The IGND Scorecard has been updated with the 2024 mid-year assessment. We are very pleased to congratulate the City on the unanimous approval by Common Council of the Justice 50 program!
Justice 50 establishes a framework for City government to direct 50% of IGND financial investment to Climate Justice Communities or those communities that have been historically marginalized. The program will require 40% of participants in future City workforce development programs to fall under the definition of climate justice individuals.
Justice 50 will also fund the Participatory Budget program (another element of the Scorecard). The City will direct 10% of its capital budget to the participatory program enabling residents to have a say in how these public dollars are spent.
Our evaluation process this cycle corresponded with City updates to IGND programs. We have adapted the scorecard to reflect these changes. The reasons for the City’s changes vary. Some elements are proving harder than anticipated and will take longer, but are still considered by the City to be accomplishable within the overall IGND timelines. Other elements are being removed, replaced or combined due to new information.
The Scorecard team gave suggestions and input on these changes. The revised plan was reviewed with City’s Climate Justice and Sustainability Commission. The final changes have been considered in this assessment.
The following information was discussed at the City of Ithaca’s Sustainability and Climate Justice Commission meeting on September 9th, 2024.
Determine a methodology to ensure adherence to Justice50 guidelines
Original deadline: By August 2022 / New deadline: December 2024
Conceptualize PB model and Council program approval
Original deadline: By November 2023 / New deadline: May 2026
GJC Taskforce will secure regional funding and create pipeline to meet the need for 400 positions
Original deadline: By September 2022 / New deadline: September 2026
Delivery plan for utility-scale solar energy storage as non-wires alternative
Updates: Title changed to Energy Storage, activity updated to Complete Pilot Program
Original deadline: By May 2023 / New deadline: December 2025
Publish plan to deliver 10MW of solar energy by 2023, implement plan by 2025
Updates: Consolidated to Renewable Energy
Original deadline: January 2023 / New deadline: January 2025
Energy code for new and existing buildings
Updates: Renamed Building Performance Standards
Electrify thermal loads
Updates: Renamed Energy Efficiency Retrofitting & Electrification
Conduct a pilot for affordable housing electrification at the Henry St. John building
Updates: Program will be building agnostic
Original deadline: By October 2022 / New deadline: June 2026
EV charging installations in progress in all six main neighborhoods
Original deadline: By October 2022 / New deadline: May 2025
Deliver a proposal of LMI pre-owned EV purchase program
Updates: Rename Low-Income Transportation Access
Original deadline: January 2023 / New deadline: July 2025
Waste to biochar pilot
Updates: Program canceled
