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Transition Steinbach Bruce Duggan Director BullerCentre.com
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environmental stewardship at Providence • 50by30 • green opportunities in Steinbach • action & advocacy
PROVIDENCE? • Christian • small • rural
green to date • we’ve started to walk the walk • carpools • recycle • retrofit windows & insulation • community garden • replace boilers • geothermal • wind research
green to date • replace boilers • natural gas • low-efficiency high-efficiency • $130k spent to date
green to date • geothermal • Reimer SLC • opened in 2009 • $5 million • $500,000 for geothermal • fundraised from non-government sources • ~25,000 sq ft • 10% of total campus building footprint
green to date • wind research • wind study • environmental study
carpools recycle retrofit community garden replace boilers geothermal wind research green to date
carpools recycle retrofit community garden replace boilers geothermal wind research biomass heating green now GOAL: replace ~2/3s of our natural gas use
biomass • residues • forestry • agriculture • industry • sewage • “organic” “garbage”
“densification” • biomass • residues • forestry • agriculture
“heats more than 1 building” biomass • distributed biomass heating natural gas natural gas
green now • Providence’s renewable energy formula: • electricity + geothermal + biomass • = #2 campus in Canada • #1: University of Northern British Columbia
green now future • carpools • recycle • retrofit • community garden • replace boilers • geothermal • wind • biomass • rural transit • composting • research • power
green future • carpools • recycle • retrofit • community garden • replace boilers • geothermal • wind power • biomass • rural transit • composting • replication in other institutions • industry infrastructure • cattails
green future • carpools • recycle • retrofit • community garden • replace boilers • geothermal • wind power • biomass • rural transit • composting
green future St Boniface Hospital St Boniface College St Vital Centre • carpools • recycle • retrofit • community garden • replace boilers • geothermal • wind power • biomass • rural transit • composting Deacon’s Corner UofM Grande Pointe St Germain Lorette Ille des Chenes Saint Adolphe Landmark Ste Anne Glenlea Niverville Tourond SteAgathe Steinbach New Bothwell Providence/ Otterburne St-Pierre-Jolys Saint Malo
greenPROVIDENCE • on our horizon • curriculum development • policy advocacy • solar power • local food • orchard revival • roof-top garden • campus design • communal bikes • re-use-it • zero-fossil dorms • carpools • recycle • retrofit • community garden • replace boilers • geothermal • wind power • biomass • rural transit • composting Warren Wilson College Eco-Dorm Swannanoa, North Carolina
Why? • for Providence • “The earth is the Lord’s” • Psalm 24 • we’re accountable • and so we’re making a start
Why? • Everyone will have their own reasons for sustainability. • individuals • institutions • societies • differing motivations are good • can still join in shared actions 50by30.org
goal: • To increase Manitoba’s renewable energy use to 50% (from the present 30%) by 2030 without increasing global GHGs. 50by30.org
Why 50 by ‘30? • a vision for Manitoba • by 2030 we can lead in • hydro • geothermal • biomass • solar • wind • efficiency programs • demand-reduction programs enewables R fficiency E D emand
Why 50 by ‘30? • a vision for Manitoba • by 2030 we can • be a net exporter of energy • almost all of it green • be a leading exporter of • equipment • consultation, design & management expertise • develop a new, rurally-focused industry • solidify a brand for Manitoba
Why 50 by ‘30? • spend more of our money here • reduce our greenhouse gases • grow our green industries
How 50 by ‘30? • Can we do this? • examples • Vermont http://www.vtenergyplan.vermont.gov/ • North Dakota http://www.communityservices.nd.gov/energy/empower-north-dakota-commission-information/ • 25x25 http://www.25x25.org/ • Germany http://www.bmu.de/english/current_press_releases/pm/48295.php
How 50 by ‘30? • Where will we get the money? • WE’RE ALREADY SPENDING THE MONEY • $1b natural gas • $4b gasoline & diesel • IN MANITOBA, • RENEWABLE • ENERGY • IS LOCAL ENERGY electric heat electricity industrial natural gas gasoline & diesel
To date wind biomass solar geothermal • energy sources 262 PJ 229 PJ hydro natural gas oil oil coal 1990 2009
If current trends continue wind biomass solar geothermal • energy sources ~316 PJ 262 PJ hydro 229 PJ natural gas oil coal 1990 2009 2030
hydro A Green Plan wind biomass solar geothermal coal, propane & derivatives • energy sources natural gas refined oil products (gas & diesel) ~316 PJ 262 PJ 229 PJ hydro natural gas oil coal 1990 2009 2030 wind biomass solar geothermal
How 50 by ‘30? • A Green Plan • every plan needs 3 areas of areas of focus • Heating & Cooling • Transportation • Electricity
How 50 by ‘30? • A Green Plan • every plan needs 3 areas of types of action • increase Renewables • increase Efficiency • reduce Demand
A Green Plan D R E increase increase reduce renewables efficiency demand Heating & Cooling Transportation Electricity
environmental stewardship at Providence • 50by30 • green opportunities in Steinbach • action & advocacy
Action & Advocacy • How? • respond to TomorrowNow • share info with francophone municipalities • lever with provincial & MB Hydro incentives • propose a Green Plan • specifics • Where? • home • school • church • employer • municipality
A Green Plan D R E increase increase reduce renewables efficiency demand Heating & Cooling Transportation Electricity
D R E A Green Plan for Steinbach(a very rough 1st draft) • on-meter financing • BUILD • geothermal • biomass increase increase reduce renewables efficiency demand • recharge stations • car-share • biking infrastructure • rural transit Transportation Heating & Cooling • wind farm study • LED streetlights Electricity • municipal composting • municipal methane capture
Transition Steinbach Thoughts? Bruce Duggan Director BullerCentre.com
To date • energy use 262 PJ 229 PJ 1990 2009 PJ: petajoule
To date • energy sources 262 PJ 229 PJ renewables fossil fuels 1990 2009
To date wind biomass solar geothermal • energy sources 262 PJ 229 PJ hydro natural gas oil oil coal 1990 2009
To date • energy sources
To date • greenhouse gas emissions 11.3 MtCO2e 10.6 MtCO2e 1990 2009 MtCO2e: Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent
If current trends continue • greenhouse gas emissions ~13 MtCO2e 11.3 MtCO2e 10.6 MtCO2e 1990 2009 2030 MtCO2e: Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent
If current trends continue • energy sources ~316 PJ 262 PJ 229 PJ renewables fossil fuels 1990 2009 2030