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Milwaukee’s Climate andEquity PlanSummary of Working Group RecommendationsMarch 7, 2022

Climate Threats: A Warming Planet 3 Big CausesOveruse of fossil fuels Deforestation Lack of sustained political action Threats Extreme Storms & FloodingHeat Waves and Urban Heat IslandsHealth risks, including asthmaWild Fires in the WestFood Supply DisruptionsClimate RefugeesNational SecurityLoss of BiodiversityMilwaukee Climate Vulnerability Reportavailable at Milwaukee.gov/ClimatePlan

2020: 22 weather events causing 1B in damage eachwww.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/

Racial Equity: We’ve got work to doMilwaukee hasunacceptable racialdisparities in everyeconomic categoryincluding employment,incomes, homeownership, and energyburden.This is a city andmetropolitan ial-Equity/Data

City-County Task Force on Climate andEconomic EquityCommon Council established the Task Force in 2019 (CCFN190445) to address the ongoing climate crisis and mitigate racialand economic inequity through “green” jobs.Members Organizations Milwaukee Common Council Milwaukee County Board Citizen Action of WI Community Advocates Public PolicyInst. Milwaukee Area Labor Council Wisconsin Climate Table NAACP Sierra Club Clean Wisconsin Environmental Collaboration Office

Climate and Equity Plan GoalsMilwaukee.gov/ClimatePlan Reduce community greenhousegas emissions 45% by 2030 andachieve net zero emissions by2050 Improve racial and economicequity by creating green jobs thatpay 40,000 ; focus recruitmenton people of color

2020-2021 Progress Preliminary report published in March 2020 Greenhouse gas inventories completed for City of Milwaukeeand Milwaukee County Stakeholder working group met extensively throughout 2021to develop recommendations General public outreach including video surveys, onlinesurveys, presentations, and events Full report to be drafted in 2022, with additional communityengagement

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Source - CO2e(ICLEI-USA Alternative Analysis)Process & FugitiveEmissions, 87,052 , 1%ResidentialBuildings,2,372,028 , 31%Industrial,1,689,465 , 22%Transportation,1,621,690 , 21%CommercialBuildings,1,689,465 , 22%Water andWastewater,22,282 , 1%Solid Waste,142,044 , 2%City of Milwaukee 2018Emissions 7.7 Million Metric Tons ofCO2-equivalents

Good News:We are not starting from scratch 2013 ReFresh Milwaukee SustainabilityPlan 2019 Green Infrastructure Plan Existing climate programsMe2 Home Energy Efficiency ProgramMilwaukee Shines Solar ProgramSustainability practices in city and countyoperations Multi-Modal Transportation New climate commitments fromcorporations, including We Energies

Milwaukee Climate and Equity Video /fb6e6ec84a

10 Big IdeasGreen and Healthy HomesElectric Vehicle InfrastructureCommercial Building EnergyBenchmarking Reducing Vehicle Miles TraveledNet Zero Energy New HomesGreening the GridGreen Jobs AcceleratorNature in the CityReducing Food WasteResilience Ambassadors

Process Notes Nine working groups developed thorough recommendations and lengthyPowerPoints to describe each proposal in detail. What follows is a summary. All of the working groups understand and accept the fiscal constraints that theCity has. However, they were instructed to “think big” to position Milwaukee forfederal grants and other funding opportunities that are now available to meet thegoals established by the Common Council and County Board. We are in the process of hiring a consultant that will provide additional analysisand turn the working group recommendations into a cohesive document

Green Jobs AcceleratorBackground Long-standing racial inequities in number ofjobs and household incomesRecommendations Clarify pathways & build excitement for green jobs Training with supports (including CDL, OSHA-30,basic construction courses, and skilled tradestraining through registered apprenticeships)Transitional jobs with career ladders Good paying job opportunities in the tradesand other “green jobs” Existing training providers include unions,MATC, MREA, and others. Highest paying jobsrequire most time and training, e.g.Electricians and Building Automation DPW currently struggling to recruit and retainqualified trades people, a problem madeworse by the pandemic Community benefits agreements for publiclyfunded projects MOUs with employers for EDI goalsNeed to scale up now to prepare for majorfederal infrastructure investments Support black and brown employers and fosterbusiness development EDA grant application proposed creating 85 GreenJobs Trainees and Apprentices in DPW, with driverinstructors

Green and Healthy HomesMaking existing homes more energy efficientBackground High “energy burden” in low-income andneighborhoods of color Opportunity to help people where they live Older housing stock has lots of challenges,with different government programs to fixdifferent things with different eligibilitycriteria More can be done to reach tenants Existing programs include WeatherizationAssistant Program (WAP), Me2, and Focus onEnergyRecommendations Support holistic approach to housingrenovations: coordinate lead abatement,energy efficiency, and other healthy homeimprovements Streamlined system and tools to help residentsnavigate and enroll in housing programs Fund and enhance Me2 program andWeatherization Assistance Support contractor and workforcedevelopment Develop strategy to begin replacing gas heatand appliances with electric, including coldclimate heat pumps

