Work Session Sustainable Dubuque Quarterly Report Copyrighted
May 6, 2019
City of Dubuque Work Session - Top # 1.
ITEM TITLE: 5:30 PM - Sustainable Dubuque
SUM MARY: City staff and network partners will conduct a work session
with the City Council on the Sustainable Dubuque Quarterly
Report.
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SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Quarterly Work Session Agenda
DATE: May 2, 2019
Sustainable Community Coordinator Gina Bell is transmitting information for the
Sustainable Dubuque Work Session.
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TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gina Bell, Sustainable Community Coordinator
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Quarterly Work Session Agenda
DATE: May 1 , 2019
The purpose of this memo is to set the agenda for the quarterly Sustainable Dubuque
Work Session scheduled for Monday, May 6, 2019 at 530 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers.
A presentation will address the following topics:
1 . Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Update
Thank you.
SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE QUARTERLY UPDATE
WHAT ARE
GREENHOUSE
GASES?
•Greenhouse Gases (GHG) form a
barrier in the atmospheric layer
that traps heat and prevents it from
being released into space.
•Excessive trapped heat can lead
to global warming.
•Examples of common GHGs
include:
•Carbon dioxide (CO2)
•Methane (CH4)
•Nitrous oxide (N20)
WHAT IS A
GREENHOUSE
GAS
INVENTORY?
WHAT IS 50%
BY 2030?
•Non-binding, voluntary effort to identify
opportunities to reduce Dubuque’s
community GHG emissions
•How can it be used?
•Inform officials during goal-setting and
budget decisions
•Advise businesses and individuals about
potential emission and cost-saving options
•Showcase success stories
•Provide a roadmap that can be added to or
adjusted
•Education -where Dubuque’s GHG
emissions come from
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR REDUCTION
THE PROCESS
•Partnered with UNI Center for Energy & Environmental Education
•Staff and community partners submitted data
•Fellows with University of Northern Iowa Conservation Corps compiled data
•Staff and partners are reviewing
Res Elec
15%
Com Elec
8%
Ind Elec
28%
Res Nat Gas
9%
Comm Nat Gas
7%
Indus Nat Gas
3%
Transportation
23%
Landfill Gas
7%
2003
Res Elec
11%
Com Elec
11%
Ind Elec
18%
Res Nat Gas
11%
Comm Nat Gas
10%
Indus Nat Gas
7%
Transportation
19%
Landfill Gas
13%
2017
2003 2017
Natural Gas Electricity
-
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
2003 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017MT CO2eRes Elec
Com Elec
Ind Elec
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
MT CO2eRes Nat Gas
Comm Nat Gas
Indus Nat Gas
CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN
•Analyze the inventory further
•Climate Action Plan update
•Give science-based
recommendations for further
reductions
QUESTIONS?