FCM Sustainable Communities Initiatives

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FCM Sustainable Communities Initiatives

• Green Energy- Opportunities and Challenges in the
  BC Interior
• Beth Johnson
• FCM Sustainable Communities
• Program Facilitator
• BC/Yukon

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Objective

• To inform you about
• Sustainable Communities Initiatives and
  Partnerships
• Resources and Tools available to participants

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Program Services Tools

• Financial Services
• Green Municipal Funds
• Affordability and Choice Today (ACT)
• Capacity Building
• Partners for Climate Protection (PCP)
• FCM-CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Awards
• Community Energy Mission
• Tools
• Sustainable Communities Knowledge
  Networkhttp//kn.fcm.ca
• FCM Web-based environmental management system for
  small communities

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The pictures pretty bleak The worlds
climates are changing, the mammals are taking
over, and we all have a brain about the size of
a walnut.
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Centre for Sustainable Community Development
Our Vision FCMs Centre for Sustainable
Community Development envisions a future where
Canadian communities provide a high quality of
life while imposing a small ecological footprint.
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Does Our Vision Match Yours?

• Canadian communities provide a high quality of
  life
• an opportunity to improve air qualityproviding
  local economic opportunities.
• Impose a small ecological footprint
• produce climate friendly energy.

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What is a Sustainable Community?

• A sustainable community
• makes the most efficient use of resources
  while generating the least amount of waste and
  providing high quality services to all its
  residents.

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How FCM Can Help

• Sustainable Communities Initiatives
• Green Municipal Funds
• Partners for Climate Protection
• Municipal Building Retrofit Process
• FCM-CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Awards

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Green Municipal Funds

• Two new funds announced in 2000 federal budget
  for feasibility studies and capital projects
  (25M, 100M)
• Funds now 250 Million in 2001
• Now 1.5 below Govt. of Canada bond rate

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Green Municipal Funds

• Support projects that improve air, water, soil,
  and climate
• Intended for innovative, replicable projects
• Intended for municipalities and their partners

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Green Enabling Funds

• 50 million fund
• Provide grants to support feasibility studies
• Cover up to 50 of eligible costs
• Provide up to maximum 100,000 grant
• Open to Canadian municipalities and public- or
  private-sector partners
• Applications accepted year round

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Green Investment Funds

• 200 million revolving fund
• Helps implement innovative projects
• Loans up to 15 of capital costs of a qualifying
  project
• Can provide loan guarantees
• Payback periods 4 to 10 years
• Grants provided to highly innovative pilot
  projects with payback periods greater than 10
  years
• Applications accepted year round

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Eligible Categories

• Energy and energy services
• Water (in and out)
• Solid waste management
• Sustainable Transportation services and
  technologies
• Integrated community projects

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A Successful Project

• Is innovative
• Is replicable by other Canadian cities
• Improves performance by at least 35 over BAU
• Minimizes unwanted secondary impacts
• Takes a systems approach
• Gets to the source is not end of pipe
• Draws on or creates partnerships

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Green Funds Fund Green

• Kitimat Geo-Thermal Technology Feasibility Study
• Prince George Community Energy Systems
  Enhanced Feasibility Study
• Revelstoke Community Energy Project
• Fraser-Fort George Landfill gas Utilization
  Feasibility Study
• Sudbury Community Energy Action Plan
• Grande Prairie Feasibility Study of a District
  Heating System (using wood waste)

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Many More Ways

• Building retrofits
• Landfill gas utilization
• Green fleets
• Hydraulic energy generation in water mains
• Innovative wastewater treatment
• Waste diversion
• And many more

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Partners for Climate Protection

• FCM/ICLEI sponsored FREE program
• 106 members, gt 50 of Canadian population (417
  cities worldwide)
• Committed to implement action plans to reduce
  greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs)

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106 Canadian Participants!
Partners for Climate Protection
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PCP Program Milestones

• Profile Forecast Emissions
• Municipal Emissions
• Community Emissions
• Establish Reduction Targets
• Develop Action Plan
• Implement Action Plan
• Monitor and Report Results

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Multiple Co-benefits

• Reduced Operational Costs
• Environmental and human health
• Improved air quality
• reducing fuel use also reduces gases and
  particulate matter that cause smog
• Reduced respiratory illness
• asthma in seniors and children is a concern

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Municipal Actions to reduce greenhouse gases

• Building retrofits
• Diverting solid waste
• Upgrading water/wastewater infrastructure
• Preparing for hybrid/zero emission vehicles

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Municipal Actions to reduce greenhouse gases

• Capturing and using landfill gas emissions
• Installing district energy systems
• Integrating transportation and
• land use planning

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Municipal Building Retrofit Process (MBRP)

• Promote building retrofits in the municipal
  sector to facilitate
• Operational cost reduction
• Asset renewal
• Increased service levels
• Health and environment
• Leadership in the community

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MBRP Significant Opportunities

• Utility Costs 20 reduction is typical
• Maintenance Costs 5-10 reduction is typical
• Capital plan projects often included in your
  program ( you were going to spend anyway)

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FCM-CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Awards

• Awards program recognizes community leadership in
  sustainable development
• Last years winners case studies available and
  downloadable from FCM website
• 56 submissions for 2002 most from BC
• 2003 awards will be presented at Winnipeg FCM
  conference

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Thats why I never walk in front!
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