Title
Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan Project Briefing
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Issue:
Whether to receive a briefing on the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan.
Staff Contact:
Rich Hoey, P.E., Public Works Director, 360.753.8495
Susan Clark, Engineering and Planning Supervisor, Public Works Water Resources, 360.753.8321
Presenter:
Susan Clark, Engineering and Planning Supervisor
Background and Analysis:
Regional Climate Mitigation Planning
In April 2018, Thurston County, Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) signed an Interlocal Agreement to complete Phase I of a regional Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, with TRPC leading the effort. Phase I work resulted in the following regional greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets:
* 45% below 2015 levels by 2030
* 85% below 2015 levels by 2050
In November 2018, Olympia and the other regional jurisdictions approved a Phase II Interlocal Agreement addressing the development of the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan.
Regional planning process accomplishments include:
* Steering Committee formed and 12 meetings held (Councilmembers Parshley and Cooper represent Olympia)
* Climate Advisory Workgroup formed and six meetings held
* Public Engagement Strategy approved and initial community outreach completed
* Completed review of the Thurston County Community-wide Greenhouse Gas Inventory
* Development of 300+ potential community-wide climate actions
* Approval of climate action screening criteria by the Steering Committee
* Screening of the 300+ community-wide climate actions across five different sectors (Buildings and Energy; Transportation and Land Use; Water and Waste; Agriculture and Forestry, and; Cross-cutting).
* Steering Committee narrowed the list of 300+ community-wide actions to 71 actions to be analyzed in more detail by the consultant.
* Completed an emissions target analysis which shows that the greenhouse gas emission redu...
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