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c. Position the county for completion of a Dane County Air Quality Strategic Plan for possible use by the entire county (governments, non -profits, for - profits, residents, etc.) that does the following: i. uses a back -casting approach, toward achieving -net -zero emissions by 2050 (or net -negative if possible and appropriate), taking into account population growth, as forecast by the Wisconsin Department of Administration (2035) and the federally -designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) (2050); ii. sets 2025 targets for each air pollutant that are benchmarked either to 1990 emissions or to 50% of the 2050 goal, whichever is less; iii. sets annual targets for 2015-2049, while also identifying possible auto - corrective action options for local consideration to be completed the following year, should these annual targets be missed; iv. includes equity and other socio -cultural and health metrics, equal to or better than those identified in the 2013 Capital Region Sustainable Communities (CRSC) Greenhouse Gases & Air Quality Work Group (GHGAQ WG) Recommendations; v. uses the most cost-effective air pollution reduction approaches, taking into account recent research that supports combined action on air pollutants that disrupt the climate or reduce air quality (criterion pollutants and airborne toxics); vi. enacts transition as soon as possible to renewable energy sources proven to be both climate -friendly and having a positive Energy Return on Energy Investment (e.g. solar (photovoltaic and thermal) and wind); vii. enacts transition as soon as possible away from fossil fuels, nuclear energy, large hydropower, polluting small hydropower, and bio -fuel feedstock that is not competitive with food sources; and viii. provides all the information and expert counsel needed for a Dane County Air Quality Strategic Plan discussion with local governments. NOTE: For the sake of clarification, the Dane County Air Quality Strategic Plan is not an intended product of this agreement. However, the inventories and associated products of this agreement should be prepared to inform and enable Dane County to easily transition into the next phase of this project, which will be the strategic plan, based on Items Il.c.i-viii above. Ill. Specific Inventory Requirements. For each of the three inventories noted above, PROVIDER will abide by the following specific requirements, outlined below by inventory. Dane County -University, of Minnesota Air Pollution Inventory POS Agreement FINAL.doc Page 8 of 13 Last edited Friday, August 1, 2014