CEEP World Café #1 UTown@UBC: A Low Carbon Community November 27, 2012

Agenda

Begin Item Duration

5:00pm Poster Viewing 15mins

5:15pm Project Overview 10mins

5:25pm World Café Intro 5mins

5:30pm First discussion 45mins

6:15pm Second discussion 35mins

6:50pm Report Back 10mins

7:00pm Wrap Up 5min

• Inventory of current energy & emissions.

• Identify future energy & emissions trends.

• Identify mechanisms to reduce energy & emissions.

UTown@UBC Community Energy and Emissions Plan

What is a CEEP?

• Create 5, 10 & 30 year GHG emissions and energy use reduction targets.

• Develop a 5-year Action Plan. • Evaluate climate action

strategies and their potential impacts.

• Ensure that the Plan is reviewed and updated regularly.

UTown@UBC Community Energy and Emissions Plan

The goals

• Transportation • Building energy use • Solid and liquid waste • Other emissions categories

UTown@UBC Community Energy and Emissions Plan

CEEP Elements

• Land Use Plan • Neighbourhood Plans • Vancouver Campus Plan • Climate Action Plan

UBC Context

Overarching University Plans

• Become a net positive energy producer by 2050.

• GHG emissions reduction targets 33 per cent by 2015 67 per cent by 2020 100 per cent by 2050

UBC Context

UBC Climate Action Plan -for the academic campus

• Current emissions and transit use: Gasoline almost 50% of

emissions Student transit use: 69% Resident transit use: 30%

• Current initiatives: UPass Community shuttles

UBC Context

Transportation

• Current initiatives (cont’d): Reduction of parking Car share Pedestrian and cycling

infrastructure • Future initiatives: On-campus transportation

plan Bike share feasibility Housing Action Plan

UBC Context

Transportation

• Current emissions: Buildings majority of GHGs Natural gas major fuel type

• Current initiatives: Residential Environmental

Assessment Program (REAP)

• Future initiatives REAP update District energy feasibility

UBC Context

Building Energy

• Current initiatives: Water conservation

infrastructure Residential composting Waste and Water Action

Plans • Future initiatives: Zero Waste Behaviour change

programs

UBC Context

Solid and Liquid Waste

• Current Initiatives: 15% of campus is dedicated

green space ‘green streets’ in Wesbrook

Place Tree replacement policy Daycare and amenity

requirements Community Gardens

UBC Context

Other Emissions Categories

• Reduced energy use • Reduced emissions • Support healthy, sustainable

community

UTown@UBC: A Low Carbon Community

How can we do better?

• In 2025 what does a low carbon community at UTown@UBC look like?

UTown@UBC: A Low Carbon Community

Discussion 1

• What gaps do you see in

terms of achieving this vision?

• How can we address those gaps? i.e. what can you do, what

can UBC do, what can the UNA do?

UTown@UBC: A Low Carbon Community

Discussion 2

• Highlights from 2 discussions

UTown@UBC: A Low Carbon Community

Report back

Project Schedule

• Online Ideas Slam!

ubc.sustainabilitysolutions.ca

• Online questionnaire (until December 7th)

sustain.ubc.ca/ceep

Public Engagement Opportunities

Online

• Continue ideas collection • Sustainability actions options

development • Scenario development

UTown@UBC Community Energy and Emissions Plan

Next Steps

Online Ideas Slam: ubc.sustainabilitysolutions.ca Project website and online survey: www.sustain.ubc.ca/ceep