Climate Action & Adaptation Plan
1 Update to the Climate Action & Environmental Committee of the City Council March 15, 2022
1. CAAP Overview
2. CAAP Plan status, next steps and adoption
process
3. Early Implementation updates
Agenda
2 A plan to:
• Reduce communitywide
greenhouse gas emissions
(GHG), while preparing for the
impacts of climate change
• Improve public health, foster
economic opportunity, &
advance social equity
• Meet policy commitments &
state GHG reduction mandates
• Establish a framework for
creating or updating policies,
programs, practices, and
incentives to reduce the City's
GHG footprint
• Ensure the community and
physical assets are better
protected from the impacts of
climate change
• Informed by technical studies of
climate stressors and
communitywide vulnerabilities
What is the Climate Action & Adaptation Plan (CAAP)?
How?
3 Why do we need a CAAP?
City leadership needed for city-scale mitigation, climate adaptation, & equity beyond what could be achieved by State emissions reduction efforts alone Mitigation
•Implementation occurs at both city and state level (siting EV charging stations and updating building codes & zoning to incentivize electrified buildings, for example, require local leadership) •CAAP identifies local GHG reduction measures for implementation Adaptation
•State emissions reduction target does not prepare Long Beach for the impacts of climate change that are happening today
•CAAP helps increase resilience for current and future threats (extreme heat, poor air quality, sea level rise, etc.)
Equity
•State emissions reduction targets do not ensure that climate issues are equitably addressed •CAAP helps address environmental justice & can help steer climate finance opportunities to communities most impacted by climate change
4 Why do we need a CAAP?
• SB 375 (Sustainable Communities)
• AB 691 (Sea Level Rise)
• SB 1000 (Environmental Justice in Local Land Use
Planning)
• SB 379 (Climate Adaptation in Safety Elements)
• SB 100 (Carbon-free Electricity by 2045)
Target
Year
State Target Corresponding Legislation City Status
2020 1990 GHG levels by 2020 AB 32, Global Warming Solutions Act (2006)
California met this target
Statewide
2030 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 SB 32, Global Warming Solutions Act (2006)
The CAAP is a plan for Long Beach
to meet this target by 2030
2045 Carbon neutrality by 2045 Executive Order B-55-18 of 2018 Aspirational for Long Beach 2050 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 Executive Order S-3-05 of 2005 CAAP’s plan horizon is to 2030 Other Relevant Legislation
5 Environmental Justice Context & Equity Analysis
6 Percentage of Children under Age 10
CalEnviroScreen 3.0
95-100%
10-15%
Source: OEHHA
Extreme Heat Vulnerability Social Vulnerability to Climate Change Percentage of White Residents
N
68.9 Years
86.3 Years
Life Expectancy at Birth
East Side: 86.3 years
- West Side: 68.9 years
Difference 17.4 years
CAAP Community Outreach (2018 – 2019)
# of Estimated Attendees 10,260
# of Sign-ins 1,395
Events 67
7 Sector MT CO2e % of Total
Stationary Energy 1,377,291 49.20%
Transportation 1,244,981 44.48%
Waste 176,850 6.32%
Total 2,799,123 100.00%
Per Capita 6.0 --
GHG Inventory
8 • Port waterborne activity not considered for GHG
target-setting purposes because the City does not
have direct authority to dictate emissions reductions
for the Port.
• Airplane emissions from Long Beach Airport not
considered for GHG target-setting purposes because
the City has limited control as these emissions are
federally regulated.
Long Beach GHG Emissions Reduction Pathway
GHG Reduction Targets
2030 GHG Target
3.04 MT CO2e/Service
Population
Business as Usual Forecast 2,176,931 MT CO2e
Target Level 1,984,272 MT CO2e
GHG Reductions Needed 192,659 MT CO2e
GHG Reductions Anticipated 363,250 MT CO2e
2030 GHG Reduction Target by Service Population
Business as Usual Target 3.34 MT CO2e
Emissions Target Level
(State)
3.04 MT CO2e
Reduction Needed (State) 0.3 MT CO2e
(9% reduction/person)
Long Beach GHG Pathway 2.78 MT CO2e
Reduction Needed (Long
Beach GHG Pathway)
0.56 MT CO2e
(17% reduction/person)
State:
192,659
MT CO2e
equivalencies
9 Performance towards the City’s GHG reduction target
will be monitored regularly and strategies adjusted as
needed.
Quantified Emissions Reduction Measures
Action 2030 MT C02e/year*
Buildings 247,700
SCE Carbon-Free
Electricity
188,960
Local Solar 3,880
Municipal Renewable
Electricity
13,120
Reduced Oil Production 41,740
10 2030 GHG Reduction Needed: 192,659 MT CO2e
*Estimates were developed based on standard GHG inventory protocols and methods.
Action 2030 MT
C02e/year*
Transportation 30,480
Port Clean Trucks
Program
25,250
Enhanced VMT Reduction 5,230
Waste 85,070
Commercial Recycling 45,340
Commercial Organics
Diversion
39,730
Total 363,250
CAAP Overview: What Will the CAAP Do?
