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BACKGROUND Climate Action Plan 2.0 Pleasanton, like many communities, faces vulnerabilities to climate change impacts (e.g., increased heat, extreme weather, wildfire, and water uncertainty). As Pleasanton continues to grow and thrive, the City and community must reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while building resilience to climate change within our community to maintain a vibrant, healthy, and sustainable home, now and in future decades. Between 2005 and 2017, Pleasanton's overall GHG emissions declined 28 percent, exceeding the GHG emissions reduction target established in the CAP 1.0. Even as Pleasanton has continued to experience a growing population and economy, the community achieved a per capita emissions reduction of 37 percent. In the City's last GHG emissions inventory in 2017, Pleasanton's major emissions sources were transportation and building energy use as shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1- Pleasanton's GHG Emissions by Sector Pleasanton community GHG emissions by sector (2017 Total: 588,553 MTCO2e I Per Capita: 7.67 MTCO2e') Water& V4asteviate r <1% solid Waste 5% . Building Transportation Natural Gas 64% 20% Ruitdfine Electricity 10% NiTCO2e refers to metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalence, which expresses the global avarming potential of GHGs In terms of carbon dioxide. The CAP 2.0 (adopted in February 2022, with a minor update in February 2023) sets ambitious GHG reduction targets that comply with, and exceed, targets established by the State of California. To achieve the reduction targets, CAP 2.0 includes a set of Existing Actions that the City plans to continue, generally reflecting actions already in-progress and/or on-going. Additionally, the CAP 2.0 identifies a set of new Primary Actions that aim to reduce GHG emissions to meet the target identified in the CAP 2.0 (e.g., 4.11 MTCO2e per capita by 2030). The document further identifies Secondary Actions that will deepen the City's commitment to taking local action and enhance community resilience to climate change. The adopted set of actions are across six sectors as shown in Figure 2 below. Page 2 of 9