HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCWG FrameworkClimate Change Work Group – introductory session
Alma Aguilar – political science teacher & Earth First Club leader at her school
Lynda Gilgan - sierra club member, environmental health coalition, pre school teacher,
Richard Chavez – Transportation engineer from SANDAG, trans-net implementations
involved environmental mitigation programs. Also a Chula Vista resident.
Brian Holland – in place of susan freedman – new to SANDAG
• Energy planning programs
• Regional climate action plan
• Green building design guidelines
Chris Sonowski – eastern business center – electrical device manufacturing
• Background in finance and runs international distribution for So-Cal
Laura … - South bay power plant & environmental justice
Dr Reyes – architect worked on Chula Vista mall and Eastlake marketplace and educated
in community planning
Alan Ridly – Cuyamaca College professor wants an energy conservation center and won
recycler of the year
Andrew McAllister – Solar water heating business- biggest co2 in residential sector
Jessica Nobel – South Bay YMCA – interested in environmental education
• CCWG Framework – Add education to group composition
• History – Green House gases trap heat in earths atmosphere
• CO2 – 80% GHG emission from combustion of fossil fuels
• Kyoto Protocol – 20% below 1990s GHG levels by 2010
• Provide leadership for smaller municipalities
• Immediate activities that we can do to save energy
• Negative impacts
1. Hot Temps
2. Emissions and Air Pollution
3. Sea Level Rise/Pollution
4. Impact of life
• Community consumption up 35% since 1990s
• Municipalities consumption down 18% since 1990s
• Residents up 80,000 since 90s
• Houses up 20,000 since 90s
• Detail for environmental impacts
• Transit miles do not include Freeways
• Consider behavior and technology
• Gas consumption major culprit