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Section 2. Climate Vulnerability and GHG Emissions | 25Pleasanton 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 residential, <br />commercial, industrial, and municipal electricity <br />and natural gas use. <br />TRANSPORTATION & LAND USE <br />Transportation and land use, including fuels <br />for community and municipal vehicle travel (e.g., <br />passenger vehicle, commercial vehicles, off-road <br />vehicles). <br />WASTE AND WASTEWATER <br />Waste and wastewater, including community <br />solid waste generation and decomposition, and <br />wastewater generation and treatment. <br />The City measured the following sources of carbon pollution in the 2017 GHG emissions inventory: <br />Consumption-based Emissions <br />Traditionally, cities measure GHG emissions through geographic-based <br />inventories. These inventories estimate emissions directly tied to actions <br />taken with the physical Pleasanton boundary, such as from the burning of <br />fossil fuels to power vehicles and buildings. <br />These traditional inventories do not tell the entire emissions story, <br />however. Services and goods purchased within Pleasanton also carry an <br />upstream GHG emissions impact, such as emissions produced through <br />the production and transport of fuels, food, and construction materials. <br />Efforts to reduce overall consumption or transition to less carbon- <br />intensive goods and services are crucial components of an overall climate <br />mitigation strategy.