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Climate Change Initiative and CIWMB Strategies

Climate Change Initiative and CIWMB Strategies. CRRA Workshop March 19, 2007 Judith Friedman, CIWMB. EO S-3-05 and AB 32. Executive Order Established Statewide GHG Reduction Targets: By 2010, Reduce to 2000 Emission Levels* By 2020, Reduce to 1990 Emission Levels**

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Climate Change Initiative and CIWMB Strategies

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  1. Climate Change Initiative and CIWMB Strategies CRRA Workshop March 19, 2007 Judith Friedman, CIWMB

  2. EO S-3-05 and AB 32 Executive Order Established Statewide GHG Reduction Targets: By 2010, Reduce to 2000 Emission Levels* By 2020, Reduce to 1990 Emission Levels** By 2050, Reduce to 80% Below 1990 Levels * Equals 59 Million Tons Emission Reductions, 11% Below BAU ** Equals 145 Million Tons Emission Reductions, 25% Below BAU AB 32 requires CARB to Establish a GHG cap for 2020 by January 1, 2008.

  3. Climate Change Strategies • Achieve 50% Statewide Recycling Reduce GHG emissions associated with energy-intensive material extraction and production by increasing recovery of recyclables. Zero Waste / High recycling Increase recovery of recyclable materials from landfills and create marketable products from organic materials. • Landfill Methane Capture Capture methane from landfills via gas recovery systems.

  4. What are Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)? Global Warming Potential (CO2e) Carbon dioxide (CO2) 1 Methane (CH4) 23 Nitrous oxide (N2O) 296 Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) 120-12,000 Carbon tetrafluoride (CF4) 5,700 Hexafluorothane (C2F6) 11,900 Perfluorobutane (C4F10) 8,600 Perfluorohexane (C6F14) 9,000 Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) 22,200

  5. Relationship to Solid Waste • Waste is important source of GHG emissions • Waste activities account for approximately 3% of total U.S. GHG emissions • Waste-related actions result in emission reduction benefits that are realized across multiple industrial sectors

  6. Source: Henry Ferland, USEPA

  7. Packaging & Distribution Product Use REUSE End of Life Manufacturing Raw Materials Extraction RECYCLING Pre-manufacturing A Product’s Life Cycle (source: Oorbeck, 2006) At each life cycle stage there is resource and energy consumption

  8. Recycling Energy Savings (Source Henry Ferland, USEPA)

  9. Organics in the Waste Stream

  10. Organics Focus at CIWMB • Look at organic materials management from a Lifecycle Analysis approach • Consider array of waste management options and how each reduces GHG emissions while increasing diversion at the lowest costs.

  11. Scope of Work • Project Objectives • Conduct LCA on organics diversion alternatives • Complete economic analysis for recycling and organics diversion alternatives • Project Outcomes • Customized GHG tool • GHG emissions • Diversion • Cost • Regional scenarios

  12. Lifecycle Assessment • Beneficial Offsets (avoids, displaces, sequesters) • Reduced water consumption • Energy savings • Avoided fossil fuel use • Reduced virgin materials manufacture • Reduced pesticide, herbicide, fertilizer • Renewable fuels • Carbon storage in soils • LCA Model • Quantifies GHG for beneficial offsets • Quantifies diversion for organics alternatives • Evaluates regional waste management characteristics

  13. Economic Analysis Determines economic impacts of GHG reduction alternatives • Capital costs • Operating costs • Cost savings of beneficial offsets • Employment impacts

  14. Customized California GHG Tool • Combines Economic Analysis with LCA • Optimizes GHG reduction, diversion, cost for regional conditions

  15. Next Steps • Issued RFP – February • Proposals Due – April 2 • Award Contract – May Board Meeting • Two Year Contract • Policy Decisions and Program Implementation

  16. Other CIWMB Organics Activities • Strategic Directive 6.1 • Emissions Testing • CCORP Project • Caltrans Specifications and Workshops • Agricultural Specifications

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