Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

WHERE DO EMISSIONS COME FROM? The chart below shows how different sources and sectors contribute to Ashland’s 2015 carbon footprint.Ashland's Greenhouse Gas Emissions To keep global greenhouse gas emissions below what is needed to avoid 2 degrees Celcius warming, the IPCC estimates that global emissions need to be reduced by 40 to 70% by 2050, and that carbon neutrality needs to be reached by the end of the century. In 2015, the City commissioned a greenhouse gas inventory to understand and characterize the sources of Ashland’s emissions and trends in emissions over time. In 2015, Ashland’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions footprint was approximately 300,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MT CO2e), representing 0.5% of Oregon’s total emissions. The vast majority (83%) of Ashland’s emissions stem from five main sources: production of residential goods and food, residential travel, residential and commercial energy use, and upstream energy production.5 5 Source: Good Company (2016). Residential Energy 13% Commercial Energy 11% Residential On-Road Travel 17%Residential Goods 22% Residential Food 15% UpstreamEnergyProduction 9%City Government Goods + Construction 2% Solid Waste + Wastewater 2% Refrigerant Leakage 2%Residential Air Travel 4%Commercial + Industrial Freight 2%Industrial Energy 1%Production of Residential Goods including emissions associated with the manufacture and transport of durable household goods produced outside of Ashland for use by Ashland residents. Production of Residential Food including emissions associated with the production and transport of agricultural products grown outside of Ashland for consumption by Ashland residents. Upstream Energy Production including the emissions generated by the extraction and production of usable fuel products (e.g., refined gasoline or electricity) used in Ashland.Residential and Commercial Energy Use (13% and 11%, respectively), including electricity and stationary combustion (a gas-fired furnace, for example) used in homes and commercial buildings. Residential Travel including direct and upstream emissions associated with passenger cars and trucks used for noncommercial purposes. 20 ASHLAND CLIMATE & ENERGY ACTION PLANCLIMATE CHANGE & ASHLAND