Conclusions The City of Toledo emitted 301,400 MT CO2e emissions in 2009. Facilities were responsible for 52% of emissions contributed by governmental operations. Vehicles and fuel accounted for an additional 16% of emissions. The landfill, wastewater treatment and drinking water treatment plant accounted for 14%, 11% & 6% of emissions, respectively. The cities highly efficient streetlights emitted only 1% of citywide emissions. The sectors of the city with the highest emissions levels will have more opportunities for cost-effective reduction. Future Work ICLEI has set out a five step program to help cities reduce their emissions. These steps are: Calculate annual greenhouse gas emissions, complete an energy audit and set realistic goals for emissions reduction, develop an action plan to achieve these goals, implement the action plan, and monitor the results and adjust the action plan if falling short of goal. This process does not end once the city has hit its goal, for maximum benefit it should be repeated every three to five years. To make progress towards these goals the City of Toledo will have to make data collection easier and maintain someone on staff to follow through on the five step plan. We suggest an Coordinator.” “Energy Other cities have found that one of the best ways to maximize their impact is to join with other governmental bodies in the region and work on this process in collaboration. This will allow the governmental bodies to decrease the cost of maintaining the inventory and developing the targets and action plan. There is also the potential for further cost savings from efficiencies of scale as engineering firms bid on the projects to reduce emissions from buildings. Appendices Appendix: Raw Data Appendix : Facilities and Vehicle Fleet Budget Total Expenditure Fuel Expenditure Electricity Expenditure Heat Expenditure $4,331.30 $3,629,769.81 $3,629,769.81 $1,269,152.49 $1,269,152.49 $3,196,629.88 $3,196,629.88 $518.64 $432.99 $432.99
Conclusions The City of Toledo emitted 301,400 MT CO2e emissions in 2009. Facilities were responsible for 52% of emissions contributed by governmental operations. Vehicles and fuel accounted for an additional 16% of emissions. The landfill, wastewater treatment and drinking water treatment plant accounted for 14%, 11% & 6% of emissions, respectively. The cities highly efficient streetlights emitted only 1% of citywide emissions. The sectors of the city with the highest emissions levels will have more opportunities for cost-effective reduction. Future Work ICLEI has set out a five step program to help cities reduce their emissions. These steps are: Calculate annual greenhouse gas emissions, complete an energy audit and set realistic goals for emissions reduction, develop an action plan to achieve these goals, implement the action plan, and monitor the results and adjust the action plan if falling short of goal. This process does not end once the city has hit its goal, for maximum benefit it should be repeated every three to five years. To make progress towards these goals the City of Toledo will have to make data collection easier and maintain someone on staff to follow through on the five step plan. We suggest an “Energy Coordinator.” Other cities have found that one of the best ways to maximize their impact is to join with other governmental bodies in the region and work on this process in collaboration. This will allow the governmental bodies to decrease the cost of maintaining the inventory and developing the targets and action plan. There is also the potential for further cost savings from efficiencies of scale as engineering firms bid on the projects to reduce emissions from buildings. Appendices Appendix: Raw Data Appendix : Facilities and Vehicle Fleet Budget Total Expenditure Fuel Expenditure Electricity Expenditure Heat Expenditure $4,331.30 $3,629,769.81 $3,629,769.81 $1,269,152.49 $1,269,152.49 $3,196,629.88 $3,196,629.88 $518.64 $432.99 $432.99
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