Rhode Island Greenhouse Gas Action Plan Stakeholder Process Phase I 2001-2002 Phase II 2002-2003

1. Rhode Island Greenhouse GasAction PlanStakeholder ProcessPhase I 2001-2002Phase II 2002-2003

2. Developed by The Rhode Island Greenhouse Gas Stakeholder Process Convened by Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Rhode Island State Energy Office Facilitator Raab Associates, Ltd. Technical/Policy Consultant Tellus Institute

3. Associated Builders and Contractors Audubon Society of Rhode Island Brown University Business Roundtable Conservation Law Foundation Department of Administration Governor's Policy Office (ex officio) Narragansett Electric Nat. Fed’n of Independent Businesses New England Gas Company Northern RI Chamber of Commerce Oil Heat Institute Providence Chamber of Commerce RI Builder's Association RI Dept. of Environmental Management RI Dept. of Transportation RI Economic Development Corporation RI House, Policy Office (ex officio) RI League of Cities and Towns RI Petroleum Institute RI Public Interest Research Group RI Public Transit Authority RI Division of Public Utilities and Carriers RI Senate, Policy Office (ex officio) RI Society of Environmental Professionals RI State Energy Office RI Statewide Planning Save The Bay Sierra Club Sustainability Coalition The Energy Council of Rhode Island US EPA (ex officio) US DOE (ex officio) Stakeholder Members

4. Phase I Process Stakeholder Steering Committee Met 5 times Three Working Groups -- over 60 participants -- 1.Buildings and Facilities 2.Transportation and Land Use 3.Energy and Solid Waste Met three times each 14 meetings held between October 2001 and July 2002

5. Baseline Electric/Fossil Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector (Carbon Equivalent)

6. New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Action Plan for New England and Eastern Canada August 2001 Short-term: Reduce regional GHG emissions to 1990 level by 2010. Mid-term: Reduce regional GHG emissions by at least 10% below 1990 level by 2020; establish iterative five-year process, starting in 2005, to adjust goals if necessary. Long-term: Reduce regional GHG emissions sufficiently to eliminate any dangerous threat to climate; current science suggests this will require reductions of 75–85% below current levels.

7. 4.0 3.5 Baseline Governors' Premieres' Target 3.0 Million Tonnes Carbon Equivalent 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Years Rhode Island’s Baseline Emissions Scenario Compared to Governors’/Premiers’ Target

8. Baseline 4 +Buildings & Facilities 3.5 +Transport & Land-Use +Energy Supply and Solid Waste = 3 Consensus & Non-Consensus Million Tonnes Carbon Equivalent 2.5 2 1.5 1 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Years Contribution of Options to GHG Savings vs. Baseline Scenario: Consensus/Non-Consensus

9. Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency 1% All Others State Incentives for Fuel Economy Fuel Switch Oil to Gas 5% 9% 1% Building Shell Retrofits 1% Bottle Bill Efficient Heating 1% VMT-based Insurance 2% Fleet Fuel GHG Content 8% 3% Increase Gas Tax 3% Compact Appliances 3% Renewable Portfolio Standard Convert Cropland to Forestry 7% 3% Elec Eff in Non-Res Facilities 3% Industrial Energy Efficiency Non Industrial CHP 7% 3% Pay as You Throw 4% Fossil Energy Efficiency 6% Open Space Protection 4% Industrial CHP Urban & Suburban Forestry 4% 5% Upgrade Building Codes Transit Oriented Development 5% 5% Resource Management Contracting 5% Contribution of Options to GHG Savings vs. Baseline in 2020 in Scenario:Consensus & Non-Consensus “All Other” Measures Design 2000 Efficient Residential Cooling Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program Efficient Lighting & Appliances Compact Floor Space Fuel Switching: Electric to Fossil Public Facilities Initiative Local Govt. Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Convert Croplands to Wetlands Solar Water Heating Solar Water Heating Low Input Agric Energy Star Homes Solar PV Cells Program Gas Air Conditioning Energy Supply & Buildings Solid and Waste 18% Facilities 42% Transport & Land- Use 40%

10. Appendix A – Quantitative AnalysesFigure B.1 Illustration of proposed VEIP Schedule applied to Model-Year 2001 Vehicles Registered in Rhode Island in 2002 Notes: 1.Zero point is at 22 mpg. 2.About 8% of new vehicle fleet are at zero-point, i.e., are unaffected by fee/rebate. 3.Based on 2001 sales, under this schedule, fees would amount to about $16 million and rebates would amount to $13 million, leaving 20% of the fees collected (about $3 million) for administration and contingency funds. 4.The rebate increases by $107 for each additional mpg above the zero-point, and the fee increases by $167/mpg for each additional mpg below the zero point.

11. Figure B.2: MPG Distribution for Model-Year 2001 Fleet