Planning & Community Development Department

City Council MeetingNovember 18, 2013

Greenhouse GasEmissions Inventory

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Background

• State Action

>In 2005: Reduce statewide GHGs to 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050

>In 2006: Directed the California Air Resources Board to prepare a plan to achieve the target

>In 2008: Established methods for cities to achieve statewide reduction targets

>For Pasadena this target is a 15% reduction in emissions compared to the proposed 2009 baseline level 2

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Background

>In 2009: Greenhouse Gas Emissions must be analyzed as part of the CEQA process

• Local Action >In 2006 City establishes policy to reduce

Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Green City Action Plan

>In 2009, the City drafted a GHG Inventory & Reduction Plan (Now called a Climate Action Plan)

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Background

• Issues raised in 2009:

>The complexity and methodology of the Inventory

>The Inventory for Rose Bowl was high

>The Inventory was higher than other cities

>The Inventory needed coordination with the General Plan update

• Separated the GHG Inventory from the Reduction Plan and used ICLEI program and State protocols 4

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Background

• In 2011, staff gathered data for emission inventory

• In 2012, inventory results were developed into a report

• In 2013, Emissions Inventory presented to EAC, Planning Commission and MSC – Unanimously recommended approval

• Climate Action Plan to follow 5

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GHG Inventory Purpose

• Purpose of GHG Emissions Inventory:>Provides understanding of Pasadena’s major

GHG sources and greatest opportunities for reductions

>Establishes baseline for tracking emissions trends, setting targets, and assessing progress

>Describes GHG emissions accounting and reporting principles

>Helps establish a basis for developing mitigation strategies based on largest sources

>Does not include criteria area pollution (e.g. particulates, ground-level ozone, etc.), which are not GHGs

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Inventory Overview

• Baseline year of 2009 due to accuracy of info

• Consistent with State-recommended protocols>ICLEI Local Government Operations Protocol

(2010)>ICLEI Community Protocol (2012)

• Coordinated with General Plan and City traffic model

• Emissions for electric power from PWP calculated separately using Air Resources Board principles

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Inventory Overview

• Includes municipal operations and community-wide inventories

• 2020 and 2035 forecasts

• Additional best practices for potential inclusion in future Climate Action Plan

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Inventory Results

• Community Total = 2,052,701 MT CO2e

• Municipal Total = 121,811 MT CO2e

9Municipal

6%

Community94%

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Municipal Inventory Results

Municipal Emissions: 121,811 MT CO2e

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Buildings & Facilities20%

Streetlights/Traffic Signals

7%

Employee Commute5%

Vehicle/Transit Fleet4%

Rose Bowl/Parade 3%

Water Delivery1%

Solid Waste0%

Electric Power60%

>1%

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Community Inventory Results

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Residential16%

Commercial/Industrial

31%

Transportation51%

Solid Waste1% Water Delivery

1%

Community Emissions2,052,701 MT CO2e

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Community Forecast

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2009 2020 20351,500,000

1,600,000

1,700,000

1,800,000

1,900,000

2,000,000

2,100,000

2,200,000

2,300,000

2,400,000

2,500,000

2,186,122

2,367,191

2,052,701

1,744,796

Business-as-Usual Forecast

Baseline Emissions

15% Reduction

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(M

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6%15%

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Next Step

• After adoption of the GHG Inventory by the City Council, next step is to develop a Climate Action Plan

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Climate Action Plan

• City wants to use a Climate Action Plan to mitigate GHG impacts of future projects

• Climate Action Plan would:>Demonstrate mitigation of GHG emissions

>Integrate with the General Plan and other City policies

>Provide analytical and regulatory predictability

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Climate Action Plan

• Plan Elements:>GHG inventory and forecast>Reduction target>Measures to meet target>Monitoring mechanism>Adopted in public process following

environmental review

• GHG Emissions Inventory is first step in developing a Climate Action Plan>Staff would return to the Council and other

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Recommendation

1. Find that the adoption of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

2. Adoption of the GHG Emissions Inventory

 

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Planning & Community Development Department

City Council MeetingNovember 18, 2013

Greenhouse GasEmissions Inventory

Planning & Community Development Department

Rose Bowl and Parade

 EventsVehicle Miles

Traveled (VMT)

2009 GHG Emissions

(MT CO2e)*

Percentage of Total

Tournament of Roses     58%

Rose Parade 1,542,423 813 21%

Rose Bowl Game 333,576 176 4%

Post Parade 233,770 123 3%

Float Decorating 2,266,134 1,194 30%Other Rose Bowl Stadium Events   42%

Rose Bowl Flea Market (12) 898,343 473 12%

UCLA Football Games (6) 1,118,087 589 15%

International Soccer (3) 615,701 324 8%

July 4th Americafest 65,181 34 1%

High School Football (1) 27,606 15 <1%

US Marine Corps Silent Drill (1) 15,923 8 <1%

U2 Concert (1) 393,403 207 5%

Total 7,510,147 3,956 100%

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* Includes emissions from running exhaust, idle exhaust, starting exhaust, diurnal, resting loss, running loss, hot soak