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Community Choice: The Most Powerful Way for Communities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Ann Hancock Center for Climate Protection

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Community Choice:

The Most Powerful Way for Communities to Reduce

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Ann HancockCenter for Climate Protection

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Sonoma CountyCommunity Climate Action Plan

www.coolplan.org

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Community Choice – More GHG than all other measures combined

Open Space and Urban Forestry

Decrease Energy Consumption

Sustainable Energy Portfolio

Decrease Water Consumption

Reduce Landfilled Waste

Reduce Off-Road Eq Emissions

Improve Mobility - Land Use Planning

Sustainable Circulation and Transporation Options

Optimize Vehicular Traffic

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2020 GHG Reductions (MTCO2e/yr)

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A Hybrid Approach

CC Customer IOU

What is Community Choice?

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Bill looks the same

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• Greener power, lower GHGs• Lower rates• Local economic boost ($6M)• More choice & competition• Access to policy-makers (voice)• Innovation platform

Why is CC so powerful?

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Community Choice – Innovation platform

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Collaboration & Universal Support

Government

CommunityBusiness

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Local leadership – a crucial piece

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Community support also crucial

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We did it - together!

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Impact of Sonoma Clean Power on CA

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Accelerating CC Activity Statewide

• Alameda • Contra Costa• Humboldt • Los Angeles• Monterey• Napa• San Benito• San Luis Obispo

• San Mateo• Santa Barbara• Santa Clara• Santa Cruz• San Diego• Solano• Yolo

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We have to stay vigilant.

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Comparing modelsExample: City of Los Altos

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Who are we?How do we see ourselves?

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You are the one.

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Center for Climate Protectionwww.climateprotection.org(707) 525-1665 x112Ann Hancock, [email protected]

Big vision, bold action