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Home My WebLink AboutCAC Inventory Deck. 3.23.20How Green are We? A greenhouse gas emissions inventory Jefferson County, Washington Draft Slides –Revised 3/23/20 The Climate Action Committee: Who are we? •2008: Citizens publish Inventory of Energy Usage and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions, based on 2005 data. •2009: City of Port Townsend & Jefferson County form Climate Action Committee (CAC) to help combat climate change in the county. Current Members include: •City of Port Townsend •Jefferson County •Port of Port Townsend •Jefferson Transit •2009: City and County adopt greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. •2020: 2nd greenhouse gas emissions inventory published. Local 20/20 volunteers perform the study, based on 2018 data: •Marion Huxtable, Bill Wise, Cindy Jayne, Karen Steinmaus & Tom Engel. •Two volunteers, Marion Huxtable and Bill Wise, also participated in the first inventory. •Rick Jahnke produced the Consumption-Based Model estimate •Jefferson County Public Utility District #1 •Jefferson Healthcare •Port Townsend Paper Corporation •Citizen representatives 2018 Inventory Measures the smaller sector circle: GHG emissions generated within Jefferson County; and Estimates the larger consumption circle: GHG emissions consumers are responsible for generated within Jefferson County and elsewhere. Inventory Results: First, the good news! •Jefferson County reduced its sector-based greenhouse gas emissions by 40%since 2005. 2005 Metric Tons CO2e 2018 Metric Tons CO2e % Change Stationary Energy 289,174 86,523 Residential 107,214 12,792 -88.1% Commercial 44,066 6,286 -85.7% Industrial 137,894 67,445 -51.1% Transportation 161,589 181,972 +12.6% Solid Waste 2,271 1,846 -18.7% Total 453,034 270,341 -40.3% How did Jefferson County reduce sector emissions so dramatically from 2005 - 2018? The change from Puget Sound Energy to Jefferson PUD #1 Port Townend Paper Mill efficiency improvements Change from PSE to PUD •In 2013, Jefferson PUD became the primary electricity supplier for East Jefferson County, acquiring its power from Bonneville Power Association. •This change was based on an initiative approved by county voters in 2008. •BPA electricity is primarily hydropower, a renewable resource. •The change created a 98% reduction in the GHG emissions intensity of our electricity. GHG emissions intensity from generating electricity -98% Port Townsend Paper Corporation •Many operational efficiencies reduced emissions from Port Townsend Paper Corporation (PTPC) by 52%. •Note that PTPC used BPA power in 2005; thus the changes are not related to changes in the electricity supplier. Fuel Type 2005 2018 % Change Electricity (KWh)6,249 1,911 -69% Propane (Gallons)912 38,425 4113% Fuel Oil (Gallons)116,905 22,706 -81% Wood (BDT)13,012 3,234 -75% Totals 137,078 66,276 -52% Jefferson County •The 2018 emissions from Jefferson County government operations decreased 28%from 2005. •This is well ahead of the goal established for the county operations for 2020 of an 18% decrease in emissions from 2005 levels. City Of Port Townsend •The 2018 emissions from the City of Port Townsend government operations decreased 54%from 2005. •This is well ahead of the goal for city operations for 2020 of an 18% decrease in emissions from 2005 levels. •The City worked with Jefferson County, Port Townsend School District and Fort Worden to hire a resource conservation manager to identify areas for facilities improvements. Metric Tons CO2e 2005 2018 % Change Buildings & Facilities 579 365 -37% Water & Wastewater Treatment 730 26 -96% Street Lights & Traffic Signals 134 0.9 -99% Vehicle Fleet 280 284 2% Employee Commute 87 160 84% Total 1,809 835 -54% City of Port Townsend - 2nd IPCC Assessment Now, the challenging news •Transportation accounts for 66%of current GHG emissions. •Future reductions in GHG emissions will require a focus on transportation, a difficult challenge in a rural county. A closer look at transportation stats . . . •We’re driving more, and there are more of us since 2005: •12% increase in population •19% increase in licensed drivers •25% increase in registered vehicles •6.3% increase in miles driven per capita •Most common number of motorized vehicles per household: 2 followed by 3 Majority drive gas or diesel- powered vehicles Passenger Diesel 0.3% Passenger Gas 59.9% Motorcycle 0.4% Light Truck Gas 32.4% Heavy Truck Diesel 5.2% Light Truck Diesel 1.5% Electric Vehicles 0.3% Vehicle % for Apportioning Miles Solid waste – contributes less than 1% •Our garbage is transported to the Roosevelt Landfill in Klickitat County where the methane produced is largely recovered as an electricity-generating feedstock. •Recycling and composting removes 26% of the community’s waste from the amount sent to the landfill. Community Solid Waste Emissions -2018 Location Solid Waste (tons) CO2e (metric tons) Metric Tons CO2e per ton of Waste Roosevelt Landfill 20,672 2462 0.119 Commercial collection 11,058 401 0.036 Self-delivery to Transfer Station 9,615 196 0.020 Truck to Tacoma2 (wet short tons) 20,672 366 0.018 Rail to Landfill2 (wet short tons) 20,672 128 0.006 Total 3553 Agriculture/Forestry •The report did not measure GHG associated with growing crops, only animal husbandry. •Agriculture contributes 1% of GHG emissions, with over 90% of those emissions from beef cattle and calves, the rest from sheep, goats, horses and swine. •Jefferson County is comprised primarily of forest lands. Forests can serve as sources of GHGs (fires, land use changes, harvesting) or sinks of GHGs (carbon stored in trees). •The 2018 inventory was not able to accurately determine the extent to which our forests are either emitting carbon or sequestering carbon, due to the lack of detailed county-level forestry data. Consumption Based Model- A more complete estimate of residential emissions •Uses national data on household energy, transportation, consumer expenditures + local census, weather and other data. •Approximates GHG emissions resulting from goods and services consumed by households. Data is available by zip codes. •It also includes the energy & transportation emissions counted in our residential sector inventory. •Jefferson County residents are associated with consumption-based emissions of 20.2 metric tons/person. •This value exceeds the sector-based emissions estimate by a factor of 2.3. 2018 Estimate: Jefferson County consumption emissions are more than twice our sector emissions. 2015 Oregon statewide study: An estimate of how consumption of goods & services, by category, contribute to greenhouse gas emissions 2015 Oregon consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions –category view 2015 Oregon statewide study: An estimate of when greenhouse gas emissions occur in the life- cycle of consumption. Comparison of pre-purchase, use, and disposal emissions 2015 Oregon consumption- based greenhouse gas emissions -lifecycle view Jefferson County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals •City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County set goals to reduce emissions from 1990 levels. •1990 emissions levels were estimated to be 3% below 2005 levels. •Our 2050 goal: 80% reduction from 1990 levels. •Results: Today we are 39% below our 1990 emission levels, nearly half-way to our 2050 goal. •We still have to reduce by another 41% to reach the 2050 goal. What’s Next – Setting New Goals •Jefferson County has made good progress on reducing our GHG emissions locally. •Further reductions rely on solutions, particularly in transportation. •What new goals and timetable should be set? •It will be up to all of us to decide that together. •The Climate Action Committee will host a Climate Charette to discuss these questions in the coming months. Let us know if you would like to participate.