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City of Pleasanton Climate Action Plan, CAP Format, Approach, and Content Attachment 2 City of Berkeley Date Adopted: June, 2009 Prepared by: City of Berkeley, ICLEI, UC Berkeley, The San Francisco Foundation Summary: In November 2006, Berkeley voters issued a call to action on the climate challenge by overwhelmingly endorsing ballot Measure G. The mandate: Reduce the entire community's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050. The measure directed the Mayor to develop a Climate Action Plan to reach that target. The City Council allocated two years of funding to enable City staff to perform research on potential climate protection strategies and to conduct a robust community input process. The CAP begins by describing Berkeley's GHG emissions sources, providing an estimate of how those emissions could be expected to grow, and recommending goals, policies and actions that the community can implement to achieve GHG reductions. Several of the recommendations in the plan require Council approval separate from adoption of the Climate Action Plan and also require additional funding in order to be implemented. The CAP also provides a timeline for the plan's implementation, including identifying existing and potential costs and funding sources. The Plan also defines a strategy for turning this plan into action and transparently tracking and reporting progress toward Berkeley's goals. Development of the plan was a cross- departmental effort coordinated by the City's Office of Energy & Sustainable Development (OESD). OESD relied on the expertise of staff from the Department of Public Works. The public process was designed to maximize the opportunities community members had to contribute ideas, learn more about the various components of the climate issue, and get involved in existing sustainability efforts. At the invitation of the mayor, a number of local experts in the fields of climate science, energy, transportation, and public engagement also served as informal advisors. In addition, UC faculty, staff members and student leaders contributed to the plan through their research, volunteerism, and guidance. The plan is thorough on a qualitative level, but not as robust as others on presenting quantitative analysis. Berkeley uses ICLEI methodology to measure 2000 and 2005 emissions, and sets a reduction goal of 33% below 2000 levels by 2020. Alameda County Date Adopted: Community -wide plan currently in final draft Prepared by: All County agencies Summary: Recognizing the magnitude of the challenges posed by global climate change, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors adopted the Climate Change Leadership Strategy Resolution (R- 2006 -204) and signed onto the Cool Counties Climate Stabilization Declaration (R- 2007 -336). Together these resolutions require the County to: reduce GHG emissions 80 percent by 2050; collaborate across agencies and jurisdictions to reduce emissions; consider climate change and its impacts in budgets, plans, and other processes; and develop a Climate Action Plan to meet the County's greenhouse gas reduction targets. A2 -2