Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

City of Ashland – Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2011 – 2015) 18 Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions total 3,016 MT CO2e. This is equivalent to any one of the following1: • $30,160 for purchase of voluntary carbon offsets (at $10 / MT CO2e) • Annual emissions from the energy consumed by 275 average U.S. homes • Annual emissions from 635 passenger vehicles • 77,333 tree seedlings grown for 10 years 3. CITY GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS The City of Ashland’s government provides a full range of municipal services including police and fire protection, parks and recreation facilities and activities, streets, airport, planning, zoning, senior programs, and general administration services. The City also operates the water, wastewater, and electrical utility systems. The City of Ashland’s (City) operational emissions from buildings and fleet transportation total 3,016 MT CO2e, categorized in Figure 14 as Scope 1 and Scope 2. These emissions sources are under the operational control of City staff and are somewhat comparable to sector-based emissions in a community inventory. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions are typically the basis for organizational goal setting and tracking over time. Scope 3 emissions are more difficult to track, but are large in scale and serve mission critical activities - and therefore should not be ignored. This inventory includes 7,700 MT CO2e from Scope 3 emissions sources. The largest emissions sources in 2015 are electricity use, fuels combustion in vehicles and equipment, landfill disposal of biosolids, and supply chain (i.e. upstream emissions from the production of mission-critical goods and services). Operational emissions are a subset of community commissions. Figure 14: City of Ashland Greenhouse Gas Emissions, FY 2015. 97 867 5 2,047 400 50 874 6,400 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 Stationary Combustion Mobile Combustion Refrigerant Loss Electricity Employee Commute Business Travel Solid Waste Supply Chain Greenhoue Gases (MT CO2e) Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3