Transcript SLC Sustainability Plan

Sustainability
In Action !
Salt Lake City Corporation
Division of Sustainability
and the Environment
Who we are….
Division of Sustainability &
the Environment
Vicki Bennett,
Director
Renee Zollinger,
Environmental
Programs
Manager
Debbie Lyons,
Recycling
Programs
Manager
Emy storheim,
open space lands
Programs
Manager
Mitch davis,
recycling
intern
Bridget stuchly,
outreach
coordinator
Mission
Be a leader in sustainability in
the United States by focusing on 10 key areas
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Air Quality & Climate change
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Community Health & Safety
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Energy
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Food Production & Nutrition
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Housing Affordability & Diversity
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Mobility & Transportation
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Open Space, Parks & Trails
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Recycling & Waste Reduction
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Urban Forestry
Air quality & Climate change
8th worst air in
the nation (STPP)
84% electricity from
coal (3% renewable)
26% increase in CO2
from Electricity since 1990
CO2 emissions from electricity in Utah
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Million tonnes CO2
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Air quality & Climate change
Co2 emissions by city operations
Source of City CO2e Emissions
Fugitive Emissions
17,425
17%
Fleet fuels
14,389
14%
[Total Emissions by source in tons & % of total]
Business Air Travel
730
1%
Electricity
57,935
54%
Natural Gas
14,776
14%
Public Utilities
21,260
20%
Other
849
1%
CO2e Emissions by Department
[Department CO2e, in tons and % of City total]
Airport
35,965
35%
The Road to cleaner air
& reducing emissions…
Reduce ghg 20% below 2005 levels by 2020
50% below 2005 levels by 2040
80% below 2005 levels by 2050
through increasing the use
of alternative fuels &
conservation
Alternative fuels
Methane
Recovery
at the Landfill
3.2 MW Powerplant
(~ 28,000 MWh/yr)
Solar
incentives
Solar
america
million solar
rooftops
conservation
• LEED Silver requirement for all
new city buildings
• Expedited building permiting
process for LEED developments
& projects
• Converted to energy-efficient
red & green LEDs (# of signals up
50%, electricity down 56%)
• ESCo - implement
measures to reduce
energy consumption
conservation
Idle reduction
campaign
e2 program for…
businesses
events
citizens
Waste reduction & recycling
The salt lake valley landfill
is estimated to have 50 years
left until it has reached
capacity…
What are we
doing to make it
last longer???
Waste reduction & recycling
Reduce the amount of materials
being landfilled
reusable bag initiative
Bottle water ban
Pay as you throw
Greenwaste bins
Home composting campaign
Waste reduction & recycling
Landfill Diversion rate increases
from 2% in 1996 to 16% in 2008
Increase residential recycling
to 25% by 2010
Curbside Recycling in Salt Lake City
% of Total Waste Recycled
30%
25%
20%
100%
City
improves
program
90%
80%
70%
60%
15%
50%
40%
10%
5%
30%
20%
10%
% of Households Participating
City starts
paying
cost
Water quality &
Conservation
Salt Lake City provides CULINARY WATER
to over 326,000 customers
50% of Salt Lake City’s domestic
water comes from surface sources:
Big Cottonwood Canyon
City Creek
Parley’s Creek
50% comes from wells
threats to Salt Lake City’s water
sources
development in the canyons
pollution from on-site & public
Water quality & conservation
reduce the overall water
consumption in
SALT LAKE City
13 % by the year 2025
Reduce indoor
water use by 5%
Reduce outdoor
water use by 20%
Green purchasing
THE United States consumes 25% of the world's
resources with only 5% of the world's population.
we can lessen the impact of our resource use by
considering other costs above & beyond the
price…
Environmental impacts
Performance & longevity
Safety
Health
Social equity
Green purchasing
ECO-Leveraging contracts
Outline environmental
considerations in RFPs that
give eco-minded companies a
competitive advantage in
the bidding process
Educate purchasing agents about the
importance of & how to source
environmentally preferred products
Incorporate language into
Contracts requiring Environmentally
responsible practices
Green purchasing
Consider the Supply chain
raw materials
acquisition
reuse
operation
production
Maintenance
manufacturing
disposal
packaging
Transportation & Distribution
Green purchasing
Buying 100% recycled-content
paper can
reduce energy use
by 44%
decrease greenhouse
gas emissions by 37%
cut solid waste
emissions in half
decrease water
use by 50%
practically eliminate
wood use
Thank you