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The Carbon Footprint

The Carbon Footprint. What must you do to Reduce it?. What is Carbon Footprint?. Paul Condran Equipment Maintenance/Fleet Manager City of Culver City. “Innovation Doesn’t Really Matter, Unless it Does Something That Does Matter”. 2. To Carb or Not?.

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The Carbon Footprint

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  1. The Carbon Footprint

  2. What must you do to Reduce it? What is Carbon Footprint? Paul CondranEquipment Maintenance/Fleet ManagerCity of Culver City

  3. “Innovation Doesn’t Really Matter, Unless it Does Something That Does Matter” 2

  4. To Carb or Not? Carbon footprint is a term used to describe how man's individual activities contribute to the accumulation of greenhouse gases (carbon monoxide, methane-oxides, nitrous oxides) into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases block the transmission of reflected heat and this triggers global warming and induces erratic climatic patterns What is Carbon Footprint?

  5. To Carb or Not? • When calculating GHG for fleets (i.e. emissions related to fuel), CO2 • carries the largest percentage of these gases, which is likely why GHG emissions are also equated to the term “carbon footprint.” • References to “carbon footprint” essentially mean the amount and manner of all GHGs that are generated by an individual, a business, a government entity, a location, a process, etc. = “The Total Footprint”  • The emissions of carbon are directly proportional to energy consumption.  When a value for GHG is used, it means the total of all of these gases for any given operation calculated together • GHG also includes ozone, but is not actually generated through energy use as the others are; instead, ozone is a by-product of the other noted gases chemically interacting with sunlight in the atmosphere, so it isn’t “calculated” as a GHG when looking at direct emissions from energy consumption, at least not in our industry. 

  6. Video

  7. A Carbenism…. So, what is Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions, Exactly? Not, Particulate Matter (PM) – Surprised? Not, Nitrogen Oxides - Nox - Now, you’re surprised! These are “hard” pollutants – you can see them, smell them, and feel them in the air, especially when certain atmospheric conditions are present

  8. Wait, We’re Not Carb’en Yet!! • GHG (greenhouse gases) is the collective term used for the following elements: • CO2 (carbon dioxide) • N2O (nitrous oxide) • CH4 (complex, multi-mixed methane) • HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) • CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

  9. Now, we’re Carb’en!! Therefore, GHG is -

  10. Almost Carb’en…. Interesting Facts!! CO2 emissions from a gallon of gasoline = 19.4 pounds/gallon CO2 emissions from a gallon of diesel = 22.2 pounds/gallon CO2 emissions from a gallon of natural gas (GGE) = .0061 pounds/GGE CO2 emissions from electricity emit 1.297lbs per kWh CO2 emissions from a gallon of propane (LPG) = 2.61 lbs

  11. Get’en to Carb’en What Gets Measured Gets Managed

  12. What Do You Do To De-Carb? • Select a fuel source with the greatest advantage • Cost effective for your operation • Technology is available • Grant money available to help you • Create synergies • Develop partners to assist you (The OEM’s) • Know and calculate your emissions data beforehand to • realize the greatest cost benefit

  13. Let’s Reduce Your Carbon Habit So, what can you do? What are the next steps? How can you make a difference?

  14. To Carb or Not?

  15. We’re Gett’en to Carb’en…

  16. Calif. Air Resources Board CARB Executive Order Example

  17. Try to Carb This! Diesel Emissions (yes even clean diesel) Diesel carbon content per gallon: .0107 mt = Winner!! http://www.epa.gov/oms/climate/420f05001.htm Natural Gas carbon content per gallon is .00007 mt. Gasoline carbon content per gallon: .0093 mt Second Place!! Propane carbon contentper-gallon is .0061 mt of

  18. The Carbon Footprint

  19. Maximum Carb’en

  20. The Carb’enism Through legislation, some countries are going to impose an additional car tax, as early as 2012, through the annual registration based on the engine's CO2 emissions. The higher, the more you pay, the lower the less you pay. Ireland Spain England Egypt Australia Greece Sweden Brussels $ $ $ $

  21. To Carb or not to Carb?

  22. The Carbon Footprint

  23. The Carb’enism Myths #1 Carbon Dioxide = Bad Carbon Monoxide is Not Carbon Dioxide Myth #2

  24. Back to the Carb (or not)

  25. The Carbon-Free Nation? What is the Carbon Footprint Standard? • Unified and independent • Recognizes all stages of carbon management - from assessment, to • carbon reductions and carbon neutrality • Applicable to organizations / businesses • Applicable to products / services • Aligned with international best practice / standards such as ISO14064, • Publicly Available Specification 2050 (PAS2050) and Publicly Available • Specification 2060 (PAS2060)

