City and County of Denver | 80 x 50 Climate Action Plan, Annual ghg Inventory report, GHG Strategy Modeling
80 x 50 Climate Action Plan & Annual GHG Inventory
The City and County of Denver’s 80x50 Climate Goal: Stakeholder Report establishes a path to reduce community-wide GHG emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050. Lotus led the development of Denver’s 80x50 Plan by conducting a review of processes and plans already established by the City; conducting a needs assessment; working with a diverse network of over 80 stakeholders and community experts in the fields of energy and transportation to identify the most relevant and impactful strategies for Denver to pursue; modeling the impacts of stakeholder-identified emissions reduction strategies; and drafting a CAP that will support the City in achieving its goals. Additionally, Lotus completed Denver’s community GHG inventories for calendar years 2018-2022.
2023 Annual Report “Building a Carbon Free, Sustainable, and climate-resilient Denver for All”
Lotus developed a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategy model to analyze the impact of the programs implemented by Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR) from 2021 through 2023. The model provided consistency in calculating GHG impact across all of CASR’s programs as well as inform the programs used to achieve Denver’s zero emissions goal by 2040. Lotus utilized industry best practices consistent with accepted national and international standards for GHG emissions accounting to estimate the impacts of CASR’s programs. Deliverables included a detailed model, documentation of methods and assumptions, and graphic design of emissions visualizations for the report. The project was completed on-time and within budget.
Greenhouse Gas Strategy Modeling
Lotus supported Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR) with greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction strategy modeling to analyze the impact of the Climate Protection Fund. Lotus has calculated the GHG emission impact and carbon abatement cost of sixteen programs across the High Performance Buildings and Homes, Mobility and Energy Transition, and Zero Waste and Circular Economy teams at CASR. The results from this project will help ensure consistency in calculating GHG impact across all programs as well as inform decisions about what programs to scale up and what to scale back to achieve Denver’s zero emissions goal by 2040 in a way that improves equity.
