Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

City of Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan Open HouseStation 1Ashland’s Future Greenhouse Gas Emissions Ashland’s future greenhouse gas emissions Ashland’s contribution of greenhouse gas emissions is made up of both sector-based and consumption-based emissions. Here is a snapshot of 2015 emissions. Consumption-based emissions include emissions generated outside of the community to produce the goods and food consumed by Ashland residents. Level of certainty: LOW What’s included? • Household consumption of food and goods • City government consumption, including from the production of goods and some purchased services • Fuel production What’s excluded? • Consumption-based emissions for local businessesBuildings 27% Transportation 23%Household Goods and Food 48% City Government Operations 2% Sector-based emissions include locally-produced emissions from buildings, cooling systems, transportation, and water and waste processing. Level of certainty: HIGH What’s included? • Building energy use in residential, commercial, and industrial sectors • Transportation energy use • Methane emissions from waste disposal • Wastewater treatment • Emissions from refrigerants There is some degree of uncertainty in any GHG inventory. This uncertainty can come from incomplete data or uncertainty in translating units of activity into emissions. Understanding the sources of uncertainty should improve future inventory and reporting efforts, including prioritization of additional data-gathering, framing inventory results, and developing mitigation goals and tracking systems. City Government Consumption Refriger antsTransportation Fuel Production Solid Waste Stationary Combustion WastewaterElectricityHousehold FoodHousehold Goods 50,000 100,000 0 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (MT CO2e)Consumption-based Sector-basedUncertainty (Data + Methodology)High Low