Efforts by Local and Regional Governments to Link
Transportation and Land Use Planning to Global
Energy and Climate Change
OR
America’s Path to Energy
Security
Presented by Debbie Cook
October 24, 2006
UCLA Conference Center
An Energy Mandate
42% of Americans
say: Number One
National Security
Issue is Energy
Independence
...we cannot solve this
challenge without
addressing land use
and transportation.
Ready to
face the
challenges:
•Leadership
•Sense of Urgency
•Timing
•Energy Quality
•Energy Quantity
•Environment
•Infrastructure
•Economics
•Exponential Growth
•Lack of Participation
Who will
provide the
leadership?
People are
confused:
“There are plenty of
reserves.”
“It’s the greedy oil
companies.”
“Technology will save us.”
“I can’t change anything.”
“Government isn’t doing
anything.”
More
Time/Les
s Carbon
Less
Time/Mo
re Carbon
We need:
•Conservation
•Efficiency
•Electrified transport
•CAFE standards
•TOD
•Green building stds
•Localized services
and agriculture
•Plant trees
•Assume high energy
costs
Coal
Natural Gas
20-25 million btu/short ton
(will generate 2400 kwh)
1031 btu/cubic foot
210
120
Pounds CO2 per million Btu
13.5 to 27.7 million
btu/cord (128 cubic ft)
Wood
195
160
5,800,000 btu/barrel
Distillates
Largest moving object in the
world. Holds 4.2 million bbls.
World consumes 84 mmb/d
US consumes 21 mmb/d
68,000 one-mile trains/year
The LNG outlook is uncertain.
150 Years of World Oil Extraction
How do we encourage participation?
State Programs:
•Appliance Energy Standards (CEC stds for 17 products)
•Green Bldg. Standards for State (LEED Cert std for State funded bldgs)
•1998 Residential Bldg. Code (establish a minimum level of EE)
•Vehicle GHG Standards (CA first)
•EE Resource Standards
•Renewable Energy Generation Tracking Systems
•Green Pricing Programs
•Net Metering Programs
•Renewable Portfolio Standards (20% by 2010)
•Public Benefit Funds
•Voluntary GHG Registry
•GHG Inventories
•Active Climate Change Advisory Committee
•Climate Action Plan
•Emission Caps on some Power Plants
•GHG Emissions Targets (2000 level by 2010)
What are you (as
elected, staff, or
citizen) willing to do to
bring about a different
outcome?
Dance on the edge of
your scope of
authority.
SCAG Energy Working Group
• Encourage ripeness of critical issues
• Educate early and often
• Provide services that add value
Additional information: http://www.scag.ca.gov/rcp/energy.htm
draft energy action plan:
http://www.scag.ca.gov/rcp/pdf/Preliminary_Draft_Energy_Chapter051606.p
df
Albany
Aliso Viejo
Arcata
Atascadero
Berkeley
Burbank
Capitola
Cerritos
Chino
Cloverdale
Cotati
Cupertino
Del Mar
Dublin
Fremont
Hayward
Healdsburg
Hemet
165 Mayors from 37 states
have signed a global
warming initiative including
59 from California.
Irvine
Lakewood
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Los Altos Hills
Monterey Park
Moorpark
Morgan Hill
Morro Bay
Novato
Oakland
Pacific Grove
Palo Alto
Pasadena
Petaluma
Pleasanton
Portola Valley
Rohnert Park
Richmond
Sacramento
San Bruno
San Francisco
San Luis Obispo
San Jose
San Leandro
San Mateo
San Rafael
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Santa Monica
Santa Rosa
Sausalito
Sebastopol
Sonoma
Stockton
Thousand Oaks
Vallejo
West Hollywood
West Sacramento
Windsor
Who are we waiting for?
We as individual citizens must embrace
the culture of conservation so that we
change the balance...I am suggesting a
National effort in the way we behave
and use energy, including autos, homes,
work...
John Hofmeister, Shell Oil