1 CSU & Climate Protection August 1st, 2008 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability ConferenceI am currently the Energy Project Manager for the 20th largest city in California (Huntington Beach). Aaron Klemm Former Energy Program Manager Capital Planning, Design and Construction
2 Old Management Tool 50% Reduction from 73/74 to 04/05
3 New Paradigm GHG emissions inventory & climate protection wedges projecting out goals to 2050. Yellow-indirect emissions for Electric Red – Natural gas combustion emissions Purple/Blue – Fleet Fuel combusted Green Wedges- Top wedge - Retrofit Energy Efficiency Middle wedge – New Construction & Renovation Energy Efficiency Bottom wedge – Renewable/carbon neutral Energy
4 CSU’s GHG Inventory Primary Sources (95+%) Minor Sources (<5%)Natural Gas Electricity (indirect) Minor Sources (<5%) Fleet Fuels & Other Combustion Refrigerants, Lab Gases, Dry Ice, etc. Plan Vanilla Energy Management skills and persistence are the key competence for climate protection.
5 Findings 95%+ of emissions are from natural gas & electricityEnergy Management is climate protection Some campuses are already below 1990 emissions levels. Other campuses not so much.
6 Campus Successes Northridge San Luis ObispoRebuilt smartly after 1994 earthquake San Luis Obispo Large steam plant upgrade
7 Northridge
8 Challenges Organic Growth (population)Decoupling economic growth from GHGs Lack of an effective energy management program Lack of Executive Buy in
9 Unnamed Campus
10 Certification ProcessCompile data from multiple sources Review submitted data & boundaries Site Visits to confirm data & boundaries Certification opinion letter 95% confidence interval
11 Campus Carbon NeutralityAggressive goal With offsets & today’s technology it is achievable Without offsets & today’s technology probably not achievable Social Norms & Services Leakage Cheatneutral.com
12 Management Tools Decouple economic & GHG emissions growthSustainability/Climate Lens assessment Possible Key Performance Indicators GHG/Full Time Equivalent Student GHG/degree GHG/Patent or Research unit of work
13 Meeting the Challenges AheadClimate Protection & Lifestyle Protection Pentagon studies on security & climate change Moral & Business Imperative Call to decisive, possibly unpopular action Different shades of BAU aren’t sufficient Scary contingency planning the Pentagon is going through. Malthus isn’t wrong yet, let’s see how we do without an endowment of cheap fossil energy.
14 Yellow-indirect emissions for ElectricRed – Natural gas combustion emissions Purple/Blue – Fleet Fuel combusted Green Wedges- Top wedge - Retrofit Energy Efficiency Middle wedge – New Construction & Renovation Energy Efficiency Bottom wedge – Renewable/carbon neutral Energy
15 Thanks to CSU campuses, Len Pettis and Vi San Juan for their support for this effort.