Transcript Growing the Green Economy - Brownfields Conference 2015

GREEN JOB STRATEGIES FOR OLDER
INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES
Chris Slattery, Senior Director
The Delta Institute
April 5, 2011
About the Delta Institute &
Delta Redevelopment Institute
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Chicago-based nonprofit organizations – est. 1998
Delta’s mission – facilitate transformation to the
green economy in Great Lakes region
Delta Redevelopment Institute – promote
sustainable reuse of brownfields
Sustainable Reuse of Brownfields
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Research, Training & Technical Assistance program
funded by EPA brownfields grant
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Greener Cleanups Research
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Green Reuse Strategies
Green Economic Development
Strategies & Demonstration Projects
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Two year program with pilot communities within 200
miles of Chicago
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Year 1 – Green Economic Development Strategies
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Year 2 – Demonstration Project
Green Economic Development
Strategies
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Larger cities – Chicago, Indianapolis, Madison,
Lansing, Quad Cities
Medium-sized cities or counties – Chicago’s South
Suburbs, Elkhart County (IN), Muskegon (MI)
Small cities or rural counties – Sterling (IL), Racine
County (WI), Benton Harbor (MI)
What does the green economy look like?
Great Lakes Green Job Estimates
State
Clean Economy
Jobs (2007)
Rank
Illinois
28,395
7
Michigan
22,674
10
Indiana
17,298
13
Wisconsin
15,089
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Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Business and Investments Across America (June 2009).
Green Economy Focus
Category
Clean Energy
Sources
Segment
Clean Energy Generation
Sub-segments
Distributed & renewable energy
Energy Storage
Fuel cells
Energy Infrastructure
Transmission
Equipment, controls, software, services
Advanced batteries
Demand Mgt.
Hybrid systems
Smart grids
Power monitoring
Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency
Energy mgt.
Building
Efficiency
Appliances
Controls &
meters
Research
Green Production
Practices
Transportation and Logistics
Alt. Fuels
Alt. Vehicles
Fuel
Efficiency
Logistics
Transit
systems
Manufacturing and Industrial
Materials and Nano-Technology
Green Construction
Support Services
Packaging
Smart production
Industrial ecology
Nano, bio, chemical and other new, more efficient materials
Design & construction
Organic farming
Agriculture
Pollution Mitigation
and Conservation
Life cycle design
Building materials
Sustainable
Forestry
Site
management
Sustainable
Aquaculture
Green Real Estate
Dev.
Sust. Food
Processing
Local food
syst.
Water and Wastewater
Filtration
Conservation
Wastewater
Pumping/Metering
Air and Environment
Purification
Emissions control
Land
conservation
Eco-system
regneration
Materials Recovery & Recycling
Recycling
Waste Mgt. & Treatment
Recycling machinery
Advocacy and Policy
National climate & env.
member organizations
Community-based
environmental org.
Policy think tanks
Green Business Consulting
Env. Law services
Sustainable business
consulting
Product branding and
marketing
Green Finance
Research & Development
Education
Emissions trading & offsets
Federal R&D Institutes
Green investment funds
IP commercialization
Sustainable business certificates & degrees
Private R&D labs
Green career pathways & certificates
Source: Innovation Network for Communities
Economic Assets
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Location Advantages
Natural Resources
Existing Business Base
Workforce
R&D/University Resources
Business Support Resources
Policies & Incentives
Available Property
Elkhart County:
Symbol of Recession and Recovery
What are the Key Existing Industries?
Target Sector: Transportation
(electric cars & trucks, greener RVs)
Local Competitive Advantages
Rating
Government Policies & Incentives
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Existing Business Base
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Workforce
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R & D/University Resources
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Target Sector 2: Alternative Energy
(renewable energy equipment components, commercial-scale solar,
hydro and biomass systems)
Target Sector 2: Alternative Energy
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Elkhart County #12 in Indiana counties for potential
renewable energy component manufacturing
Existing Business Base:
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Roughly 300 fabricated metal, machinery and plastics firms
Roughly 80 firms have potential to make wind, solar or
biomass or geothermal equipment components
Results from Year 1 Strategic Planning
Year 2 Demonstration Phase –
Elkhart County Poplar Project
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20 million wood panels imported annually
Goal: Establish local source of hybrid poplar wood
grown on network of former industrial sites
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Reuse 5-acre vacant site for tree farm and nursery
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Plant 20 additional acres in 2012 & 2013
Green Opportunity:
Public Brownfield Sites
6,500 poplar trees planted in May
2011 can be harvested in 6-10 yrs.
Keys to Success
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Outreach to individual manufacturing businesses
Seed $ from EPA (& National Urban Community
Forestry council)
Help from partners and forestry expert
Green Opportunity – C & D Waste
4,500 homes and duplexes
were demolished in Chicago
in 2006 -- the equivalent
mass of the John Hancock
Building.
Source: Dave Hampton
Housing Foreclosures
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Foreclosure percentages in various states in September 2010
C & D debris is the #1 source of landfilled
waste in Cook County, Illinois
Salvaging more of these materials can
create green jobs in deconstruction
10/6/2010
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And in warehousing and resale centers
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Keys to Success
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Supportive government policies
C
& D Waste Recycling ordinance
 Green building policies
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Seed grants from EPA and private foundations
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Support from industry experts
 The
Building Material Reuse Association
 The ReUse People
For more information:
www.delta-institute.org/greeneconomy