Fort Lauderdale Net Zero Plan 2025

36  ROADMAP TO NET ZERO

Quantifying Interim Emissions Reductions As noted previously, to quantify GHG emissions impacts for the Plan, the City’s 2019 GHG Inventory was used as the baseline. Future emission projections were modeled from that 2019 baseline under (1) a BAU scenario, which assumes constant energy usage per capita but accounts for increased demand from growth in the Citywide population, workforce, vehicle usage, and projected airport activity; and (2) an LA scenario that incorporates existing pledges and commitments for grid decarbonization and increased operational efficiency measures formally made for the state and federal governments and other regional organizations. To determine future remaining GHG emissions, the expected reductions from the LA scenario and the implementation of the strategies and actions included in this Plan are subtracted from the BAU scenario. Each action within the plan is categorized under the strategy it supports, and each strategy is mapped to a specific sector of the emissions inventory. Although GHG emissions are analyzed for the community and the municipality, it is important to note that reductions in GHG emissions from municipal operations will also reduce community GHG emissions because municipal emissions are included in the community GHG inventory. Additionally, strategies for water and wastewater treatment and other municipal sources are listed only under the municipal category but will impact both municipal and community GHG emissions. Emissions reductions were quantified by modeling the impact of reducing underlying activity levels (e.g., energy consumption, waste generation), lowering blended GHG emissions rates associated with those activities (e.g., electrification, fuel switching), or adjusting both simultaneously. This combined approach provided the flexibility needed to quantify the emissions reduction potential across diverse strategies, effectively linking reductions in activity levels or emissions intensity to measurable decreases in energy use, waste, VMT, and emissions factors over time.

FORT LAUDERDALE NET ZERO PLAN