Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
1 City Council Hearing – August 16, 2022
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) – Prior Council Actions 2 The City Council reviewed the CAAP
on the following dates:
• March 19, 2019: Study Session was
conducted by City staff to introduce
the CAAP
• January 5, 2021: The City Council
confirmed the CAAP and directed City
staff to develop the environmental
impact report (EIR) required per the
California Environmental Quality Act
A plan to:
• Reduce communitywide
greenhouse gas emissions
(GHG), while preparing for the
impacts of climate change
• Improve public health, foster
economic opportunity, and
advance social equity
• Meet policy commitments and
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 vulnerabilities
and GHG emissions sources
Reminder: What is CAAP?
How?
3 CAAP Status
• Development of a CAAP is a mitigation measure of the Land Use Element (LUE) Program EIR
• City Council confirmed the CAAP on January 5, 2021
o Confirmed GHG reduction pathway for 2030
o Directed City staff to develop the EIR
• City staff has prepared a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) • Public review period for the Draft SEIR: March 18 - May 2, 2022 • Planning Commission recommended adoption May 19, 2022 4 Why do we need a CAAP?
City leadership needed for city-scale mitigation, climate adaptation, and 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 and 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 and can help steer climate finance opportunities to communities most impacted by climate change
5 Why do we need a CAAP?
Other Relevant Legislation:
• Senate Bill 375 - Sustainable Communities (SB 375)
• Assembly Bill 691 - Sea Level Rise (AB 691)
• Senate Bill 1000 - Environmental Justice in Local Land Use Planning (SB 1000)
• Senate Bill 379 - Climate Adaptation in Safety Elements (SB 379) • Senate Bill 100 - Carbon-free Electricity by 2045 (SB 100) 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 6 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
7 Performance towards the City’s GHG reduction target
will be monitored regularly, and strategies adjusted as needed
What Comprises the CAAP?
8 Mitigations towards Low Carbon Buildings and Neighborhoods 9 CAAP provides a suite of
mitigation actions that
support lower carbon
buildings and neighborhoods
• Updating building codes
• Facilitating energy audits
• Enhancing urban forest
cover
• Encourage cool roofs and
cool walls
Minimizing the Carbon Footprint of Residents and Businesses 10 CAAP provides a suite of actions
minimizing the carbon footprint of
our residents and businesses by
increasing access to services and
infrastructure:
• Renewable electricity
• EV charging stations
• Pedestrian and bikeway
infrastructure
• Recycling and organics
• Housing and jobs near public
transit
We can support a healthy, resilient,
and ready population through a
diverse range of adaptation actions
Adaptations Towards A Healthy, Resilient and Ready Population 11 Extreme
Heat
Air Quality Drought Sea Level
Rise &
Flooding
Adaptation Actions help us respond
and adapt to the impacts of climate
change:
Safe and Adaptable Infrastructure
12 Ensuring safe and
adaptable infrastructure
includes expanding
• Green infrastructure
• Green streets
• Reflective streets and
surfaces
• Shade canopies and
bus shelter amenities
Adaptations that Protect and Enhance Natural Systems
13 CAAP Implementation Monitoring and Reporting (Chapter 8) • The CAAP is designed to be a living document/plan
• Multi-pronged approach for implementation monitoring and reporting:
o GHG inventories:
• Production-based community-wide GHG inventories every 2 years ▪ Tracks total GHG emissions from all sources within the community ▪ Using the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) protocol as recommended by California Air Resources Board (CARB) and used across the world
▪ Informs whether we are on track and if plan updates are necessary • On the alternating years, a municipal GHG inventory
o Performance metrics for individual CAAP actions to inform o Reporting tool: CAAP dashboard
o Plan Updates as necessary
14 • CAAP is a “project” under CEQA (policy
plan but no physical project)
• Provides program level analysis to assess
possible impacts of CAAP actions and
adaptation framework
• Does not environmentally clear any
physical projects or improvements
• EIR also covers General Plan Safety
Element updates to incorporate climate
adaptation and resiliency pursuant to
state law
• Subsequent EIR to the LUE PEIR
• No new significant impacts found under
CEQA
CEQA Review for the CAAP
15 CAAP Consistency Checklist
• CAAP is designed to be a qualified climate action plan pursuant to CEQA (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183)
• All future projects subject to CEQA in Long Beach will have to complete the CAAP checklist
• CAAP Checklist applies to new development that require discretionary and environmental review under CEQA
o CAAP Actions that do not apply to new development (i.e. T-4 Implement Port of Long Beach Clean Air Action Plan and BE-8 Identify and Implement Short- term Measures to Reduce Emissions Related to Oil and Gas Extraction) would be addressed by alternative tools, when feasible
16 CAAP Consistency Checklist Continued
19 • Extensive technical analysis conducted for this EIR to show what actions new projects will have to incorporate to demonstrate that future development takes on a “fair share” of the GHG reductions needed citywide to meet State reduction targets
• Projects not consistent with the checklist will still have to complete project-level GHG analysis, including:
o Quantification of existing and projected GHG emissions o Incorporation of the measures in this CAAP Checklist to the extent feasible Checklist Example: Building Energy
