# Local**Clima[~** 

# Action Plan

- Community Action Although we have not yet**e~tabli~hed** a community**ba~eline,** Sah Lake City**ha~** several projeCtS underway that reduce greenhouse**ga~ emi~sions**  and improve air quality city-wide. In phase l, we will**eS(abli~h** a community baseline emiuions inventory and begin monitoring the**emission~** reductions from**the~e** projects. One ofSalt Lake City's**highe~t** priori(ies is to expand**ma~~ tran~it**  in orderto decrease automobile dependence. Sah Lake City now has light rail access on north/south and east/west routes. The tremendous**sucCe~~** oflight r"iI in Salt Lake City has created "n**increa~ing** demand for extensions to cities throughout our region. This y"ar ourexpandedcity-wid" recycling progr;lm**ha~** increased the amount ofmatedal r"cycled in Salt Lake City by over

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### El Businesses is a budding initiative to recognize andpromote busineues that excel both in environmental protection and economic welfare. Busineues that take part in the program undergo an environmental audit and attain goals in at least three areas ofenvironmental improvement. We are abo aggreuive in promoting and marketingenergy-efficiency prO'" grams and renewable energy. Forexample, we recently partnered with Utah Power, our local electrical utility, On a direct-mail marketing campaign of their Blue Sky program, which allows customers to purchase pollution-free wind energy. Salt Lake City saw a major victory recently when we were able to stop a state highway construction project that would have increased air pollution, sprawl development, and auto dependence in our region. 

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# att LakeCity'sLocalClimate Action Plan eal action, real results no excuses.

Overview: Salt Lake City's Local Climate Action Plan aims to bring Salt Lake City into compliance with the goals set forth in the Kyoto Protocol. Despite the abandonment ofU.S. national leadership, we will demonstrate, on a local level that commiued, practical, and**fore~** 

### Sighted Americans can work with the rest ofthe world to ensure the health ofthe world's climate. The major emission sources that impact global warming are the same sources that pollute our air and create immediate health risks for our citizens. In Salt Lake City, our urban pollution problem is compounded by a winter temperature inversion that traps emissions in the valley. We are commiued to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, especially with regard to industry, heat and electric energy production, and vehicle emissions. These actions will improve**eco~** 

### nomic development efforts, enhance public health, and demonstrate our commitment to stopping global climate change. Action Plan Phases: Phase 1 

### will address Salt Lake City government operations. A critical part ofthis phase was to implement a means for establishing a baseline and to monitor our progress. This brochure is primarily a review ofphase I**base~** 

### line emissions and reduction measures. Phase 2 

### will extend the application ofthe Salt Lake City Local Climate Action Plan to the entire**com~** 

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### quantitative analysis ofevery source ofgreenhouse gas emissions in our region.

# Local ClitriateAction Plan

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# " Salt Lake City government projects that are part ofour local climate actio plan will set the stand:lrds for responsible growth and resource use in Salt Lake City in the future.

Tal>le 3; 2002 measures redudions The following four projects

- lighting efficiency retrofitting, our wind power purchase, inst3llation ofLED traffic signals, and a BlO biodiesel mix in the Salt Lake City Airport 

### ruel - have been in place for no more th:ln a year. AldlOugh they :lre only a sample ofthe oper:ltions projects being implemented in Phase 1 ofour Action Plan, tltese quantifiable meas· ures make considerable contributions toward meeting our Kyoto goal. By the end oflOO1. these measures will have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1,028 tons ofequivalent COl. 

# Local Climate Action Plan

- Measures

Not only do**the~e** first projects demonstrate significant emissions reductions, they also show th:lt successes such:ls these can be :lccomplished at a savings Orno net cost to the taxpayer. In lool, Salt Lake City government gener;l(ed approxim;Hely 1ll,6S8 tons ofC02 equivalentemissions. As Table I exhibits, the buildings sectorproduced the largest portion ofequivalent COl, followed by water and sewage, :lnd vehicle neet sectors. 333,033

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Source Tatlle 2: GreenhousegasemIssions by source. Table l. illustrates the importance ofelectrical conservation and utilization ofrenewable energy sources. Salt Lake City will also focus on reducing vehicle emissions and improving heating efficiency.



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S"lt**L~ke** City Loc-al Climate Action 1'1311: COP 8 ZOOl Wtndpower .91.5 «6.1 

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### GOAL According [0 the United Sutes Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2000 were up 14'M> from 1990 levels. Based on this estimate, Salt Lake City government must reduce Our emissions from lOOI by ll", or 

### 23, 448 tons of equivalent CO:z. Data going back to J990, the baseline year underthe Kyoto Protocol, is extremely difficult and expensive to retrieve from our local utilities. As a result, lOOI data was used to determine baseline emissions.