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Appendix E. Inventory and Modelling Methodology This appendix contains details on the community energy & emissions inventory and projections for the City of Penticton.

Inventory Penticton’s inventories were created using data for buildings, transportation and waste obtained from the Province of BC. Full inventory years for buildings and waste are: 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Full inventory years for transportation are 2007 and 2010. Emissions factors for inventory years are shown in the following table, and are sourced from the Province of BC. Table 2 – Emissions factors used for inventory years

GHG/GJ, by Year Passenger Vehicles Commercial Vehicles Electricity Natural Gas Wood Heating oil Propane

2007

2010

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

0.068 0.070 0.002 0.050 0.019 0.068 0.061

0.065 0.067 0.002 0.050 0.019 0.068 0.061

0.069 0.070 0.001 0.050 0.019 0.068 0.061

0.070 0.071 0.001 0.050 0.019 0.068 0.061

0.068 0.070 0.001 0.050 0.019 0.068 0.061

As can be seen, some of the emission factors have changed over time. The emission factors for gasoline have decreased as a result of the Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Regulation. The emissions factor for electricity has decreased as a result of ongoing efforts to decarbonise the electricity grid. However, please read the textbox below regarding future changes in emissions factors for electricity. Transportation data was sourced from a previous release of the Province of BC’s Community Energy & Emissions Inventory (CEEI) data,4 and building energy and landfill waste data was sourced from the latest CEEI data and the Province’s release of Provincial Inventory data at the community level.5

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Figure 43 – Climate Actions of Importance to Penticton Youth

Figure 42 – Important Features for Public Charging Stations

Figure 38 – Motivators and Challenges for Electric Vehicle Owners

Figure 35 – Popularity and Trustworthiness of Home Renovation Information

Figure 33 – Funding Mechanisms for Home Retrofits

Figure 32 – Specifics for Completed Retrofits

Figure 34 – Drivers and Barriers to Home Energy Retrofits

Figure 31 – Personal Responsibility on Climate Change

Figure 28 – Survey Results on Climate Change Sentiments

Figure 24 – Deep Dive on Strategies for Buildings

Figure 21 – Prioritization of Buildings Strategies

Figure 18 – The Current State of Buildings

Appendix E. Inventory and Modelling Methodology

Figure 14 – Climate Action at All Orders of Government

Table 2 – Emissions factors used for inventory years

Appendix C. Recommended Key Performance Indicators

Appendix D. Climate Action at All Levels

Appendix B. Other Opportunities

Figure 12 – GHG Savings By Action, tonnes/yr

Close the Loop on Waste

How We Manage ‘Waste’

Decarbonize Existing Buildings

Step Up New Buildings

Electrify Passenger Transportation

Decarbonize Commercial Transportation

The Way We Move

Figure 11 – Sample Stakeholder Engagement Board

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Inventories: What is measured in this plan?

Figure 5 – Consumption (GJ), Emissions (tonnes CO₂e) and Energy Expenditure ($) in 2018

Targets for Reducing Our Emissions

Figure 4 – Okanagan Wildfires Summer 2021, Source: Interior Health

Figure 10 – Backcasting Approach. Source: The Natural Step

Figure 7 – CCAP Process

Figure 2 – Local Government Climate Action