BrowardCountyEnergy,ClimateandSustainabilityProgramUpdates, and
SEFloridaRegionalClimateChangeCompactUpdates
PresentedtotheBrowardCountyClimateChangeTaskForceMay15,2014
BrowardCountyUpdates
Energy,ClimateandSustainabilityProgram
• STAR Communities• Municipal Green Initiatives Survey• Sustainability Stewards Workshops
• Climate Change Action Plan Progress• Adaptation Action Areas• Climate Change Element
• National Awards
Broward County is aCertified 4‐STAR CommunityRecognized as a National Leader in SustainabilityApproved Final Score: 436.6
http://www.starcommunities.org/communities/37‐broward‐county‐florida
Municipal Green Initiatives Survey
• Community‐wide assessment• Every 2 years• All 31 municipalities participated (again)
• Tracks progress and highlights BMP’s
http://www.broward.org/GoGreen/Municipalities
Survey Topics:GHG EmissionsWater ConservationEnergyTransportationBuilt EnvironmentWaste Reduction and RecyclingClimate ChangeNEW! Community Partners
SustainabilityStewardsWorkshops
February 13, 2014• Co‐hosted by City of Lauderhill
• TOPIC: Water Conservation ‐ Every Drop Counts
May, 21 2014• Co‐host is City of Fort Lauderdale
• TOPIC: Green Fleets Celebrating Clean Air MonthPLUS Green Fleet Auto Showcase
BrowardCountyClimateChangeActionPlan– trackingprogress
CCAP ‐ Actions Progress
Complete20 16%
In Progress or Initiated (13‐
14) 66 52%For Future
Focus (13‐14) 20 16%
Not Reported20 16%
126
AdaptationActionAreaGrant
• Pilot Implementation• Broward County partnering with SFRPC, DEO, and City of Fort Lauderdale
• Funded through NOAA Grant
• Completed so far:• Draft Report for Policy Options for AAAs
• Draft Amendment to City’s Comprehensive Plan
• Localized mapping tools• Public meetings
• Still to be accomplished:• Technical Assistance Panel by the Urban Land Institute
• Summary Report and Case Study• Video and podcast production
Photo by Steve Lange, Sun‐Sentinel
Awards
Broward County Climate Change Element won the 2014 American Planning Association
National Planning Excellence Award for Environmental Planning
Compact won 2014 Dream in Green Award
for making South Florida more resilient to the impacts of
climate change
SEFloridaRegional
ClimateChangeCompactUpdates
Regional Climate Action Plan‐ Adoptions and Support‐ RCAP Implementation Workshops‐ RCAP Health Impact Assessment
Compact Legislative & Executive ActivitiesEarthday Events and National Press Durban Exchange Upcoming GoSOLAR Fest and Summit
AdoptingtheRegionalClimateActionPlan(RCAP)
• Palm Beach County adopted on April 15, 2014
• Now All Four Counties have adopted RCAP!
• Mayors’ Climate Action Pledge – municipal adoptions continue. New: Delray Beach Jan 21, 2014
RCAPImplementationWorkshops
• Strategic Compact Communication Plan ‐March 6• Staff steering committee and county public communication officers
• Communication strategy under development
• Integrating Climate Change and Water Supply Planning ‐ April 17• Connecting Local Comprehensive Plans & 10‐Year Water Supply Facility Work Plans
• 60+ attended, Good regional participation• Draft guidance document – includes policy templates and other technical tools
• Upcoming workshops:• Stormwater – June 2014• Adaptation Action Areas: Legal and Insurance Issues – August 2014
• Tri‐Rail Coastal Line – September 2014
• New ISC staff: Nancy Schneider
RCAPImplementationWorkshops
RCAPHealthImpactAssessment
HIA Recommendations
• Integrate public health planning with municipal and regional planning to prepare Southeast Florida for the broader impacts of Climate Change.
• Educate the public and elected officials on health outcomes associated with climate change.
• Include heat vulnerability, health, and socio‐economic factors when developing vulnerability mapping or determining priority zones.
• Encourage, foster, and support investigative work to fully understand the impacts and economic costs attributed to climate change and health.
• Establish health‐related metrics to use when planning for adaption strategies to mitigate climate change effects.
