CLIMATE ACTION PLAN - City of Urbana

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3.2 GOAL 3: FORMULATE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM RENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS Action 1: Form a task force to study special considerations for rental properties. Rental units make up about two thirds of Urbana’s housing units as well as a significant amount of commercial space. Improvements in residential rental units could contribute significantly to the Climate Action Plan goals. Associated Advantages 1. Annual energy cost savings 2. Improved air quality and health 3. Green jobs 4. Quality of life Attaining greenhouse gas reductions in rental units is complicated by the fact that utility bills are often the responsibility of the tenant, and there is little economic incentive to expend capital on energy efficiency for landlords or owners. Rental units are typically ineligible for incentive funds. This conflict has implications for housing affordability and quality of life. Rental properties are not defined as a category or sector in the greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Even so, there are special considerations related to greenhouse gas emissions strategies for rental properties, regardless of whether they fall into the residential or commercial sector. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Information and Outreach: 1. Form a task force to study the special considerations of Urbana’s rental residential and commercial properties. 2. Explore programs that can assist renters in making informed housing choices based on knowledge of rent, utilities and transportation costs of residential properties while allowing landlords to compete on true costs. IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS • City of Urbana, Urbana Business Association (UBA), Champaign County Chamber of Commerce, Champaign Urbana Tenant Union • City of Urbana, Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC), Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) Action 2: Form a task force to study special considerations for the industrial sector. Electric usage by the industrial sector is the fourth largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Urbana, accounting for 16% of emissions. Because industrial processes vary, it is difficult to make a blanket recommendation for emissions reduction in this sector. In addition, there are implications for economic development that are tied to growth of the city’s industrial sector. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Information and Outreach: 1. Form a task force of business owners, planning staff, SAC representatives, and energy efficiency subject matter experts to develop greenhouse gas reduction strategies for the industrial sector. IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS • City of Urbana, Urbana Business Association (UBA), Champaign County Chamber of Commerce, Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC), Illinois Green Business Association (IGBA), Champaign County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) City of Urbana 60
3.2 GOAL 4: PREPARE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS Action 1: Form a task force to study special considerations for adapting to local climate change impacts. Goals 1, 2 and 3 outline strategies to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change by focusing on the sources of greenhouse gas emissions. These activities have the potential to create global and long-lasting positive environmental impact. However, effects of climate change are already observable in several regions in the U.S. and other countries. Therefore planning activities involving adjustments to natural and human systems in response to actual or anticipated impacts are vital components of a Climate Action Plan. These activities, known as adaptation activities, can mitigate risk and vulnerability in a community at a later date, in addition to having local and immediate benefits. The City should anticipate climate change sectors of high risk and should prepare for potential impacts. As a preliminary step, a task force should be created to study potential impacts in Urbana and advocate for the integration of sustainable development practices which will mitigate vulnerability and risk into infrastructure development programs. Associated Advantages 1. Annual energy cost savings 2. Improved air quality and health 3. Green jobs 4. Adaptation to climate change impact IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Information and Outreach: 1. Form a task force of planning staff, public works staff, the SAC, and other subject matter experts to study the special considerations for preparing for local climate change impacts. IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS • City of Urbana, Champaign Urbana Public Health District, University of Illinois, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC), Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District City of Urbana 61
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CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PHASE 1: INITIA
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A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR August 31,
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5 GOALS : 15 ACTIONS THE URBANA CLI
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to reach long-term emissions reduct
Page 10 and 11: 1.1 INTRODUCTION Never in the past
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