| Partnership
for Regional Livability |
Regional Dialogue on Clean Air and
Dialogue
Delta Institute Chicago, Illinois
Overview
- Launched in 1998 to create clean air attainment strategies that work for
Chicago
- Strategies are intended to support -- rather then conflict with --
economic development and redevelopment initiatives in the region
Broad-based Dialogue
- Partnership with:
- Illinois EPA
- U.S. EPA
- City of Chicago
- Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (270 municipalities)
Participants
- Government
- Environmental interests
- Industry and utilities
- Universities
- Foundations
- Transportation
- Regional/civic organizations
Issues
- Development policy
- Energy conservation and efficiency
- Better use of clean Air technologies
- Opportunities to aggregate reductions from non-regulated sources
- Use of incentives and credits
Emerging Ideas
- Development
- Clean air communities
- LEED-like system for developers
- Clean air demonstration corridors
- Energy
- Combined heat and power
- Increase investment in energy efficiency and conservation
Emerging Ideas
- Clean air technology
- Fuel cells
- Pollution prevention
- Aggregation
- Equipment replacement programs
- Model facilities programs
- consumer choices
Emerging Ideas
- Incentives and credits
- Market-based emission trading programs
- Incentives for sources that can be aggregated
- Education and outreach
Approach
- Doable strategies
- Regulatory and non-regulatory
- Integration of issues
- Development, land use, energy, transportation, pollution prevention,
consumer behaviors, incentives
- Leverage involvement of government, industry/business, NGO
Process
- Planning (1998)
- Kickoff workshop (March 1999)
- Workgroup meetings (April - September 1999)
- Strategy review workshop (Fall 1999)
- Implementation
Points of Impact
- Public and private sector actions
- State implementation planning
- U.S. EPA's implementation policies
- Other federal, state, local policies
Link With Partnership for Regional Livability
- Creative opportunity to review and expand upon Regional Dialogue
recommendations
- Experiment with integrated delivery mechanisms to make things happen
- Find ways to apply good ideas from Regional Dialogue to other regions
Possible Next Steps
- Make sure that Partnership for Regional Livability and Regional Dialogue
are appropriately coordinated from the start
- Relationships
- Management/coordination
- Process
- Politics
- Resources
Possible Next Steps
- Convene federal partners to review initial Regional Dialogue strategies
- Design implementation process that links Regional Dialogue and Partnership
for Regional Livability
- Present this at fall meeting of Regional Dialogue