The second phase of the Climate Action Plan is our
Draft Community Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Action Plan. This draft plan, completed in November of 2021, evaluated the most significant sources of emissions and developed actions to address those emissions. It serves as a roadmap for ways Lane County and our communities within it can reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels.
This plan generally follows high-impact practices (HIPs) that have been globally recognized to provide the biggest reduction in GHG emissions. Other sources of input include a community engagement campaign, recommendations from our Climate Advisory Committee, and meetings with stakeholder groups and county-wide local governments.
The strategies are organized into three categories, those related to transportation, those related to energy consumption, and those related to food, goods, and services. The 11 Cool Solutions strategies can mitigate nearly 75% of the county's emissions by 2040 with existing technology levels, with the remaining 25% requiring new technological advancements. If fully implemented along the goal timelines, by 2040 these strategies have the potential to mitigate:
| Strategy (Strategy Identifier Code) |
Total emissions reduction potential, cumulative through 2040 (MMT - million metric tons |
| Electric Vehicles (EV) |
15.4 MMT |
| Renewable R99 Diesel (RD) |
12.5 MMT |
| Electric Grid Decarbonization (GD) |
3.6 MMT |
| Residential Appliance Electrification (AC) |
1.8 MMT |
| Mass Transit (MT) |
1.3 MMT |
| Edible Food Waste Reduction (FW) |
1.3 MMT |
| Refrigerant Management (RM) |
0.8 MMT |
| Active Commute and Telecommute (TT) |
0.8 MMT |
| Anaerobic Digestion (AD) |
0.4 MMT |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE) |
0.4 MMT |
| Natural Gas Infrastructure (NG) |
0.4 MMT |