|
Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Climate Adaptation Actions to Aa��
<br /> *�r1
<br /> Integrated ' of Hawal'i
<br /> Build Local Resilience to Climate Change �
<br /> Climate Action Co-Benefits
<br /> Climate co-benefits describe the potential for actions to achieve multiple outcomes. In order to realize a
<br /> co-benefit, each action must be planned, designed, and implemented with a conscious consideration of
<br /> co-benefits.
<br /> Co-Benefit Action Number.
<br /> • Increased heat waves and average temperature will increase energy demand. 1A2, 1A3, 1A4,
<br /> Reducing dependence on fossil fuels for electricity will minimize the cost of A5, 1A6, 1A7
<br /> -� increased demand on the County, residents, and businesses.
<br /> Climate Risk • Reducing emissions via restoring native ecosystems can increase wetland 1134.1, 1 D1.4,
<br /> Reduction barriers against sea level rise and decrease urban heat zones through cooling. 1D1.5, 1D2
<br /> • Incentivizing new and implementing existing energy efficiency measures for LMI 1A5.2, 1A5.3,
<br /> communities will decrease the percentage of income spent on electricity. 1A5.5, 1A6, 1A7
<br /> • Increasing building energy efficiency increases access to temperature-regulated 1A5.2, 1A5.3,
<br /> buildings for vulnerable members of the population, including kupuna, keiki, and 1A5.5, 1A6
<br /> people with chronic health conditions.
<br /> • Increasing transit-oriented development and public transit accessibility decreases
<br /> cost of transportation and commute time, allowing people to spend more time 1131, 1134
<br /> with their families.
<br /> Socio-Cultural . Reducing waste decreases toxic runoff and water table pollution, increasing 1 C2, IC3, IC4,
<br /> Equity healthy watersheds that support families harvesting their own food. IC5
<br /> • Restoring and conserving native ecosystems preserves plants that are Native 1 D2.1, 1 D2.2,
<br /> Hawaiian cultural staples. 1 D2.3, 1 D2.4
<br /> • Increasing equitable resilience to climate hazards will benefit historically
<br /> marginalized and frontline communities and communities that have been made All actions
<br /> vulnerable to climate change impacts.
<br /> • Vegetation management focused on removal of non-native and invasive trees 1D2.1, 1D2.2,
<br /> and vegetation and restoration of native trees and vegetation will reduce risks 1 D2.3, 1 D2.4,
<br /> from both wildfire and flooding and improve management of debris flows and 1 D2.5
<br /> sediment runoff during severe rainfall events.
<br /> Conservation of forest canopy and reforestation mauka decreases stream 1 D2.1, 1 D2.2,
<br /> diversion and increases water tables. 1 D2.3, 1 D2.4
<br /> Environmental • Incentivizing waste reduction decreases leakage of toxic chemicals from 1C1, 1C2, IC3,
<br /> Protection landfilled and non-landfilled waste. IC4, IC5
<br /> • Incentivizing waste repurposing can build soil. 1 C4, 1 C5.4
<br /> • Restoring and conserving native ecosystems reduces the vulnerability of native 1 D2.1, 1 D2.2,
<br /> plants to invasive species. 1 D2.3, 1 D2.4
<br /> • Increasing re-use of waste creates local jobs that support local businesses. 1 C3, 1 C5.2
<br /> • Reducing landfilled waste also reduces environmental externalities that are
<br /> Economic penalized by the EPA, require resources to address, and decrease the viability of IC
<br /> Resilience land for agriculture.
<br /> • Incorporates policies and actions in Multi-Modal Transportation Plan and 113, IC
<br /> 0 Integration Solid Waste Management Plan.
<br /> Plan Integration • Consistent with Hawaii General Plan 1A, 113, ID
<br /> Climate Cascade 1:Greenhouse Gas Emissions 41
<br />
|