Transcript retrofit chicago energy efficiency and clean energy renewable energy

SUSTAINABLE
CHICAGO
KAREN WEIGERT
CITY OF CHICAGO
CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
CHICAGO HERITAGE
“CITY IN A
GARDEN”
CHICAGO HERITAGE
WORLD’S FIRST
SKYSCRAPER
SUSTAINABLE CHICAGO
EMISSIONS PER ACRE
EMISSIONS PER CAPITA
Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Inventory. Forecast, and
Mitigation Analysis for Chicago and the Metropolitan Region, 2008.
SUSTAINABLE CHICAGO
24 GOALS IN 7 AREAS
1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION
2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLEAN ENERGY
3. TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
4. WATER AND WASTEWATER
5. PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND HEALTHY FOOD
6. WASTE AND RECYCLING
7. CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION
SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING:
METHOD
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLEAN ENERGY
RETROFIT CHICAGO
$3 BILLION
OF CHICAGO’S
BUILDINGS
600,000 CREATED 71% CO EMISSIONS
SPENT ANNUALLY
ON ENERGY IN
2
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLEAN ENERGY
RETROFIT CHICAGO
20%
IN
ENERGY
REDUCTION
39 MILLION
SQUARE FEET
COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS INITIATIVE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLEAN ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY:
ONE STOP SHOP FOR SOLAR
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
MAKE WALKING & BIKING
SAFER & EASIER WITH
COMPLETE STREETS
INVEST
OVER
$1
TAXI FLEET
70%+ GREEN
TODAY
BILLION IN CTA TRAINS,
BUSES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
BIKING
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
WATER AND WASTEWATER
WATER AND
WASTEWATER
WATER INTRO
THE CHICAGO RIVER
PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND HEALTHY FOOD
BLOOMINGDALE TRAIL
2.7
MILE LONG ELEVATED TRAIL TO BE USED FOR
WALKING, BIKING, PLAYING AND MORE.
PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND HEALTHY FOOD
CITY HALL GREEN ROOF
PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND HEALTHY FOOD
WASTE AND RECYCLING
BLUE CART RECYCLING
240,000 TO 600,000
EXPANSION
FROM
HOUSEHOLDS
BY END OF 2013
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CERMAK
BLUE ISLAND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION
GREENCORPS
CHICAGO YOUTH PROGRAM
SUSTAINABLE CHICAGO
LIVABLE. COMPETITIVE.
SUSTAINABLE.
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EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: CHICAGOSUSTAINABILITY.ORG