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How Climate Change Policy Affects Energy Policyat the District of North Vancouver

PEPESEC Workshop and Study Tour Katowice, Poland – April 22nd to 24th, 2009

Overview of Presentation

A personal journeyThe District of North Vancouver sustainability policyProvincial policy on Climate ChangeBC Hydro (Utility) Policy to reduce consumptionClimate Change and energy management at themunicipal level

Is there a conflict between energy and GHG management?

Preaching but not Practicing

Started working in Poland with theInternational Centre for Sustainable Cities in1999 – first visit to KatowiceMain projects in Katowice revolved aroundenergy management – building capacityaround Energy Service Companies andenergy manager training

Situating the District of North Vancouver

District of North Vancouver Sustainability Framework

2004 Council Approved The Natural Step as Strategic Policy for the DNVDeveloped Vision stating that “… to be one of the most sustainable communities

by 2020…”Completed a 100 year carbon neutral visionStarted process to revise the Official Community Plan – last revised in 1992

Vision of the 100 Year Project

Sustainability at the District of North Vancouver

100 Year Carbon Neutral Vision

Municipal Powers in Canada Versus EU

Municipalities in Canada are an Act of theProvinces – therefore actions by municipalities are greatly influenced by theProvinceMunicipalities in British Columbia are mostlyresponsible for local planning, local roads, recreation centres, water supply, garbagepick-up, libraries, fire protection and policePrinicipal revenues are through property tax

Provincial Climate Change Policies

Climate Change Action Plan– Target to reduce carbon emissions by 33% by 2020 – Carbon Tax on all fuel– Climate Change Action Charter – all Provincial operations to

by carbon neutral by 2010 and Provincial operations to be carbon neutral by 2012

– All municipal Official Community Plans to have GHG emission targets by 2010

Annual mean temperature (1900-2003) trend

Interior warming faster – (1-1.5ºC/century)

Coast w arming rate similar to global average

– (0.5-1.0 ºC/century)

Warming in B.C. is exceeding global trends

BC Climate Action Target:

2020Target Year

2007Baseline

Year

Current Emissions

2050Target Year

Business As Usual

reducing BC’s GHG emissions by at least 33% below 2007 levels by 2020 and at least 80% below by 2050

Utility Pressure to Reduce Demand

B.C. Hydro – public eletrical utility is underpressure to reduce energy consumption inorder avoid cost of building new supply –Energy Manager program is part of a verylarge Demand Side Management ProgramGas Utility is private but heavily regulated –is mandated to have energy savingsprograms (but not as aggressive as B.C. Hydro)

Resulting Climate Change and Energy Management Policies at the Municipal Level

Community Climate Change and Energy Management being guided by sustainabilityimperatives and requirement from Provinceto have GHG targetsCorporate Energy Management and GHG Reduction plan being guided by B.C. Hydro imperative to reduce demand and Provincialrequirments to be carbon neutral

Developing Baselines and Inventories

Community Baseline produced by theProvince

Corporate Inventory of energy usage andemissions developed internally summer of 2008 for energy usage in 2007

Source: BC Community Energy & Emissions Inventory, 2005

Source: BC Community Energy & Emissions Inventory, 2005

GHG Emissions 2007: Corporate Baseline

TOTAL GHG EMISSIONS: 4,516 tonnes(Includes DNV Rec. Comm. Facilities)

Every litre of gasoline produces 2.5 kg of CO2

Community Climate Change Planning

Hired consultant to develop a planScenarios being developed to help establishtargetsCurrently none of the scenarios are close ifconsidering to use Provincial target of 33% reduction by 2020

Corporate Climate Change (and energy) Planning

Currently Corporate Climate Change Plan isaddressing GHG emissionsB.C. mandates however that a corporateenergy management plan is developed

The Arrival of the Energy Manager

District of North Vancouver agreed to hire anenergy manager who’s salary is partly paidfor by B.C. Hydro (electrical utility)As seen in the inventory statistics, largestenergy user are buildings – this is the firstarea of action

Is there a conflict between energy and GHG management?

In B.C. Hydro electricity has a relatively smallcarbon footprint and in fact it will be carbonneutral by 2016 but Hydro want me to focusmy efforts on short term electrical savingsMunicipal primary concern is GHG reductions which means focusing on reducing consumption of natural gas.

Yes and No

Solution – fast tracking a comprehensiveretrofit program with the help of an ESCOStarting a engaging employee awarenessprogramDeveloping incentives for differentdepartments to take part in energy reductionprojects

Trying to Practice What I Preached!

More information available on:– B.C. Climate Change Action Plan– Government Incentive Programs for Energy

Reduction– Smart Metering Technologies– IT mapping of geothermal and geoexchange

potential

THANK YOU

DOMINICA BABICKIEnergy Manager

District of North Vancouverdbabicki@dnv.org