Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

Ashland GHG Inventory, 2011 - 2015 7 sector-based emissions sources, as well as better data, which is why these emissions are typically the primary accounting methodology used to set emissions mitigation goals. While the community does not control the means of production for the majority of goods and food it consumes, there is local control and choice in the quantity of demand; the types of products; and vendors who supply the products. Ashland’s sector-based emissions decreased -10% between 2011 and 2015. This decrease is the result of decreases in electricity and natural gas use in the residential sector, decreases in natural gas use in the commercial sector, and increased hydro electricity generation on the regional electricity grid which in turn lowers the average carbon intensity of northwest grid electricity and the emissions from its use. Figure 3: Sector-based emissions by year. Figure 4 shows the change in total emissions (sector + consumption-based emissions) from 2011 through 2015. Consumption-based emissions double the community’s total emissions, compared to a sector-based only view. Between 2011 and 2015 Ashland’s total emissions decreased by -6%. See Figure 6 for tabular results and additional details about emissions change over time. 0"20,000"40,000"60,000"80,000"100,000"120,000"140,000"160,000"180,000"200,000" 2011"2012"2013"2014"2015"Greenhouse)Gas))(MT)CO2e))Refrigerant"Leakage"Solid"Waste"&"Wastewater"Transporta@on"Industrial"Commercial"Residen@al" 2011"Baseline"="195,000"MT"CO2e" SectorKBased"Emissions"decreased"by"K10%"between"2011"and"2015"