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BACKGROUND Operations Services Department staff provides a regular update to this Committee regarding the City's various efforts to implement.its CAP. DISCUSSION The City's contractor, PlaceWorks, completed Pleasanton's GHG inventories for 2005 and 2017. East Bay Energy Watch (EBEW) first contracted with. PlaceWorks in 2018 to develop GHG inventories for 35 jurisdictions in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for year 2017. Staff then engaged the same firm separately to account for emissions associated with the water/wastewater sector that were missing from the EBEW effort. In addition, Pleasanton's baseline 2005 inventory was redone using the same methodology to allow for an -apples-to- apples comparison. In 2017, Pleasanton's community -wide emissions were estimated .to be 635,450 metric tons. (MT) of carbon -dioxide equivalents (CO2e). Two results were derived for 2005, however. Using demographic data from the US Census Bureau and California Department of Finance (DoF) for 2005, as they are being used for 2017, would yield 792,618 MT of CO2e. This would mean a 19.8% reduction when comparing 2017 to 2005 emissions. Substituting with demographic data from the Association -of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) for 2005, while still using DoF and US_ Census' data -for 2017, would indicate that Pleasanton had. 707,129 MT of emissions in 2005. This would result in a less impressive 10.1 % reduction when comparing 2005 and 2017 emissions. Staff notes, however, that during the same period, Pleasanton's population increased by almost 10,000. While it would be logical to simply rely -on. the US Census/DoF data for both years for consistency sake, they assign abouta third of Alameda County's service population (residents plus jobs) growth from 2004 to.2005 to Pleasanton, resulting in an extraordinary amount of Off - Road GHG emissions for 2005. In any event, on a per -capita basis, Pleasanton has achieved substantial GHG reductions -over the years. On a per -service -population basis, the community has achieved- anywhere from 21-% to 27% of reduction in GHG emissions. And, 21 % to 30% of reduction has been accomplished on a per -resident basis. Staff has also compared Pleasanton's 2017 emissions to other East Bay communities. Pleasanton ranks low (i.e., higher in GHG emissions) when the comparison is made on a per resident basis. This is likely.due to the fact that Pleasanton also has a relatively high -number of' jobs. This same pattern holds true for other seemingly high=emitting (on aper -resident basis) jurisdictions such as Emeryville, San. Leandro, and Walnut Creek. As such, it unsurprising that, on a per -service -population .basis, Pleasanton is more on par with other jurisdictions. All of the above -will betaken into consideration when developing the next CAP in order to more effectively and efficiently deploy the. City's limited resources to, effecting the most carbon: reduction. Page 2 of 4