New Net Zero Energy HomesBackgroundRecommendations Labor productivity in construction hasdeclined since 1968, in contrast to otherindustries; we are facing shortages in skilledtrades and affordable housing unitsAttract “off-site” building systemmanufacturer e.g. construct completewall systems in a factory setting, whichcan be assembled into homes on vacantlots. New homes designed for durability,affordability, and high energy efficiencystandards Need for manufacturing jobs in Century City Mismatch in cost of new construction versusexisting home values leads to mortgagefinance limitations on new homeconstructionARPA funding and ECO efforts haveidentified a firm that is working onfinancing options for Century City Supports CDA’s Housing Plan The City of Milwaukee has approximately1,750 buildable vacant lots scatteredthroughout neighborhoods suitable forsingle-family or duplex development

Commercial Building Benchmarkingand Building Performance StandardsBackground Commercial buildings include office buildings andcommercial space, as well as multi-family apartmentbuildings with more than 4 units. State of Wisconsin controls the building code Since 2012, the City of Milwaukee has championed theU.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge,with voluntary participation of 133 commercialbuildings in the city Recommendations supported by leading nationalclimate policy organizations including by ICLEI-USA,IMT, ACEEE, USGBC Mayor Johnson joined the Building PerformanceStandard Coalition, a White House CEQ led effort of over30 states and local governments to implement buildingperformance standard policies by Earth Day, 2024Recommendations Establish a Commercial Building EnergyBenchmarking ordinance (annualenergy reporting) Phase in a Building PerformanceStandard that requires buildings to meetgreenhouse gas reduction targets overtime Stakeholder engagement process withequity lens to refine a specific policy Advocate with the State of Wisconsin toadopt the international model energycode without weakening amendments Scale up energy efficiency work inmunicipal buildings

Reduce Vehicle Miles TraveledBackgroundRecommendations1. TransitExpand Bus Rapid Transit (7 new routes proposed bySEWRPC) Streetcar expansion; better coordination with County Improve existing route frequency and facilities Prosperous cities and neighborhoods featuremixed uses, vibrant streets, and are safe forpedestrians and bicyclists Designing cities around car travel andhighways have contributed to populationdeclines, high-speed reckless driving,disconnected people from jobs, and createdthe economic burdens of car ownership2.Inequitable transportation access results froma legacy of discriminatory housing, land useand transportation policies that this plan seeksto address.3. Active Modes (Walking and Biking) 30th Street Corridor Trail projectProtected bike lanesMajor design changes to 27th St., Fond Du Lac Ave.,Capitol Dr., 35th St.Land Use & Zoning Less Parking; More Transit-Oriented DevelopmentUpdate zoning code to increase density (e.g. allowaccessory dwelling units); eliminate parking minimumson developmentAdvocate State to allow for inclusionary zoning laws

Electric VehiclesBackgroundRecommendations Achieving “mode shift” to walking, bikingand public transit depends on long terminfrastructure and land use changes, andwill take substantial time. Develop and adopt a formal chargingnetwork plan for deploying an electricvehicle charging network, includingmunicipally owned stations. The bipartisan infrastructure bill allocates 7.5 billion to build EV chargingnetworks. EV’s have no tail-pipe emissionsBy 2023, develop a city ordinance thatrequires EV charging infrastructure atparking lots, multi-family residentialbuildings, mixed use developments andother commercial properties. Without intervention, 34% of new lightduty vehicle sales are projected to beelectric by 2030Advocate for supportive EV policies withState of Wisconsin and utilities 50% of new sales should be EVs with betterinfrastructure

Greening the Grid(Renewable Energy)BackgroundRecommendations 25% by 2025 renewable energy goal for city buildings The City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County are in WeEnergies service territory. We Energies is the sole publicelectric utility in our area. They are regulated by the PublicService Commission of Wisconsin.Support 1) robust and competitiverooftop solar market and 2) utility-scaleinvestments in renewable energy Advocacy at State through WisconsinLocal Government Climate Coalition anddirect intervention on PSC cases Purchase 25% to 100% of the City’smunicipal electric needs from WeEnergies through new proposed“Community Energies” program (DRERalternative) Fuel mix is still mostly coal and gas, but renewables aregrowing Current state and utility policies regarding rooftop solarlag other states We Energies announced plans to eliminate coal by 2035and be carbon neutral by 2050 A greener grid underpins other strategies like beneficialelectrification for vehicles and buildings

Protecting and Restoring Nature inthe CityBackgroundRecommendations Trees remove carbon dioxide fromatmosphere and create oxygen Protect Environmentally Sensitive Lands(including areas along lakes and rivers) Excessive amounts of pavementcreate urban heat islands, increaseflood risk, and reduce biodiversity Expand the Green and Healthy SchoolyardRedevelopment Program Less tree canopy in communities ofcolor Implement the Branch Out MilwaukeeCampaign City adopted a Green InfrastructurePlan in 2019 Green-Cooling Commercial Lots

Food Waste ReductionBackground Food and organic materials thatdecompose anaerobically in landfillscreate methane, a powerful green housegasRecommendations FEED Milwaukee Collaboration Food insecurity and health problemsrelated to food are an equity concern. US EPA’s “Food Recovery Hierarchy”prioritizes preventing and divertingwasted food 15% of waste in SE Wisconsin is foodaccording to DNR FEED “Food Excess Equitable Distribution” torescue surplus food and distribute it to hungrypeopleContinue and evaluate Milwaukee’s Fresh FoodAccess FundIdentify barriers and opportunities for fooddonation, handling, and distribution, includingapps to connect people and foodDevelop reusable food service containersystem (to wash and reuse takeoutcontainers) community-wide composting