Appendix C. Staying Accountable Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Outlines the primary and secondary indicators that the Town will use to measure the success of the Climate Action Strategy over time.
Appendix C. Staying Accountable
Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the strategy is critical for its success. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) enable communities to measure the outcomes of a plan’s implementation. When KPIs are monitored regularly, communities can determine how to best allocate resources to support implementation, and what success different actions are having.
Two types of indicators are recommended. Primary indicators measure community energy consumption and GHG emissions, while secondary indicators can quantify the indirect success of various actions. The following table provides a description of these indicators, the measures of success, data sources for each indicator, and frequency of reporting. Biannual progress reporting should be planned by the Town of View Royal.
| Category | Indicators | Measures of Success | Data Sources | Frequency |
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| Primary | 1. Community GHG emissions | 45% reduction in emissions from 2007 levels by 2030 100% reduction in emissions from 2007 levels by 2050 |
Capital Regional District plans on updating the community GHG emissions inventories for its member communities every two years. If this does not occur, then it will be possible to create a partial inventory by sourcing buildings & solid waste emissions data from “Provincial Inventory Report” data split at the community level (from the Province). Energy data can be converted into emissions using latest factors from the Province |
Biannually for CRD data Biannually for Provincial data |
| 2. Per capita energy usage | Average household and commercial energy use declines over time to 2050 Fuel sales (gas & diesel) decrease over time to 2050 |
As above, but prior to converting it into emissions data | Biannually for CRD Biannually for Provincial data |
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| Transportation | 3. # of public EV charging stations | Increase in number of EV stations, L2’s and L3’s | Websites e.g. https://www.plugshare.com/ | Biannually |
| 4. # and % of EV vehicle insurance policies registered in the community | Increase in # and % | ICBC data | Biannually | |
| 5. Infrastructure to promote active transportation | Progress towards outcomes of the following plans:
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City data from infrastructure projects. | Biannually | |
| 6. Commuting / personal travel mode split | Increase in travel around View Royal / the region by ride share, public transit, walking or cycling | BC Transit ridership data CRD Origin Destination Household Travel Survey Canada Census data |
Every five years for Census data | |
| Existing buildings | 7. # of energy efficiency incentives distributed for fuel switching and building efficiency upgrades | Average increase in incentive use | Summary data from CleanBC Better Homes | Biannually |
| New buildings | 8. # of buildings at each level of the BC Energy Step Code | Increase in number or percentage of new buildings constructed to various levels of the Step Code | Permit applications (Notes: set up tracking/data collection system in advance of passing Step Code) | Biannually |
| Waste | 9. Amount of organics diverted from landfill | Increase in organics at composting facility | Capital Regional District (if this data is available specifically for the community of View Royal) | Biannually |
| 10. Tonnes of waste per capita to landfill | Decrease in waste per capita sent to landfill | Capital Regional District (if this data is available specifically for the community of View Royal) | Biannually | |
| Other | 11. Urban tree canopy cover | Increase in canopy | GIS estimates of tree canopy cover (Note: Will require remote sensing data acquisition and software licensing) | Biannually |
| 12. Per capita water consumption | Decline in water use | Usage data on water utility bills / metering system – Capital Regional District | Biannually |