Full Title: Building Decarbonization Joint Action Plan
Author(s): Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Publisher(s): Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Publication Date: November 23, 2020
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Description (excerpt):
Building operations are currently responsible for approximately one-third of greenhouse gas emissions in SVCE communities. Rapidly reducing emissions from energy usage in the built environment is critical to meet science-based reduction targets to address the climate crisis. SVCE and the thirteen Member Agencies developed this Building Decarbonization Joint Action Plan (‘the Plan’) that builds off of the 2018 Decarbonization Strategy & Programs Roadmap (‘the Roadmap’) that identified building sector decarbonization – here defined as removing greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in buildings – as a key priority in meeting the region’s climate goals, and the recent reach code effort (‘Reach Code Initiative’) that resulted in eleven of the thirteen Member Agencies adopting decarbonized building and electric vehicle charging infrastructure codes. The purpose of the Plan is to articulate a shared vision for how SVCE and Member Agencies can build on this progress, to continue to work to decarbonize the built environment. It establishes a set of priorities and actions that joint parties have committed to advancing, with a continued focus on activities where local agencies such as SVCE and Member Agencies have highest leverage and influence. It was created through a joint planning process designed to facilitate the emergence of new solutions, cultivate community buy-in, and coordinate peer-to-peer learning. Goals and actions were developed using a combination of research and prior program experience, as well as stakeholder workshops, interviews, and feedback, and filtered through SVCE’s Board-adopted strategic framework from the Roadmap.