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Ventura County Civic Alliance Fossil Free By ‘33 A New Energy Direction Community Environmental Council

Ventura County Civic Alliance Fossil Free By ‘33 A New Energy Direction Community Environmental Council. Overview . CEC’s Fossil Free by ‘33 Campaign Blueprint Our Transportation Plan Top recommendations Discussion Topics. A two year effort, with many consultants and much staff time

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Ventura County Civic Alliance Fossil Free By ‘33 A New Energy Direction Community Environmental Council

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  1. Ventura County Civic Alliance Fossil Free By ‘33 A New Energy Direction Community Environmental Council

  2. Overview • CEC’s Fossil Free by ‘33 Campaign • Blueprint • Our Transportation Plan • Top recommendations • Discussion Topics

  3. A two year effort, with many consultants and much staff time We hope this will become a model for other counties Santa Barbara County Energy Blueprint

  4. WHY switch from fossil fuels? • Climate change • National security/foreign policy • Air pollution • Peak Oil

  5. County Energy Use:2005

  6. “Fossil Free” County Energy Use:2030

  7. Utility Renewables 2.9% Waste-to-energy 1.2% Ocean Power 8.3% Building & Industrial Energy Efficiency 16.8% Solar 15.8% The “Fossil Free” future Transportation Improvements 35.2% Wind Power 19.8%

  8. Reducing Energy Use in Buildings Building & Industrial Efficiency 16.8%

  9. Energy Use in Transportation • Transportation sector uses 48% of energy in our county • SB County currently uses almost 200 million gallons of gas and diesel per year.

  10. No Silver Bullet • Biofuels? • Hydrogen? • Electric Vehicles?

  11. Silver Buckshot • Slash vehicle miles traveled • Reorient cities to use cars less • Alternatives to driving alone • More efficient vehicles • EVs using renewable electricity/PHEVs get 100 mpg+ on sustainable biodiesel

  12. #1 Ridesharing

  13. #2 More Efficient Cars

  14. #3 Sustainable Biofuels

  15. #4 Bus Mass Transit

  16. #5 Bikes

  17. #6 EVs and PHEVs

  18. Our Plan Saves Money > Energy efficiency is less expensive than new generation > Electricity as a transportation fuel is much cheaper than petroleum > These result in large savings in our county: > $238 million by 2020 with low fossil fuel prices > $2.7 billion by 2020 with high fossil fuel prices

  19. Our Plan Saves Petroleum

  20. Questions/Comments? Michael Chiacos mchiacos@cecmail.org 805-963-0583, ext. 110 Community Environmental Council

  21. Discussion Topics SB 375 • Requires integration of transportation, land use, and housing plans • Regional targets for land use GHG reductions/Sustainable Communities Strategies • How can we influence SB 375’s implementation in Ventura County?

  22. Discussion Topics Alternative Transportation • Alternatives to single occupant driving solve more of our transportation problems • How do we make alternatives more attractive? • How can we increase ridesharing, buses, biking and walking in Ventura County?

  23. Discussion Topics A transportation sales tax is being considered for Ventura County • Ventura is the only large county in CA without a transportation sales tax • Last in line for state/federal funds • Is this a good idea? • What would it look like?

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