17 Checklist Example: Transportation
18 Public Participation
• 10,000+ residents engaged in developing the CAAP
• SEIR process
o July 2021: Native American Tribal Consultation
o 9/1/2021: Scoping Meeting
o 3/18 – 5/2/2022: Draft SEIR Comment Period
• Seven comments received
o Three State and local government agencies
o Four interested parties
• All comments responded to in Final SEIR
19 Early CAAP Implementation: Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Adoption CAAP Action T9- Implement SB 743:
• 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 and Adaptation Plan
• City adopted VMT methodology in June 2020
The Move to VMT Analysis:
• Encourages more sustainable, compact development
patterns
• Aims to reduce GHG emissions and improve air
quality
• Prioritizes multimodal mitigation measures over
vehicular roadway improvements
21 Early CAAP Implementation: SB 1383 and 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
o CAAP Waste Action 2 (W2): Develop an organic waste collection program for City-serviced accounts
o 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 Long Beach Transit Priority Areas
• Reduce GHG by reducing VMT
• Most likely in mixed use corridors and Downtown/Midtown areas, near highest quality transit
Transit-focused housing (CAAP Actions T6 and T8)
Rezoning Efforts (Uptown Plan (UPLAN), Zone In:
City Core and West Long Beach)
• UPLAN and Zone In: City Core (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 and 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: Climate Ambassador Program
24 • Engage youth in climate action
and environmental education
• Funding received through AB 32
and the Pacific Gateway Workforce
Innovation Network (PGWIN)
• Application closed March 4, 2022
• Will be used to inform Youth
Climate Corps programs
Early CAAP Implementation: Youth Climate Corps
25 • $6.3 million from State of
California
• Approved by City Council
November 9, 2021
• Support youth in Long Beach to
engage in green workforce
development
• Programs starting summer 2022
Proposed CAAP Governance and Implementation – Office of Climate Action 26 • Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Budget allocates $654,093 to create a new Office of Climate Action in the City Manager Department to oversee CAAP implementation and meet targets.
• The new Office of Climate Action will assure consistency across Departments and efforts to reduce emissions and adapt to the changing climate.
Responsibilities
Manage a coordinated City response to climate change addressing public health disparities, fostering economic opportunity, and building community climate resilience
Coordinate current and proposed CAAP initiatives to achieve GHG emission reduction targets led by City Manager and Commission oversight departments Collaborate with external public and private agencies and institutions
Creation of new Office of Climate Action is in partnership with other city departments to offset costs
• In addition to the 5.3 FTEs from the Sustainability Office, four new positions will be created to support CAAP implementation and governance:
o Assistant to the City Manager
o Two Administrative Analysts
o Administrative Aide
o $50,000 for materials and supplies
• Staffing is commensurate with the need and focus on climate change. • Funding and costs are spread across multiple departments responsible for climate change work.
• The Office of Climate Action will incorporate the City’s existing positions in the Sustainability Office for a total of 9.3 positions now dedicated to climate action and sustainability.
Proposed CAAP Governance and Implementation – Office of Climate Action 27 Recommendation
28 Receive the supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing; Adopt a Resolution approving and adopting a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR-03-21) to the General Plan Land Use Element and Urban Design Element Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) (PEIR-SCH# 2015051054), in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines, and making certain CEQA Findings and Determinations relative thereto, including a finding that the adopted General Plan Land Use Element PEIR Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program shall apply; and that no new or different mitigation measures are required; approving the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (2205-02); and,
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to submit Policy and Ordinance amendments, as necessary to the California Coastal Commission for its review, approval and certification to obtain a finding of conformance with the City’s Certified Local Coastal Program (LCPA22-001). (Citywide)
Thank you
Amy Harbin, AICP
Planner
Development Services Department
[email protected]
29 The following are resource slides for Q&A
30 Climate Change in the Environmental Justice Context
31 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
Near-Term Sea Level Rise Impacts (2030)
29 Climate Change is Already Impacting Long Beach
2015 Weeklong Power Outage in
Downtown Long Beach during Heat Wave
2017 Flooding during intense storm in Long Beach
2018 Coastal Storm
33 30
CAAP Community Outreach (2018 – 2019)
# of Estimated Attendees 10,260
# of Sign-ins 1,395
Events 67
34 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
35 • 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.
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
36 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
Checklist Example: Waste
34 Notice of
Preparation Draft EIR Final EIR Planning
Commission City Council EIR
Certification
45 Day Public Review
3/18-5/2/22
CAAP EIR
30 Day Public Review
August 23 – September 24 Public Review
CEQA Process Timeline
35 36
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 and
Investment