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Home My WebLink AboutCAC Brochure for ghg inventory draft 031620_revB Jefferson County Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2018 DRAFT – 3/16/20 Jefferson County 2 Jefferson County’s 2018 Greenhouse Gas Inventory The 2018 Inventory provides a means of measuring progress in reducing emissions within the County. The current inventory is the second Greenhouse Gas inventory for Jefferson County. The first Inventory was for the year 2005. The 2018 inventory provides a community-wide measure of emissions in 4 sectors: transportation, solid waste, agriculture and stationary energy, and 3 sub-sectors of the stationary energy sector: commercial, industrial and residential. It provides results separately for the organizations that have participated in the Jefferson County Climate Action Committee: Jefferson County Government; City of Port Townsend; Port of Port Townsend; Jefferson County Transit; Jefferson County PUD; the Port Townsend Paper Corporation; and Jefferson Healthcare. Results Greenhouse gas emissions in Jefferson County declined 40% from 2005 levels The most dramatic reductions in emissions were the result of changes made at the Port Townsend Paper Corporation (PTPC) and from the 2013 change in the supplier of electricity for East Jefferson County to Jefferson PUD, which uses Bonneville hydropower. Emissions from on-road transportation increased. Sector or Subsector Community-Wide (Metric Tons CO2e) Community- Wide (% CO2e) Stationary Energy 87,140 32% Residential 13,281 5% Commercial 6,358 2% Industrial 67,501 25% Transportation 181,588 66% Solid Waste 2,462 0.9% Agriculture 3,893 1% Total 275,083 100% 3 Jefferson County Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the 4 Sectors, including the 3 Subsectors of the Stationary Energy Sector Transportation accounts for 66% of County greenhouse gas emissions. Only on-road transportation is included. Over 90% of the miles driven were in gasoline passenger vehicles and light trucks. Transportation is the only sector with increased emissions since 2005. Emissions increased by 13% since 2005. Industry accounts for 25% of the County’s greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from PTPC. Emissions decreased by 51% since 2005. Residential emissions are from heating fuels and electricity. Emissions decreased by 88% since 2005. The commercial sector includes the fuel use of government and commercial entities. Emissions decreased by 86% since 2005 Solid waste accounts for less than 1% of emissions. It is from the small percentage of methane that is not captured and used to produce electricity at the Roosevelt Landfill. Emissions decreased by 19% since 2005. The 1% of the County’s greenhouse gas resulting from agriculture is mostly from cattle and their byproducts. Emissions from agriculture were not measured in 2005. 4 A Closer Look at Transportation in Jefferson County Facts about Transportation in Jefferson County in 2018 66% of greenhouse gas emissions are from on-road transportation Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in 2018 was 19% higher than in 2005 Transportation emissions increased 13% since 2005 Miles per capita was 11,918, compared with 8,272 in the State as a whole. Per capita miles driven was up 6.3% since 2005 Commuting is estimated to constitute 21% of miles traveled in the County Fuel efficiency has improved about 10% since 2005 for gas passenger vehicles Households in Jefferson County typically own 2 or 3 motorized vehicles 0.3% of vehicles registered in Jefferson County are electric vehicles Transportation makes the largest contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in the County and the emissions are increasing every year. This is the key challenge for further reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in Jefferson County. Residents’ Transportation outside of County boundaries Jefferson County residents’ travel by air and water is included in Washington State’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory. Residents’ travel by air, water and on-road outside County boundaries contributes to their personal carbon footprint as explained on the next page. Read on…… 5 Sector- and Consumption-Based Emissions Sector-Based Emissions – generated within the County The 2018 Jefferson County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory measures the emissions released from all sectors and sub-sectors in the county, including residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, solid waste and agriculture. The Inventory was calculated employing protocols for quantifying and reporting greenhouse gas emissions using national Greenhouse Gas Inventory standards for US local governments. The calculation used known emission factors to convert energy used into greenhouse gas emissions expressed in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents. Consumption-Based Emissions – consumption in the County Since the Sector-Based Emissions Inventory calculates only those emissions generated within the boundaries of Jefferson County, we have also provided a Consumption-Based Emissions Inventory. This alternative approach provides an estimate of emissions resulting from all products and services consumed by households in Jefferson County. This includes emissions from items produced elsewhere and consumed in Jefferson County, plus emissions generated directly from County households. The estimate is derived from a model that uses data from the census, national household surveys of energy, transportation and consumer expenditure and weather – 37 variables – for all zip codes. Using this model, annual Consumption-Based Emissions in the County are estimated to be about 20.2 metric tons of greenhouse gas per resident. Emissions from total consumption by County households are about 2.3 times the amount produced solely within the county. What about Consumption? The 2018 Inventory measured the emissions produced solely within Jefferson County …. but consuming products and services results in more emissions than those solely produced within County boundaries. Read on To reduce the greenhouse gas emissions we are responsible for in the County, we need to focus on transportation and on consumption of products and services that are part of our lifestyle. 20.2 metric tons of GHG per resident of Jefferson County An electronic copy of this report will be available at: https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/638 This emissions inventory was authorized by the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County joint Climate Action Committee (CAC). The CAC partnered with the Local 20/20 Energy Action group, which recruited a set of volunteers to do the work: Bill Wise, Marion Huxtable, Karen Steinmaus, Tom Engel and Cindy Jayne (the 2018 Inventory Team). The emissions inventory was performed with guidance from ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (www.iclei-usa.org). The inventory team thanks all Climate Action Committee organizational members that helped shepherd this work through their organizations: Kate Dean (Jefferson County), Deb Stinson (City of Port Townsend), Chris O’Higgins (Jefferson Healthcare), John Bender (Jefferson Transit), Sam Jones (Port Townsend Paper Company), Eric Toews (Port of Port Townsend), as well as the CAC members that provided detailed review of the report (Diane McDade, Kate Chadwick, David Wilkinson, John Bender). Thanks also to Rick Jahnke for work on the estimate of consumption emissions. Want to help reduce Jefferson County’s Emissions? Our current 2050 goal: 80% reduction in emissions from 1990 levels. We still have to reduce by another 41% to reach the 2050 goal Educate yourself by reading the entire report Help develop plans to reduce emissions Reduce your personal footprint