Transcript FCM PCP Oct 7 2009 - the Climate Change Hub

Municipal Resources for
Climate and Sustainability
Devin Causley
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
October 7, 2009
FCM Partners in Climate Protection
(PCP) Framework
• Over 191 municipal
governments working to
address climate change
• Networking, workshops,
tools and technical support
• Greenhouse gas emissions
and criteria air
contaminants can be
addressed in combination
• FCM delivers program in
partnership with ICLEI –
Local Governments for
Sustainability
Milestone 1 – Establish base year
and inventory
Milestone 2 – Set reduction target
Milestone 3 – Develop action plan
Milestone 4 – Implement actions
Milestone 5 – Monitor, verify and
report on results
Prefix
Prov
Population
Month
Year
Bathurst
NB
12,924
April
2001
Town
Bouctouche
NB
2,383
September
2008
Town
Dorchester
NB
954
February
2001
Ville
Edmundston
NB
11,457
October
2003
City
Fredericton
NB
47,560
June
2001
Town
Hampton
NB
4,000
February
2004
City / Ville
Miramichi
NB
18,508
April
2005
City
Moncton
NB
61,046
November
2001
Village
Port Elgin
NB
400
December
2009
Town
Quispamsis
NB
13,757
April
2000
Town
Riverview
NB
18,000
May
2009
Town
Sackville
NB
5,361
October
2003
Town
Saint Andrews
NB
1,652
September
2004
City
Saint John
NB
74,000
June
2006
Town
St. Stephen
NB
1,856
June
2002
Town
Tracadie-Sheila
NB
4,724
July
2007
Town
Woodstock
NB
5,198
March
2004
City
Municipality
17 Members in New Brunswick
Tools and Resources
Tools and Resources
• ICLEI technical support (quantification, inventories,
milestone reviews)
• Workshop - Climate Change Breakthroughs Workshop:
How to Implement a Local Action Plan
FCM Municipal Sustainability Bylaw Database
Over 100 examples of municipal bylaws and policy instruments that have
been used by municipalities to implement sustainability!
Coming Fall 2009
www.fcm.ca/gmf
The Green Municipal Fund
Funding:
Grants and below-market loans
Knowledge:
Education and training to support
sustainability
Open to all municipal
governments and their partners
Three funding streams
GMF Funding: Capital Project Sectors
Remediation projects
Green building projects (retrofits and new construction)
Sustainable transportation projects
Diversion projects
Wastewater projects
Working through the Milestones:
Budgeting for the Plan
• Average cost to complete
inventory and plan (corp and
com)
• GMF provide 50% grant
• Distribute project over two fiscal
years
• Share cost between two
municipalities
• $110,000
• $55,000
• $27,500
• $13,750
Milestones Completion Costs
(M1-3 Corporate and Community)
800,000.00
700,000.00
Cost ($)
600,000.00
500,000.00
400,000.00
300,000.00
200,000.00
100,000.00
0.00
0
100,000
200,000
300,000 400,000
Population
500,000
600,000
Top Ten GHG Reduction Measures
Area –
Sector
Annual GHG
Reduction
(t)
Annual
Cost
Savings ($)
Investment ($)
Simple
Payback
(Yrs)
Measure
Municipality
Converting to Fine
Bubble System
Edmonton
Corporate Wastewater
6,000
300,000
2,500,000
8.3
Purchase of 202
Hybrid Transit
Buses
Ottawa
Community Transportatio
n
5,000
2,109,000
197,648,000
n/a
Retrofits of 6 Major
Facilities
Regina
Corporate Buildings
2,500
210,000
2,200,000
10.5
Energy Efficient
School
Upgrades
Greater
Sudbury
Community Institutional
1,300
469,000
250,000
0.5
Green Loan Program
- A.C.T. Arena
Saskatoon
Corporate Buildings
1,280
33,000
250,000
7.6
Sportsplex
Refrigeration
Heat Recovery
Halifax
CorporateBuildings
270
15,000
18,000
1.2
Replace Domestic
Hot Water
Boilers & Tanks
NorQuest
College –
Calgary
Community –
Institutional
194
23,400
33,000
1.4
Energy Audits and
Retrofits
Mississauga
CorporateBuildings
167
50,000
300,000
6
Queen St. NG
Conversion
Fredericton
CorporateBuildings
55
2,070
16,500
7.9
Solar Heating
Windsor
Corporate Buildings
40
5,900
63,450
10.7
FCM Sustainable Communities
Conference
February 10–12, 2010
Ottawa, Ontario
“The conference helped me gather so
much valuable information in one
place; it’s one of the most informative
conferences I’ve ever attended.”
— Councillor Cynthia Lulham
City of Westmount, Québec
FCM–CH2M HILL Sustainable
Community Awards
• National recognition for projects that
demonstrate environmental responsibility
and excellence
• Awards categories:
brownfields, buildings, energy, planning,
transportation, residential development,
waste and water
• Applications for 2010 are now open!
• Access to the best in Canada:
Searchable DVD with 10 years of
winners
Fall 2009 Webinars
Date
Sector
Title
Language
October 7, 2009
Water
Slowing the flow: Low-impact stormwater
management
English
October 14,
2009
Brownfields
Opportunities for Community Revitalization in
Québec
French
October 21,
2009
Waste
November 4,
2009
Partners for Climate
Protection
Integrated Approaches to Climate Protection
English
December 2,
2009
Energy
Energy Planning for Northern Communities
English
View the past webinar
podcasts
English
Getting to 50%: Success Stories in Municipal Waste
Diversion
For more information
Visit the FCM Green Municipal Fund
website:
www.fcm.ca/gmf
Devin Causley
[email protected]
613-907-6370