• Revisit city and county development plans and revise based on heat vulnerability mapping a specific amount of shade trees or canopy to increase safe active access to goods in extreme heat.
http://cdn.trustedpartner.com/docs/library/FloridaPublicHealthInstitute2011/RCAP%20HIA/FINAL%20REPORT%203‐18‐14.pdf
CompactLegislative&ExecutiveActivities
• Annual legislative programs completed
• Quiet state legislative session
• Other activity on the Federal level is taking place in the Executive Branch
• White House Task Force – many compact partners contributed possible recommendations to the Built Systems Workgroup
• Task Force due to finalize recommendations by Summer and release report in September 2014
Senator Nelson’s Field Hearing on Climate Change
• Held on Earth Day in Miami Beach
• U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ‐ titled, “Leading the Way: Adapting to South Florida’s Changing Coastline”.
• Panel of Experts: Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs, Miami Beach Mayor Phillip Levine, Dr. Sellers of NASA, Dr. Megan Linkin of Swiss Re, FAU’s Dr. Fred Bloetscher and William Talbert from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Hearing was webcast live via the Senate Commerce Committee website
EventsandPress–NationalSpotlight
Lots of Good Press on Nelson’s Field Hearing on Climate Change!
Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/22/4074378/at‐a‐rare‐field‐hearing‐us‐sen.html
Local10 (video) http://www.local10.com/news/sealevel‐rise‐of‐concern‐for‐miami/25587826
CBS 12 News (video) http://www.cbs12.com/news/top‐stories/stories/vid_15174.shtml
WRI blog (Christina DeConcini and Forbes Tompkins) http://www.wri.org/blog/florida%E2%80%99s‐vulnerability‐sea‐level‐rise‐attracts‐congressional‐attention
Field hearing live stream (10 a.m. EST) http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=acba50cf‐892a‐4838‐aab0‐a5ae7b19caff
AP (Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/senate‐holds‐miami‐beach‐hearing‐on‐climate‐change/2014/04/22/e87a34e8‐ca43‐11e3‐b81a‐6fff56bc591e_story.html
AFP http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140422/florida‐ground‐zero‐sea‐level‐rise
Miami Heraldhttp://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/21/4072474/in‐miami‐us‐sen‐bill‐nelson‐holds.html
Skifthttp://skift.com/2014/04/22/miamis‐tourism‐industry‐isnt‐ready‐for‐dramatic‐effects‐of‐climate‐change/
CBS (AP) http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/04/22/senate‐panel‐holds‐climate‐change‐hearing‐on‐miami‐beach/
UCS bloghttp://blog.ucsusa.org/florida‐costs‐of‐climate‐change‐492
WRI Fact Sheethttp://www.wri.org/publication/sea‐level‐rise‐and‐its‐impact‐miami‐dade‐county
E&Ehttp://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/2014/04/21/stories/1059998204
NY Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/us/florida‐finds‐itself‐in‐the‐eye‐of‐the‐storm‐on‐climate‐change.html
More!EventsandNationalPress
• RI Senator’s “Climate Road Trip” passed through Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida
• Ended at South Florida Climate Action Rally
• Friday, April 25, 2014 in Pinecrest Gardens
• 200 attendees
• Compact staff (Jason from BC and Nichole from MDC) gave brief overviews of Compact and county activities
Senator Whitehouse & CLEO event
InternationalExposure‐DurbanExchange
• Delegation from Durban, South Africa, visited Broward County
• March 10‐14, 2014 • Made possible by the CityLinks program
• USAID‐funded• Administered by International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
Staff from eThekwini Municipality (Durban):
• Debra Roberts, Deputy Head of the Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department
• Geoffrey Tooley, Catchment Manager• Sean O’Donoghue, Climate Protection Branch Manager• Andrew Mather, Coastal Policy Project Executive• Richard Boon, Biodiversity Planning Manager
DurbanExchange
Topics during visit:
• Compact• Port issues• Urban wetland hydration projects
• Stormwatermanagement
• Everglades• Community engagement
• Adaptation planning
DurbanExchange
Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7
Registration is free!
Friday focus: policy and industry
Saturday focus: homeowners and small businesses
UpcomingEvents
SixthAnnualSoutheastFloridaRegionalClimateLeadershipSummit
• October 1 & 2, 2014
• Miami Beach Convention Center
• Sponsorships Available
Thankyou!
Jill HorwitzNatural Resources Specialist II
Natural Resources Planning and Management DivisionBroward County954‐519‐1287