Broward County Climate

Action Plan Update, and

Energy & Sustainability

Program Updates

Presented to the

Broward County Climate Change Task

Force November 20, 2014

Broward County

Climate Action Plan Update

Complete

Ongoing/ In progress

For Future Focus

ALL ACTIONS

126 Actions

78% initiated

since 2010

Ready for plan

update in 2015

Broward County

Climate Action Plan Update

3 7

4 0

11

31 31

11

4

10 12

2

IMMEDIATE SHORT MEDIUM LONG

Actions by Planning Horizon

Complete Ongoing Future Focus

Broward County

Climate Action Plan Update

3 1 10

19 20

45

6

12 10

HIGH MEDIUM LOW

Actions by Priority

Complete Ongoing Future Focus

2014 CCAP Accomplishment

Highlights

Engage academia in

researching better building design

Resilient Redesign

Update County Comprehensive Plan for Climate Change

10 yr Water Supply Work Plans and Regional Plan

Link transportation and land use

Complete Streets

2014 CCAP Accomplishment

Highlights

Support adaptation plans

Airport SLR property asset

study

Reduce GHG

21 new hybrid buses added

to fleet (25%)

Ravenswood: LEED certified

bus facility

183 propane vehicles for

Shared Ride

13 High Priority Immediate Actions

2 for future focus

Fully utilize Waste-to-Energy Plant

capacity installations

Reduce utility carbon footprint

Broward County

Climate Action Plan Update

Trash per year = 3.5 miles x football field

31 High Priority Short Term Actions

5 for future focus

Create renewable energy offset

Dedicate a source of funds for monitoring

Require landfill cost evaluation of gas to

energy conversion

Dedicate funding for sustained public

education on transit

Remove barriers which prevent limiting

development in vulnerable areas

Broward County

Climate Action Plan Update

14 High Priority Mid Term Actions

2 for future focus

Adopt environmentally preferable purchasing policies

Protect Wastewater Treatment Plants from infiltration and inflow

6 High Priority Long Term Actions

1 for future focus

Set vehicle miles traveled reduction goal

Broward County

Climate Action Plan Update

Energy & Sustainability Program

Update

Sustainability

4-STAR Broward Kick-off

4-STAR.broward.org website launch

• Working on certifying 20th project

• Planning exhibit for February 2015 to market

program

Alternative Fueled Paratransit

Vehicles project

LEED Airport Maintenance Facility

Project

Seal of Sustainability

• “Food Systems and Food

Recovery”

• December 11th 9-Noon

• Location: Dania Beach, with

tour of The PATCH Garden

Photos: Dania Beach PATCH

Sustainability Stewards of

Broward

Resilience

Resilient Redesign Implementation

Meeting with City of Dania Beach

Grant opportunities

Aligned projects

Infrastructure Inundation Preliminary

Cost Analysis

Photos: Las Olas area

King Tide Events

October 9-10, 2014

Photo- documentation

Coordinated tours

Thank you!

Dr. Samantha Danchuk Assistant Director

Broward County Environmental Planning and

Community Resilience Division 954‐519‐1295

sdanchuk@broward.org