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The ICLEI analysis provides information about community emissions in the future by assuming abusiness-as-usual scenario. If the community continues to operate in a business-as-usual mode, in 2020, Pleasanton will increase its emission by 231,945 metric tons of C02e, a 28.5% increase. ICLEI did not conduct a government operations emissions forecast as it was not in the scope of this project. A countywide climate analysis that includes all cities and the unincorporated areas in Alameda County also confirms the same findings as those found in Pleasanton's GHG analysis. Countywide, transportation, commercial and residential buildings are the greatest GHG emitters. Countywide Emissions Overview Vehicles on State Highways 35% Vehicles on Local Roads 22% Commercial/Industrial 18% Residential 14% Direct Access 7% Waste 4% Total 100% Alameda County 8 Cities Climate Forum Legislative Matters Beyond ICLEI's Analysis report, staff will continue to monitor requirements issued by two key pieces of legislation, Assembly Bill 32 and Senate Bill 375, and work to comply as necessary. AB 32 (Nunez, Chapter 488, Statues 2006) generally requires California to reduce its emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels means cutting approximately 30% from business-as-usual emission levels projected for 2020, or about 15% from today's levels'. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is the lead agency for implementing AB 32. The focus for ARB is to develop and adopt a scoping plan that proposes a set of actions designed to reduce GHGs and achieve the 1990 levels by 2020. Under AB 32, a scoping plan must be in place by January 2009 (ARB approved the scoping plan in December 2008) and measures outlined in the plan must be in place by January 2012. Senate Bill 375, signed by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2008 requires the ARB to set regional targets for the purpose of reducing GHGs from passenger vehicles. This bill is the first measure in the nation to link government transportation funding, urban land use and GHG reduction goals. This legislation is intended to help implement AB 32 at the local level by reducing GHG emissions related to development and vehicle miles traveled. On January 23, 2009, ARB appointed members to the Regional Targets Advisory Committee (RTAC) created by the bill. The RTAC is required to recommend factors to be considered and methodologies to be used for setting regional GHG reduction targets. The RTAC's recommendations are due to ARB by September 30, ~ California Climate Change Scoping Plan, October ?008, FS-I. hup: Ac ~c ~c.su~h ca._ov_ccscopin,~i~lan~ducununlpsp.pol Page 4 of 5