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Update on the San Leandro Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2015 and the San Leandro Climate Hazards Assessment
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This report is for informational purposes only. No formal action is required.
BACKGROUND
Climate action planning in the Bay Area began in the late 2000s and resulted in a first round of carbon emission reduction plans that focused on energy efficiency and carbon reduction in the areas within the control of local governments, including: solid waste diversion, municipal operations, and building energy usage.
In 2006, StopWaste convened the Alameda County Climate Protection Project - a county-wide effort which included the cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Hayward, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City and the County of Alameda - to join the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) Local Governments for Sustainability 5-Milestone process to:
1. Conduct an inventory of city-wide greenhouse gas emissions
2. Set a carbon emissions reduction target
3. Establish a Climate Action Plan
4. Implement a Climate Action Plan
5. Monitor and evaluate progress
In 2007, ICLEI conducted the 2005 inventory on behalf of the city (milestone #1) and subsequently the City Council set a target to reduce community-wide emissions by 25% below 2005 levels by year 2020 (milestone #2). San Leandro completed the third milestone by adopting the San Leandro Climate Action Plan at the end of 2009 with the theme, "Reduce, then Produce" to first maximize energy efficiency and then look to generate electricity with renewable energy.
Since adoption of the 2009 Climate Action Plan, City staff has implemented the actions in the plan (milestone #4) by utilizing funds from federal stimulus programs, notably the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG), to incorporate energy efficiency in government operations and promote green building and energy efficiency in c...
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