Ventura Climate Action and Resilience Plan
Ventura, CA
Description
Raimi + Associates teamed with Rincon Consultants to prepare the Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) for the City of Ventura. The Plan presents recommended strategies and actions for the City to achieve the State's SB 32 greenhouse gas reduction target of a 40% reduction from 1990 levels and is on the pathway towards carbon neutrality by 2045.
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R+A led the community engagement, utilizing emerging trends in virtual engagement including interactive zoom workshops and online surveys. R+A also led the quantitative analysis including reviewing the existing greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory data, developing GHG forecasts, and utilizing its GHG reduction tool to estimate the impact of potential mitigation measures on greenhouse gas emissions to support the development and prioritization of strategies for the city.
Client: City of Ventura
Timeframe: 2021–2025
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Highlights
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Quantitative technical analysis of the impacts of potential GHG reduction strategies across the sectors of clean energy, buildings, transportation, water resources, and solid waste
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Created a social vulnerability index to identify communities in Ventura that will be disproportionally impacted by climate hazards
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Conducted online and in-person engagement, including a surveys, open houses, and focus groups