Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory Lebanon NH Cassidy Yates

Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory Lebanon, NH Cassidy Yates, UNH Sustainability Fellow Mentors: Mark Goodwin & Rebecca Owens, City of Lebanon’s Master Plan Emission Scopes Energy Chapter 1 Scope 1 Direct Emissions The City shall… • “Be a regional leader in energy efficiency, innovation, and fiscal responsibility” • “Improve energy efficiency of municipal buildings, municipal vehicles, and streetlights and it shall promote similar efficiency measures for the commercial and residential sectors” • “Address energy-related employee behaviors such as commuting” • “Explore renewable energy options for purchase and development” • “Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050” Types of Inventories Local Government Operations Scope 2 Indirect Emissions • Purchased electricity Scope 3 Related Emissions Local Government Operations Update 2015 Value in Creating an Inventory 2 Local Government Operations Update 2018 Community Scale Inventory Future Work Inventory Challenges • Data collection • More data required in the EPA’s Local Greenhouse Gas Inventory Tool • Difficulties obtaining data from others • Baseline comparability • Incomplete baseline • Difficulty understanding what was included or omitted and why • Discovering more emission sources to measure • Adjusting for changes • City building and infrastructure updates • New fleet vehicles • Streetlights soon to be converted to LED References 1. 2. The City of Lebanon has the opportunity to be a leader in the Upper Valley region Data collection Program/software research Data organization Data input Analysis Review Report • Employee commute, business travel Lebanon’s Inventory Local Government Operations Baseline 2008 • • Stationary sources, vehicles • Inform planning and resource allocation • Inform effective policy development • Create accountability • Demonstrate leadership • Increase engagement Community Scale Inventory Process Other municipalities in NH have done, or are in the process of completing GHG inventories City of Lebanon 2012 Master Plan, https: //lebanonnh. gov/461/Lebanon-Master-Plan Andrews, Jennifer. Municipal GHG Accounting