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Item 14.
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CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
April 7, 2022
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FROM: MELODY LABELLA, RESOURCE RECOVERY PROGRAM MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL
SERVICES
ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: RECEIVE OVERVIEW AND HOLD ADISCUSSION REGARDING NETZERO
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At the November 18, 2021, Board of Directors (Board) meeting, Board Member Lauritzen raised the issue
of staff investigating net zero, as it relates to climate change impacts. In response to this request, staff
prepared the attached presentation and reviewed it with the Real Estate, Environmental and Planning
Committee at their February 23, 2022 meeting. The Committee's feedback has been incorporated and
staff is now bringing it to the full Board for discussion.
Strategic Plan Tie-In
GOAL ONE: Customer and Community
Strategy 2—Maintain a positive reputation
GOAL TWO: Environmental Stewardship
Strategy 2—Anticipate and prepare for potential regulatory changes, Strategy 4- Reduce reliance on non-renewable
energy
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Presentation
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1 DISCUSSION ON NET ZERO
Melody LaBella, P.E.
-_ Resource Recovery Program Manager
Board Meeting
_ April 7, 2022
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
What is Net Zero?
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Across the Value Chain
• How to Implement
• Challenges and Opportunities
Possible Approaches
Recommended Next Steps
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WHAT IS NET ZERO?
Net zero refers to a state in which the GHG emissions going
into the atmosphere are balanced by removal out of the
atmosphere.
Generally, emissions are bounded by a `scoped' approach:
Scope 1 — direct entity-owned or controlled GHG emissions
occurring at the source;
Scope 2 — GHG emissions associated with the production of
energy consumed by an entity; and
Scope 3 — indirect GHG emissions associated with an entity's
activities from sources not owned or controlled by the entity.
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GHG EMISSIONS ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN
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EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT
•There is strong international agreement across the climate
community that net zero targets should:
• Include actions in all three scopes;
• Reach net zero by 2050;
• Set interim targets; and
• Act immediately.
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
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• Opportunities
• Central San has already taken some actions.
• Moving away from our natural gas cogeneration system
would result in a dramatic reduction in Central San's
Scope 1 emissions.
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POSSIBLE APPROACHES
Incorporate net zero into our Phase II
solids handling evaluation by Brown &
Caldwell (currently in process)
Develop a Climate Action Plan, as cities
have done to comply with Assembly Bill
(AB) 32 requirements
Commit Central San to net zero by 2050
and develop a roadmap accordingly
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RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS
Consultant evaluation
Board workshop
Draft a Board Policy
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QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION
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