  26. The Carbon-Free Nation? Why do you need the Carbon Footprint Standard • Demonstrate your environmental credentials • Enhance your company reputation • Meet increasing supply-chain materials needs • Achieve positive PR and create marketing • opportunities • Motivate your employees • Engage with your customers and stakeholders • Calculate your carbon offsets and document your • validations

  27. Carbon; “Check Out” • CNG - Compressed Natural Gas • Clean, abundant & 100% domestic • Can be renewable • Vehicles and engines available, safe • Fueling available, not uncommon and the • infrastructure is already in-place • Public stations are everywhere

  28. Carbon; “Check Out” Liquid Propane Gas • Fossil fuel, cleaner/cheaper than gas/diesel • Domestic & Abundant • Stations are everywhere • Vehicles and engines available • Good inexpensive technology • Not as clean as natural gas LPG

  29. Carbon; “Check Out” Hybrids & Plug-in Hybrids • Two or more power sources for propulsion • HEV = Hybrid Electric Vehicle • PHEV = Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle • Series, Parallel, Hydraulic, HFCV • Almost any fuel can be used for the engine • All electric mode • Increase MPG • Increase range

  30. Carbon; “Check Out” EV • Electric cars are here • BEV – battery electric vehicle • NEV – neighborhood electric vehicle • MSEV – medium speed electric vehicle • Batteries

  31. Carbon; “Check Out” Hydrogen H • H2 = battery • Made from any feedstock • FCEV = Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle • Several manufacturer projects • Future? • Expensive

  32. Let’s Reduce Your Carbon Habit What You Can Do • Very important to be a collaborative thinker • Openly listen to the ideas of others & be flexible • Become brilliant (but it’s perfectly fine to make mistakes) • Once you commit to an alternative fuel, do it at 100% and • become the best at using, developing & applying the technologies • We don’t recommend taking a cafeteria approach to alternative • fuels; it’s very hard to effectively manage and too costly • Some alternative fuels will force you into a “hostage situation” • (for the delivery/availability of the fuel) - This must be avoided • Meet with and listen to the advice of the experts & suppliers • Develop vehicle specifications around the technology. Don’t fit • the technology to existing equipment

  33. Carbon Reduction Opportunities • Recycling Products • Used Oil • Used Oil & Fuel Filters – Use of lifetime oil filters • Batteries (All types) • Replace Light Bulbs/Fixtures to low emitting (including • fluorescents) • Anti-Freeze • Tires (Incorporate a major recap/re-groove program) • Various kinds of paper • Scrap Metal • Aluminum cans & plastic bottles (Use for an “employee fund”) • Shop Supplies • Recycled Products & Best Business Practices • Go Digital – Paperless processes. Store and read files from • your PC with no need to print them

  34. Let’s Reduce Your Carbon Habit • Become LEED Certified (Leadership • in Energy & Environmental Design) • Close loop operation - Facilities • Zero Waste Operation • Lighting, HVAC and facility • maintenance control systems • Solar electricity in your facilities • Use of on-property wind technology • to create/harness electricity • Require deliveries and products • purchased within city limits

  35. Culver City’s Carbon Cutting Craze • We dispense close to one million gallons of natural gas • each year (GGE’s) • We have reduced and/or eliminated 63,000lbs of PM • We have reduced and/or eliminated 91,000 lbs of Nox • We have reduced our CO2 footprint by 2,120 mt. • We have lowered our carbon footprint by over 2,000 mt. • Own and operate a three compressor CNG station • 85% of our heavy & medium fleet use CNG, 25% of L/D • fleet use CNG • Fleet utilization policy incorporates an alternative fuel • replacement approach and speaks to CO2 reduction • Mandatory recycling (all products), lighting controls and “Green” purchasing policies

  36. Back to Carb’en Helpful Websites to Calculate your Carbon Emission Reductions www.epa.gov/oms/climate/420f05001.htm www.business.edf.org/projects/fleet-vehicles/fleet-greenhouse-gas-emissions-calculator www.caleemod.com www.carbonfund.org

  37. You Can De-Carbon Your Operation YES!!

  38. The Carbon Footprint Thank You!!!! The Paul CondranEquipment Maintenance/Fleet ManagerCity of Culver City 310.253.6525 paul.condran@culvercity.org

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