Final Report Summary:

GHG Inventory for Metro Nashville

Overview Background
Mayor Barry is signatory to the Compact of Mayors,
December 2015
ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability, founded
in 1990 as the International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives) and UCLG (United Cities
and Local Governments) developed the Compact of
Mayors as the response from local governments to
the Climate Summit 2014.
An agreement by city networks and their members
to reduce city-level emissions to reduce vulnerability
and to enhance resilience to climate change,
consistent and complimentary to national level
efforts
Compliance with Compact requires reporting through
the Global Protocol for Cities (GPC)
Compact Goals, Objectives, Commitments
Set ambitious, voluntary city climate commitments for greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions reduction and to address climate risk;
Report on progress towards achieving those targets through publicly
available reporting in a recognized platform for reliable assessment;
Create evidence of impacts of city action to support further action and
be held responsible for associated investments;
Demonstrate the commitment of city governments to voluntarily agree
to meet standards similar to those followed by national governments;
Encourage national governments to support additional city action
through recognition and establishing more enabling policy and resources;
Identify and invite Compact Supporters to outline their support to local
governments, and coordinate the offers in an open, transparent manner.
Compact Compliance Requirements
Compact Compliance Requirements
Register City Climate Commitments (targets for GHG emissions reduction and
plans to adapt to climate change)
Report annually on progress towards achieving reduction targets and assessing
climate hazards, using standards established through City Networks
Disclose this information by reporting through a recognized platform = (carbonn
Climate Registry) or ICLEIs ClearPath
Required information:
Inventory year (continuous 12-month period)
Geographic boundary (spatial dimension or physical perimeter)
Land area (in km2)
Population
City GDP (in US$)
Year 1 Emissions Data Requirements (i.e. this project)
Stationary energy use, in-boundary travel
Metro GHG Inventory Team Members
Name Department Name Department
Blake McClain Health Dept Josh Mendelson Mayor's Office
Erin Hafkenschiel Mayor's Office Laurel Creech General Svcs
Freddie Adom General Svcs. Mary Beth Ikard Mayor's Office
Harry Prawiranta MPO Michelle Hamman General Svcs.
Jeff Gowdy Big Wave Peter Westerholm MPO
John Finke Health Dept Tim Bent Big Wave
Team Decisions for Nashvilles GHG Inventory
Inventory Year: 2014
Health Dept. data not yet available for 2015
2014
Geographic Boundary: Metro
Nashville/Davidson County
Data Boundary: Stationary Energy Energy, Travel, Waste
Use, In-boundary Travel, Waste (if
schedule allowed)
Gases Included: CO2, N2O, CH4 from
waste and NG pipeline leakage CO2, N2O, CH4
HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3 not included
(data NA by due date)
ICLEI ClearPath Software
GPC: Agreed
standard for
community level
GHG reporting
Sources / Sectors

ICLEI ClearPath:
Database for
Members data
management
Community Inventory Data Sources
Health Department: stationary energy
NES
Piedmont Natural Gas
Nashville MPO: transportation
Metro Nashville Airport Authority: Emissions from BNA, Tune airports
Metro Public Works: annual solid waste, landfill
Additional Sources:
Insights from other city inventories: Knoxville, Portland, Seattle, Salt
Lake City, Louisville, and Atlanta; previous Nashville GHG inventories
Community Inventory: Total Emissions by Year
Community Inventory: Total Emissions by Year in Metric Tons

14,390,707

14400000
14200000
14000000 13,461,292
13800000 13,244,988
13600000
13400000
13200000
13000000
12800000
12600000
CO2e total
2005 2011 2014
Community Inventory Self Comparison
16000000
2005 2011 2014
14000000

12000000

10000000

8000000

6000000

4000000

2000000

0
Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation Solid Waste Fugitive
Emissions
Community Inventory Peer Analysis
CO2e per capita in metric tons
30.0

25.0

20.0

15.0

10.0

5.0

0.0
Community Inventory Peer Analysis by Sector
Seattle 2014 Nashville 2014 Atlanta 2014
2%
1% Residential 4%
14% 8%
Commercial 20%
22%
18% 30%
Industrial
66%
37% Transportation 41%
5%
27% Solid Waste

5% Fugitive Emissions
Knoxville 2012 Portland 2013
1% Austin 2013 1%
5%
19% 6% 20%
22% 37%
44%

27% 24%
36%
21%
9% 18%
10%
Community-Scale Inventory Observations
Solid Waste emissions makes up 8% of total emissions for Nashville
this is high compared to other cities.
Nashvilles CO2e per person, at 20.1, is in line with the national average
(about 19.15 tons CO2e per person for the US).
The carbonintensity of cities electrical energy source plays a large
role. The Pacific Northwest region has a CO2 emission rate of 665.75
lb/MWh, while the Tennessee Valleys emission rate is 1337.15 lb/MWh.
Density of the city is another factor to consider. Seattles land area is 84
sq. miles, Portland 133 sq. miles, and Nashville 504 sq. miles. This has
impacts on the size of housing units, transportation needs, etc.
Airport emissions (MNAA and John C. Tune) make up 9% of total
Transportation emissions reported for 2014. This was not included in
previous inventories.
Nashville transportation emissions are growing as a portion of the total
IV. Municipal Inventory: Emissions Source Data
BUILDINGS & FACILITIES
STREET LIGHTS & TRAFFIC SIGNALS
VEHICLE FLEET
TRANSIT FLEET
EMPLOYEE COMMUTE
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
SOLID WASTE FACILITIES
WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
PROCESS & FUGITIVE EMISSIONS
Municipal Inventory: Total Emissions by Sector
Municipal C02e Emissions 2005 2011 2014

Buildings & Facilities 282,436 253,846 410,199

Street Lights & Traffic Signals 3,306 80,332 36,131

Vehicle Fleet 75,805 51,382 41,088

Transit Fleet 34,096

Employee Commute 99,227 54,663 20,782

Solid Waste Facilities 100,507 90,859 74,991

Water & Wastewater Treatment Facilities 139,403 143,072 142,685

Process & Fugitive Emissions 48 1,422 17

Total Tons Municipal CO2e Emissions 700,732 675,576 759,989

Municipal Inventory: Total Emissions By Year
Metro Nashville Municipal GHG Inventories

759,989
CO2 EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS (METRIC TONS)

800,000
700,732 675,576
750,000

700,000

650,000

600,000

550,000

500,000
2005 2011 2014
Municipal Inventory: Self Comparison by Sector
1,000,000
900,000
800,000 2005 2011 2014
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
-
Buildings & Street Lights Vehicle Fleet Transit Fleet Employee Solid Waste Water & Process &
Facilities & Traffic Commute Facilities Wastewater Fugitive
Signals Treatment Emissions
Facilities
 Municipal Inventory: Peer Analysis
Municipal CO2e per capita
1.80
1.60
1.40
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00
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Laurel Creech, Department of General Services

Assistant Director, Sustainability Division
615-862-5037 / 615-707-0236 cell
Laurel.creech@nashville.gov