Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

HOW DO CONSUMPTION EMISSIONS STACK UP? Emissions from household goods are dominated by home construction, furniture, clothing, and vehicle purchases, while the production of meat accounts for a large share of food consumption emissions from Ashland residents. The chart below shows these and other sources of consumption-based emissions in Ashland for the 2015 fiscal year. HOW HAVE ASHLAND’S EMISSIONS CHANGED OVER TIME? Ashland’s per-household GHG emissions have decreased nearly 6% over the past five years. Households in Ashland are producing nearly 25% fewer GHG emissions than the average Oregon household. Nearly all of Ashland's GHG reductions can be attributed to changes in emissions from the built environment. Together, residential, commercial, and industrial buildings saw their GHG emissions footprint decrease by 21% from 2011 to 2015, largely due to increased renewable electricity on the regional grid, decreased electricity use in the residential sector, and decreased natural gas use due to warmer winters. Sector-Based Emissions decreased by -10% between 2011 and 2015 Refrigerant Leakage Solid Waste + Wastewater Transportation Industrial Commercial Residential200,000 180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,0002011 Baseline = 195,000 MT CO 2e 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Greenhouse Ga s (MT CO 2e) 22 ASHLAND CLIMATE & ENERGY ACTION PLANCLIMATE CHANGE & ASHLAND