“In our every deliberation, we mustconsider the impact of ourdecisions on the next sevengenerations."- From the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy
Environmental programs and goals that helppreserve the health and vitality of ourcommunity, today and in the future.
Salt Lake City Green
Salt Lake City Green Initiatives
•Municipal EMS
•Alternative transportation
•Zero Waste
•e2 Businesses
•High Performance Buildings
•Climate Protection
•Open Space
•Smart Growth
Alternative Transportation
MASS TRANSIT
Alternative Transportation
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
Alternative Transportation
BICYCLING
Transit Oriented Development andHigh Performance Buildings
Future Intermodal Hub
Pollution Prevention and theSalt Lake City Green Fleet
CITY FLEET
Salt Lake City Green Fleet
CITY FLEET
Zero Waste and Recycling
•ResidentialRecycling Program
–Paper of all types
–Boxes
–All plastics 1-7
–Aluminum
–Steel food cans
–Milk and juicecartons
Zero Waste and Energy
ENERGY EFFICIENTLIGHTING
RENEWABLEENERGY
Zero Waste and Energy
Renewable Energy
Zero Waste andWater Conservation
Open Space andWatershed Protection
environmentally and economicallysustainable businesses
e2Businesses
Climate Change
“WASHINGTON, DC, March 28, 2001 (ENS)
- The head of the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, confirmed today thatthe country will not implement the KyotoProtocol. "We have no interest inimplementing that treaty," Whitman toldreporters.
Climate Change
“Global warming is threatening the world’sski resorts… Downhill skiing coulddisappear altogether at some resorts,while at others, a retreating snow line willcut off base villages from their ski runs assoon as 2030.”
- CBS News. Dec. 3, 2004
2004 Salt Lake City GovernmentGreenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
2004 corporate emissions reductions total21,500 tons of eCO2.
(81% of goal to reduce by 26,500 tons of eCO2)
104,500
99,500
Conclusion
Salt Lake City is taking real actionand seeing real results in our effortstocreate a sustainable community.