Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

PEOPLE ENVIRONMENTSTRATEGIES AND ACTIONS The Climate and Energy Action Plan presents strategies, priority actions, and other potential actions for six focus areas: Buildings & EnergyUrban Form, Land Use & TransportationConsumption & WasteNatural Systems Public Health, Safety & Well-beingCross-Cutting Strategies The plan lays out specific actions within the following strategies: BUILDINGS + ENERGY Strategy BE-1. Support cleaner energy sources. Strategy BE-2. Encourage increased building energy efficiency and conservation. Strategy BE-3. Maximize efficiency of City facilities, equipment & operations. Strategy BE-4. Improve demand management. Strategy BE-5. Prepare and adapt buildings for a changing climate.URBAN FORM, LAND USE + TRANSPORTATION Strategy ULT-1. Support better public transit and ridesharing. Strategy ULT-2. Make Ashland more bike and pedestrian-friendly. Strategy ULT-3. Support more efficient vehicles. Strategy ULT-4. Support more climate-ready development and land use. Strategy ULT-5. Increase the efficiency of City fleet vehicles and employee commuting. CONSUMPTION + MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Strategy CM-1. Reduce consumption of carbon-intensive goods and services. Strategy CM-2. Support sustainable and accessible local production and consumption. Strategy CM-3. Expand community recycling and composting. Strategy CM-4. Reduce food waste. Strategy CM-5. Improve the sustainability of City operations and purchases.NATURAL SYSTEMS Strategy NS-1. Promote ecosystem resilience. Strategy NS-2. Manage and conserve community water resources. Strategy NS-3. Conserve water use within City operations. PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY + WELL-BEING Strategy PHSW-1. Manage ecosystems and landscapes to minimize climate-related health impacts. Strategy PHSW-2. Promote a sustainable local economy that minimizes emissions and vulnerability. Strategy PHSW-3. Minimize public health impacts. Strategy PHSW-4. Minimize public safety impacts. CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGIES Strategy CC-1. Educate and empower the public. Strategy CC-2. Educate and empower City staff. Strategy CC-3. Mainstream and integrate climate considerations. Strategy CC-4. Engage with other governments and organizations around climate policy and action. NEXT STEPS This Climate and Energy Action Plan is only the beginning of an ongoing process. The Implementation Plan provides a framework for launching the implementation phase of the plan. This phase will require the City and community to take priority actions—outlining specific plans of action and resource needs among responsible parties—while monitoring and benchmarking progress along the way. As details are outlined during this implementation phase, more specific quantitative goals and milestones will be created, driving the pace of strategy implementation. This plan provides a proposed structure for ongoing plan implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive management, as well as a list of key actions to be taken in the initial phase of implementation. 11 ASHLAND CLIMATE & ENERGY ACTION PLANEXECUTIVE SUMMARY11