Katy, “Climate Mitigation
at the Local Level:A Study of
the Effectiveness of PublicPrivate Partnerships”. 2007
Partner Resource Guide.
Climate Wise Program.2006
Acknowledgments
Figure 4: Climate Wise 2007 annual newsletter fact sheet
I would like to thank Kathy
Collier,Amanda Sutton, the entire Climate
Wise staff, Dr. Michele Betsill, Christine
Aguilar, Melissa Burt and the entire
CMMAP organization for their support.