3
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 4
Background ..................................................................................................................................... 7
1. ICLEI and the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign ......................................................... 7
2. Science of Global Warming .................................................................................................... 7
3.
Projected Impacts of Global Warming on New Orleans and South Louisiana ....................... 9
Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 12
1. Mitigation and Adaptation .................................................................................................... 12
2.
ICLEI’s Five Milestone Process
........................................................................................... 14
3.
Inventory Process .................................................................................................................. 15
4. Quantifying Data ................................................................................................................... 15
5. Sources of Data ..................................................................................................................... 16
Findings......................................................................................................................................... 17
1. GHG Emissions from the Community-Wide Inventory ....................................................... 17
Emissions by Type & Scope from Community
.................................................................. 19
2. GHG Emissions from the Municipal (Government) Inventory ............................................ 21
Emissions by Type & Scope from Government
................................................................. 23
3. GHG Emissions from Solid Waste Inventory ....................................................................... 24
4. Comparison of 1998 to 2007 GHG Emissions ..................................................................... 25
5. Forecast for Business as Usual Scenario .............................................................................. 27
New Orleans’ Climate Action Plan ............................................................................................... 29
1. GreeNOLA ............................................................................................................................ 29
2. New Orleans Master Plan ..................................................................................................... 30
3. Mayor’s Executive Order to Establish Green Council ......................................................... 31
4. Green Building Ordinance .................................................................................................... 31
5. Green Job Training ............................................................................................................... 31
6. Sewerage & Water Board Wetlands Assimilation Project
............................................... 32
7. Louisiana’s Renewable Energy Tax Credit .......................................................................... 32
8. Solar America City ............................................................................................................... 33
Community-Wide Emissions Reduction Activities ...................................................................... 35
1. The Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development (CSED) .... 35
2. Global Green’s Holy Cross Project....................................................................................... 36
3. The Make It Right Foundation .............................................................................................. 37
4. Green Light New Orleans ..................................................................................................... 38
5. Enterprise Community Partners ............................................................................................ 40
6. New Orleans Public Schools ................................................................................................. 41
7. Entergy Residential Solutions Program and Energy Smart .................................................. 42
8. US Green Building Council, Louisiana Chapter
................................................................. 43
9. The Alliance for Affordable Energy ..................................................................................... 44
Recommendations
....................................................................................................................... 45
Works Cited .................................................................................................................................. 48
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