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Ana Ostrovsky, Cameron Evans, Hayden Nuyens, Julian
Olson, Myla Gupta and Sawyer Taylor
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Who are we?
• Marin School of Environmental Leadership
• Passionate
• Involved in Matter
What's Matter?
• National organization of
teenagers fighting climate
change!
• Work with government on local
change with global change in
mind
1. Organize a group
2. Assess the city
3. Make a plan!
Climate Report Card
Purpose:
Are we doing our part in
protecting our future and
ending the climate crisis?
• Sections:
o Zero Emissions Plan
o Renewable Energy
o Waste
o Carbon Removal
o Youth Involvement
RATIONALE FOR GRADES
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ZERO EMISSIONS FLAN 50weighting
San Rafael has done IL Climate ftDn plan and rys aiming For an
80 reduction Ln eml$Sirens by 2050_
RENEWABLE ENERG11111161hille4Jo Weighting
San Rafael knows the percent of its a]earicity that comes from
renewable sonr-ces, which is great as many ciities do n*[_ San
Rafael received S2% of its energy from renewable snurtes in
21314. This is above the nationaL average_ San Rafael's
renewable energy percentage changed by 13 percentage point(s)
from 2013 to 2014_ This did not change the grade.
WASTE 20% Weighting
Waste treated per pers.*n in San Rafael is slaying the same or
increasing which resuLts In a worse grade_ The portion of San
RafaeI's waste tha[ is being recycled n composted is decreasing
which results in a worse grade_
CARBON REMOVAL 10% Weighting
San Rafael has a program that will can tribute to removing
carbon from the at in asphere- The reF*re the grade starts at a C_
YOUTH INVOLVEMEMT f Possible �1/2 graft.
San Rafael has youth formally involved in the pro-ress of ,
creating and executing climate related policies and actions_
The City of San
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ZERO EMISSIONS PLAN C
Rapidly redu€i ng greenhnnse gas emissions Is the mast
important thing we can do to address the cLimate crisis.
RENEWABLE ENERGY A
Electricity generation caused 32% of US greenhouse gas
emissions In 2012 (source: EPA), the Largest of any source_
WASTE C
Reducing the amount of waste we generate and recycling more
of it reduces the amount of greenhouse gases from Landfills_
Waste reductlon is aLso an indirect indicator that we're
reducing the amount of c*mpLetely new stuff we're buying.
Production of new stuff can generate a lot of greenhouse gases.
CARBON REMOVAL B
Remoui ng gree nh ause gases from the a tmosph a re wi L] re duce
the impacts of climate change.
YOUTH INYOLVEMEMT Plus 1/2 grade
The youngest generation wiIL be most impacted by the climate
crisis and should be involved when poLicies are being put Ln
place. A city gets a half grade increase if they have youth
involved in advising on or deueLoping climate related policies
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Climate Inheritance Resolution
We ask a commitment to prioritizing:
Setting 2040 as a goal to reach net zero emissions
Improving waste recovery
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Better use of our protected free space for carbon
sequestration
Quest
Thank you
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