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1Kevin Boyle – District of MuskokaClimate Change Initiatives CoordinatorCarbon Footprint – Simple Ways toImproveSource: Muskoka 70.3 Ironman race websiteMuskoka Watershed CouncilNovember 23, 2018
2About this Presentation IPCC Report Summary Carbon Footprint: Where Canadians stand Simple ways to reduce your personalcarbon emissionsTable of Contents
3 Climate change is already happening around usIPCC’s 2018 climate change reportEnvironmental Commissioner of Ontario’s 2018climate change reportGlobal and local impactsEnvironmental, social & economic costs
4Global Warming Projections
5“The benefits of addressing climate change include reducedpollution, improved public health, fewer disasters, cleaner,cheaper, more efficient energy, better managed forests, morelivable cities, increased food security and less poverty.”past UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
6Plan Now, Save Later “The good new is that so long as we plan aheadand take adaptive action, the climatic changeslikely to come to Muskoka by mid-century aremanageable. Our experience will be better, andthe expense we will incur in adapting to the newclimate will be less, if we begin that planning andthose actions now.”- Muskoka Watershed Council: 2016 Planning for Climate Change in Muskoka
7Progress Doesn’t Mean Sacrificing theEconomy
12There are good news stories!! Globally the amount of protected area is 15% with atarget of 17% by 2020– Canada on track to meet land target and 10% of oceans andcoast NASA has found evidence that the hole in the ozone layeris recovering The World Bank announced it will no longer finance Oiland Gas Exploration Honey bee populations are on the rise U.S. has more trees now than it did 10 years ago
9Elements of an Effective Climate Action PlanSome District ActionsAdaptationMitigation Leadership inGHG ReductionEnergy EfficiencyRenewable EnergyFuel Efficiency &Electric VehiclesCapture and useof Landfill gasImplementingGreen orSustainableBuildingStandards GreenInfrastructure Water & EnergyConservation BuildingWeatherization Solar Energy WatershedManagement Electrical SystemResiliency Storm watermanagement planMitigation – Actions to reduce emissions thatcontribute to climate change and increasesustainability Forest ProtectionInfrastructure &Building DesignFlood Prediction andMitigationEmergency ResponsePlansBusiness ContinuityPlansCommunityEngagementAsset Mgmt PlansVector Bourne DiseaseMonitoringAdaptation – Actions that minimize or prevent thenegative impacts of climate change
10A Carbon Footprint is TwoParts:Primary Footprint}‘Secondary Footprint The primary footprint is ameasure of our directemissions of CO2 The secondary footprint is ameasure of our indirect CO2emissions
11Ontario has one of the highest per capita GHGemission footprints in the world
12Canada’s carbon emission were ranked 10thin the world in 2018 by the Global CarbonAtlasdespite being ranked 38th in population.}‘ and MailNovember 14th, 2018 – Globearticle published that Canadians producethree times more greenhouse gasemissions than theG20 average.
13A variety of free calculators of differing complexity and for all nsight/cgi-bin/i2sear3b/i2s.php?page calculate
14My carbon footprint Not Ideal
15MWC’s Carbon FootprintMWC’s Average is 15.1Can we reduce this 10% in a year?
16Three MajorImpact Areas1) Personal travel: what youdrive, how much you driveand how much you fly.2) Home energy use:electricity, oil and gas,insulation, location of trees,LEDs, efficiency ofappliances, etc.3) Your diet: How much meat,how far it travels, seasonal,sustainable seafood,composting and recyclingetc.
17What can you do at home? Life-Drawdown – great website that lists 100 options to meet ourtargets-Increased Educational awareness for kids starting young
18What can you do at home? Travel-Living car-free 2.4 tonnes of carbon per year-Buying an Electric car 1.2 tonnes of carbon per year-Avoiding Air travel 1.6 tonnes of carbon per year pertransatlantic flight
19What can you do at home? Diet-Go Vegetarian 0.8 tonnes of carbon per year-Or eat better meat less often 0.4 tonnes per year
20What can you do at home? House-Use cold water in your washing machine 0.25 tonnes ofcarbon per year-Hang dry clothes 0.21 tonnes of carbon per year (0.053tonnes of carbon in Canada based on outdoor temperature)-Apply for the AffordAbilityFund.org (free energy-saving kiteveryone qualifies)
21Let’s Track our Carbon Footprint and ReduceChallenge everyone to trytheir carbon footprintLet’s See who can reduce theirfootprint the most over the nextyearStart by signing up for theAffordAbilitFund
22Thank You!!Questions?
Muskoka Watershed Council Carbon Footprint –Simple Ways to Improve Kevin Boyle –District of Muskoka Climate Change Initiatives Coordinator Source: Muskoka 70.3 Ironman race website