11 Mitigations towards Low Carbon Buildings & Neighborhoods 12 Minimizing the Carbon Footprint of Residents and Businesses 13 Adaptations Towards A Healthy, Resilient and Ready Population 14 Extreme Heat
Air Quality
Drought
Flooding
Sea Level
Rise
Safe and Adaptable Infrastructure
15 Adaptations that Protect and Enhance Natural Systems 16 CAAP Status
• City Council confirmed the CAAP on January 5, 2021
o Confirmed GHG reduction pathway for 2030
• Staff is preparing a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• EIR being released for public review this month
• Early implementation actions underway
17 1. To disclose information about potentially significant environmental effects of a project
2. To identify ways to avoid or mitigate significant environmental impacts
3. To enhance public participation in the planning process
4. To encourage stakeholder collaboration in the review of projects California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
5 CAAP Implementation
• Set up a governance structure that integrates climate action into operations and internal culture, public engagement, and financial decision-making processes
• Dedicate staff to advance CAAP policies and programs
Governance
• Commit to demonstrating leadership in mitigation actions • Ensure CAAP implementation benefits those most impacted by climate change such as through job creation
• Collaborate with public agencies and community organizations City Leadership
• Integrate mitigation and adaptation considerations in the allocation of existing funds, specifically through the annual budget process and Capital Improvement Program
• Pursue new funding sources and identify other financing mechanisms
Funding & Investment
5 CAAP Implementation Monitoring & Reporting (Chapter 8) • Once adopted, CAAP is designed to be a living document/plan • Multi-pronged approach for implementation monitoring and reporting:
✓ GHG inventories:
a. Production-based community-wide GHG inventories every 2 years • Tracks total GHG emissions from all sources within the community • Using ICLEI protocol as recommended by CARB and used across the world
• Informs whether we are on track and if plan updates are necessary b. On the alternating years, a municipal GHG inventory
✓ Performance metrics for individual CAAP actions to inform ✓ Reporting tool: CAAP dashboard
✓ Plan Updates as necessary
Early CAAP Implementation: Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Adoption • New state law established Vehicle Miles
Traveled (VMT) as the method for
determining transportation impacts, for
environmental purposes
• Aligns with updated General Plan and draft
Climate Action & Adaptation Plan
• City adopted VMT methodology in June 2020
• Encourages more sustainable, compact
development patterns
• Aims to reduce GHG emissions and improve
air quality
• Prioritizes multimodal mitigation measures
over vehicular roadway improvements
CAAP Action T9- Implement SB 743
21 The Move to VMT Analysis…
Early CAAP Implementation: SB 1383 & Organics Processing 22 • Reducing short-lived climate pollutants through organic waste diversion and surplus food recovery
• City adopted compliance updates in December 2021
• Helps implement W-2 and W-3 of the CAAP
• CAAP Waste Action 2 (W2): Develop an organic waste collection program for City-serviced accounts
• CAAP Waste Action 3 (W3): Partner with private waste haulers to expand organic waste collection community-wide
CAAP Actions W2 and W3 implemented through SB 1383
Early CAAP Implementation: New Housing Near Transit
23 UPLAN & ACZIP
• Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) by reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
• Most likely in mixed use corridors and Downtown/
Midtown areas, near highest quality transit
Transit-focused housing (CAAP Actions T6 and T8)
Long Beach Transit Priority Areas
• UPLAN and ACZIP rezoning in North and Central Long
Beach to design zoning regulations that provide better
access to quality jobs and housing near transit
Inclusionary Housing Requirement &
Enhanced Density Bonus
• Two critical strategies adopted in 2021 to ensure
affordable housing is included as part of market-rate
developments to the maximum extent feasible
Early CAAP Implementation: CAAP Dashboard
24 • CAAP Dashboard being
developed to provide easy
public access to plan
implementation updates,
GHG monitoring data, ways
to get involved and more
• Expected to be launched
around final adoption of
CAAP (Spring 2022)
Early CAAP Implementation: Climate Ambassador Program
25 • Engage youth in climate
action and environmental
education
• Funding received through AB
32 and PGWIN
• Application closed March 4th
• Will be used to inform Youth
Climate Corps programs
Early CAAP Implementation: Youth Climate Corps
26 • $5 million from State of
California
• Approved by City Council Nov. 9
2021
• Support youth in Long Beach to
engage in green workforce
development
• Programs slated to start July
2022
Next Steps
• Complete Subsequent Environmental Impact Report
and release it for public review
• Final Plan and Environmental Document Adoption by
City Council (anticipated adoption June 2022)
• Learn more and stay involved! Visit our website for
updates, to review the CAAP and much more:
https://www.longbeach.gov/lbds/planning/caap/
27 Thank you
Alison Spindler-Ruiz
Advance Planning Officer
[email protected]
(562) 570-6946
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