Alachua County Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions and ICLEI
Participation as of November 2007
Greenhouse Gas and ICLEI Chronology
 1991 County Energy Management Program
 1998 Resolution Establishing Air Quality Commission
 1999 BoCC joins ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection
From ICLEI:
“The Cities for Climate ProtectionTM (CCP) Campaign assists cities to
adopt policies and implement quantifiable measures to reduce local
greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and enhance urban
livability and sustainability. More than 800 local governments participate in
the CCP, integrating climate change mitigation into their decision-making
processes.
ICLEI runs this highly successful and widely recognized campaign either
regionally or nationally in Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, Latin
America, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia,
and the United States.”
From EPD Air Quality site:
In April 1999, the County Commission adopted a resolution allowing
Alachua County to join the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign.
The CCP program is a global campaign to reduce greenhouse gas. As
part of the County’s participation in the campaign, the County has
voluntarily committed to undertake the following tasks:
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1. Develop a greenhouse gas inventory for and forecast Alachua
County
2. Establish an emissions target: For County Govt; 20% reduction
from 1990 levels by 2010.
3. Develop and obtain approval for Local Action Plan
4. Implement policies and measures: See 2002 GHG Reduction Local
Action Plan and 2002 GHG Reduction Local Action Plan Program
Strategy
5. Monitor and verify results (pending star)
2000 Hybrids purchased for County Fleet
2001 County Greenhouse Gas Inventory
2001 Sustainable Operations Team
2001 County Employee RTS Bus Passes
2002 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan
2002 Comprehensive Plan specifically the Conservation Element Policy 4.1.3.7
2003 Landfill Gas to Energy Project
2003 Alachua County Energy Reduction Policy
2003 New Courthouse built to LEED standards
2004 EPD Air Quality Program Canceled
2006 County Representative to ICLEI North American Congress; Receive ICLEI
Award: Recognition of 4 of 5 Stars for CCP Campaign.
Alachua County Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions and ICLEI
Participation as of November 2007
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2007 Resolution Establishing Energy Conservation Strategies Commission
2008 NACO Green Infrastructure Award
2008 Alachua County becomes full ICLEI member
2008 Water Conservation Project – County Jail Retrofit
It is estimated that the ICON Water Reduction System will conserve between 16
and 17 million gallons of water per year, lowering utility bills by over $109,000 per
year.