WHAT: The City’s Office of Sustainability will brief reporters on Powering Our Future: A Clean Energy Vision for Philadelphia, which is being released for public comment. Powering Our Future will lay out energy strategies for residents, businesses, legislators, and other stakeholders to meet Mayor Kenney’s goal of reducing carbon emissions in Philadelphia by 80% by 2050, with a focus on the built environment.
WHO:
Christine Knapp, Director of the Office of Sustainability
Richard Freeh, Senior Program Manager, Office of Sustainability
Adam Agalloco, Energy Manager, Energy Office
WHERE:
Mayor’s Cabinet Room, Room 221 City Hall
WHEN:
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Powering Our Future: A Clean Energy Vision for Philadelphia is a long-term vision for a Philadelphia that achieves Mayor Kenney’s goal of reducing carbon emissions 80% from 2006 levels by 2050 while emphasizing equity, health, and economic opportunity for all Philadelphians. Powering Our Future is a step toward meeting Philadelphia’s recent pledge to uphold the commitments of the Paris Climate Agreement and work toward a 100% clean energy future.
Powering Our Future will highlight current and expected trends in our energy system and identify opportunities for the city, other government agencies, and residents and businesses to each lead on achieving our climate and energy goals. The opportunities are sorted into five categories: Clean Electricity Supply; Citywide Solar; Energy-Efficient Homes and Businesses; Low-Carbon Thermal Energy; and Low-Carbon Economy.
Powering Our Future covers three major parts of Philadelphia’s energy system: our city’s 600,000 buildings, local industry, and the regional electricity system that powers them. Taken together, these sectors account for nearly 80% of carbon emissions in Philadelphia, and transforming them will be critical to achieving a clean, healthy, and just energy future.
The draft report will be open for public comment through January 31st, after which a final version will be issued.