City of Cincinnati’s Office Of Environmental Quality

CPS Science Curriculum CouncilApril 21, 2009

Ginnell SchillerClimate Protection Coordinator

Presentation Overview

1. Cincinnati’s Climate Protection Planning Process2. Overview of the Green Cincinnati Plan

1. Benefits2. Goals3. Recommendations

3. Your Actions Count

Cincinnati’s Climate Protection Planning Process

Energy

Transportation Land UseAdvocacy

Task Teams

Steering Committee

Mayor & City Council Green Cincinnati Plan – Councilapproved in June 08

Waste

Green Cincinnati Plan Goals

• Short Term – reduce Cincinnati GHG emissions to 8% below 2006 levels by 2012.

• Long Term - reduce Cincinnati GHG emissions to 86% below 2006 levels by 2050.

Essentially 2% reduction per year of Green House Gases (GHG)

2006 Total Cincinnati Greenhouse Gas Emissions8.5 MM tons or 25.5 tons per capita of CO2

Plan Recommendations

81 Recommendations60 implementation phase

Transportation

Energy

Waste

Advocacy

Land Use

Food

Criteria – Climate Protection, Cost, Ease of Implementation, Sustainability

Transportation

Goal – interconnected transportation system that moves people/goods more efficiently

Public transit – expanded buses, streetcar, regional expansion, streetcar

Improved efficiency – hybrid buses, improved fuel standards, electric cars, green locomotives, ride-share, idle reduction

Non-motorized alternatives – biking, walking

Energy

Goal – conservation of energy and reduction of fossil fuel based/high emission energy

Residential programs – energy consumed in the home (CFLs, insulation, program thermostats, renewables, green loans, LEED, etc)

Commercial/Industrial applications – energy consumed in businesses, schools, gov’t operations (Banks development, street lights, updated building codes, etc.)

Waste Management

Goal – implementing and expanding waste reduction and recycling programs

Waste reduction – green purchasing, reuse network, pay-as-you-throw

Recycling programs – cart-based, commercial, electronics, foodwaste, pay-as-you-throw, RecycleBank

Land Use

Land UseGoal – creation/recreation of communities that

are dense, mixed-use with multiple transportation options

Planning/zoning/incentives – mixed use development, green construction practices, mass transit integration, parking minimization

Programs – reforestation, community ag, regional trail system, brownfields redevelop, environmental literacy

Advocacy

Goal – promotion to achieve behavioral and organizational change (to support the other Plan recommendations)

Climate summitMulti-layered marketing planPublic education program

Green Cincinnati Plan Benefits

• Climate Protection• Economic

Competitiveness• Energy Conservation• Energy Security• Job Creation • Improved Public Health• Improved Air Quality

Your Actions Count

• Know your personal carbon footprint • Make easy, simple personal life style changes – see brochure• Get your schools/communities to make changes – Price Hill’s

Challenge• Get involved – volunteer to support the Plan

www.cincinnati-oh.gov implementation or other organization focused on environmental sustainability

• Arrange a Green Cincinnati Plan Presentation in your school