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Section 2. Climate Vulnerability and GHG Emissions | 24Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 <br />2.2 Pleasanton’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br />Every mile we travel, device we plug in, and ounce of food and waste <br />we produce adds to Pleasanton’s carbon footprint. As Pleasanton <br />continues to grow and develop, more buildings, more vehicles, and <br />more demand for goods and services come at a cost that we will <br />eventually repay in impacts from climate change. Limiting the amount <br />of climate pollution and other heat-trapping GHGs in the atmosphere <br />is the most important action the City and community can take to slow <br />climate change. <br />The City has completed several GHG emissions inventories with the <br />most recent in 2017. These inventories help the City set community- <br />wide targets, measure progress over time, and inform which actions will <br />have the greatest GHG emissions reduction benefits. <br />BUILDINGS & ENERGY <br />Buildings and energy, including <br />residential, commercial, <br />industrial, and municipal <br />electricity and natural gas use. <br />TRANSPORTATION & LAND USE <br />Transportation and land use, <br />including fuels for community <br />and municipal vehicle travel (e.g., <br />passenger vehicle, commercial <br />vehicles, off-road vehicles). <br />WASTE AND WASTEWATER <br />Waste and wastewater, including <br />community solid waste generation <br />and decomposition, and wastewater <br />generation and treatment. <br />The City measured the following sources of carbon pollution in the 2017 GHG emissions inventory: