Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

City of Ashland – Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2011 – 2015) 21 Figure 18 shows emissions intensities metrics – emissions per Ashland resident and emissions per 1,000 square feet of City-owned facilities. As can be seen, total emissions have increased per capita, but Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions per capita and per 1,000 square feet of building space have both decreased. Figure 18: Emissions per Ashland resident and per 1,000 sq.ft. of City-owned facilities. METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH Protocols and Methodology The City of Ashland’s Operational Inventory follows The Local Government Operations Protocol v1.1 (LGOP) for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions sources as well as guidance, best practices, tools and models from a variety of other sources including World Resource Institute’s (WRI) Scope 2 Guidance, EPA’s Climate Leaders, EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM), Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Purchaser Price Model, and others to estimate Scope 3 emissions sources. Good Company’s Carbon Calculator v3.8 (G3C) was used to calculate all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the City’s operations. G3C follows the standards set by the LGOP Protocol in its methodology and calculation of emissions. Calculations in G3C are fully transparent and include citations to all resources utilized. All operational GHG emissions presented in this report are represented in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MT CO2e). Quantities of individual GHGs are accounted for in the G3C file used to calculate emissions for this GHG inventory. The GHG calculations use the global warming potentials (GWP) as defined in the International Panel on Climate Change’s 5th Assessment Report (IPCC AR5). Inventory Boundaries Operational inventory protocols classify emissions sources and activities as producing either direct or indirect GHG emissions. Direct emissions are those that stem from sources owned or controlled by a particular organization. Indirect emissions occur because of the organization’s actions, but the direct source of emissions is controlled by a separate entity unless the organizations negotiates with its purchasing power or procures differently made goods. To Emissions Intensity Metric20112012201320142015% Change2011 to 2015Per Population ServedAshland Population20,07820,31420,46520,51020,6843%Scope 1&2 Per Capita (MT CO2e / person)0.20.10.10.10.1-17%Total Per Per Capita (MT CO2e / person)0.50.50.60.50.57%Per 1,000 Square FeetCity Government Square Footage110,589110,589110,589110,589110,5890%Facility-Related Per 1,000 sq.ft. (MT CO2e / 1000 sf)25.220.019.720.219.4-23%