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The New Brunswick Community Challenge 1. Meet with local government, business, & community groups 2. Formalize a “Commitment to Action” 3. Provide support to host a “Community Luncheon” The New Brunswick Community Challenge 4. Help facilitate community leader in developing programs 5. Help monitor all emission reductions 6. Facilitate promotion of local programs The City of Fredericton and The New Brunswick Climate Change Hub Present the Fredericton Community Dialogue Forum “Moving from Commitments to Action” 9:00 am, November XX, 2006 Arena Banquet Room Come join us for a day of speakers, climate change discussions, and entertainment. Contact: Eddie Oldfield (506) 455-8961 ext. 113 [email protected] Admission is free and the event is open to the public. www.nbhub.org Some Active Communities •Fredericton •Bouctouche •Dorchester •Hampton •Miramichi •Quispamsis •Rothesay •Edmundston •Woodstock •Bathurst •Shippagan •St. Andrews •St. Stephen •Riverview •Campbellton •Sackville What Can We Do? • Canadian Municipalities have influence over 56% of their GHG emissions • Mitigation - reduce emissions • We Feel Direct & Indirect Impacts • Environmental • Health • Economic • Adaptation - reduce risk A Focus on Sustainability Good community planning can: • Improve health and safety in neighbourhoods • Enable more active lifestyles • Reduce air pollution / GHGs • Strengthen Local Economy • Create Jobs • E.g. Home Energy Efficiency Improvements Building Capacity and Community Leadership • • • • • • Greening Communities / Infrastructure Street Lighting (conversion to LEDs) Form a Local Action Committee Active / Public Transportation Energy Efficiency in Buildings Fleet Management Building Capacity and Community Leadership • Neighborhood Planning / limit urban sprawl • Renewable Energy (ie, Wind Power) • Public Education and Outreach • Recycling / Composting • Waste Reduction • Partnerships Fleet Management •Burning of carbon based fuel is the largest source of GHG emissions •New km Brunswick Road network is 76, 600 •Total vehicle distance traveled is over 1.9B km in 2004 Fleet Management •Vehicles under 4.5 tonnes averaged 4,000 km/year •Vehicles under 15 tonnes averaged 2,470 km/year •Vehicles over 15 tonnes averaged 29,700 km/year Fleet Management Intervention methods: 1. Implement an anti-idling policy 2. Cab-Heater Technology 3. Tire Inflation Standards 4. Speed Reduction Policy Fleet Management Intervention methods: 5. Driver Training 6. Alternative Fuels • Ethanol • Biodiesel 7. Route Optimization The New Brunswick Climate Change Hub Public Education & Outreach Strategy Goals: 1. Inform, educate & build awareness 2. Develop Support 3. Encourage and Motivate Action Hosted by the New Brunswick Lung Association The New Brunswick Climate Change Hub Objectives: 1. Build upon provincial network 2. Manage sector-specific working groups 3. Support community groups 4. Build capacity of Hub members 5. Operate as a clearinghouse 6. Conduct outreach programs New Brunswick Climate Change Hub What these objectives can achieve: 1. Public understanding 2. Community action 3. Commitment from businesses and industry 4. Improved education system 5. Informed youth • NB Power NB Situation – Electricity generation in New Brunswick – 20MW of Wind in 2005 • High winter peaks – > 60% of homes use electric heat – > 80% of new homes use electric heat • Highest electric use per GDP www.nbpower.com Wholesale Industrial General Service Residential Feb-04 Dec-03 Oct-03 Aug-03 Jun-03 Apr-03 Feb-03 Dec-02 Oct-02 Aug-02 Jun-02 Apr-02 Feb-02 Dec-01 Oct-01 Aug-01 Jun-01 Apr-01 Feb-01 Dec-00 Oct-00 Aug-00 Jun-00 Apr-00 GWh In Province Sales - NB Power 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Greenhouse Gas Emissions In New Brunswick • NB releases over 20 million tonnes of GHG each year. • This accounts for 3% of Canada’s GHG emission total. • Electricity generation accounts for almost half of the GHG emissions in the province. New Brunswick GHG Emissions 2001 (Total = 21.3 Mt CO2 Equivalent) Residential 3% - 0.6Mt Non-Energy GHG 7% - 1.4 Mt Commercial 3% - 0.7 Mt Industrial 10% - 1.7 Mt Transportation 25% - 4.9 Mt Producer's Consumption 5% - 1.1 Mt Electricity Consumption by Sector, 2001 32% Electricity Generation 47% - 10.7 Mt 51% 18% Residential Comm. & Institution. Industrial Source: Statistics Canada, Environment Canada Note: Producer's Consumption is the energy used by the energy industry including petroleum refining and electricity generation. Non-Energy are emissions from industrial & land uses such as landfills, agriculture, etc. GHG An Energy Efficiency Organization for New Brunswick • Objective: To create a system to deliver energy efficiency and to reduce energy demand. • Goals: – – – – – Improve the efficiency of energy use in all sectors Reduce electricity demand Mitigate the need for additional large power plants Maintain competitive energy rates for customers Reduce greenhouse gas emissions What Is Demand Side Management? • Education of the market on the cost of demand growth • Promotion of efficient products and services – Efficient lighting – Efficient heating and ventilation – Efficient industrial processing • Fuel switching How many MW’s could we save if all the residential electric space heat load converted to another fuel ? 181,241 electric space heat customers X = 6.2 kW per customer 1,123,694 kW = 1,123 MW or Point Lepreau plus Belldune Source: NB Power, “Screening of Demand Side Management Options”, January 2002; and Load Forecast Model 2002/03 – 2010/11 Global Warming • Predictions say temperatures will increase between 1.4-5.8 C in next 100 years • Small changes in average temperatures make a big difference • Average temperatures today are only about 5ºC warmer than they were during the last Ice Age Mortality in Paris June-August 2003 325 in one day Source: INVS, 2003 THANK YOU Eddie Oldfield, Director Tel: (506) 455-8961 Ext. 113 Fax: (506) 462-0939 Email: [email protected] Adam Merrill , Project Assistant Tel: (506) 455-8961 Ext. 114 Fax: (506) 462-0939 Email: [email protected] www.nbhub.org