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vehicles and evaluate the effectiveness of its emission reduction efforts in detailed. At the same time, the <br />community-scale analysis provides a performance baseline for Pleasanton to pursue emission reduction <br />initiatives form the community and demonstrate progress at a community wide level. <br />Creating this emissions inventory required the collection of information from a variety of sources, <br />including Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Stopwaste.org, the Bay Area Air Quality <br />Management District (BAAQMD), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Cal'Crans, the <br />California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB), the California Energy Commission, and the <br />Association of Bay Area Governments. For more details on data sources, see the notes in Appendices D <br />and E. <br />2.2. Inventory Results <br />2.2.1. Corr>rrx.Inity Emissions Inventory <br />Numerous sectors can be included in a community scale emissions inventory. "this inventory includes <br />sources from the following sectors: <br />• Residential <br />• Commercial /Industrial <br />• Transportation <br />• Waste <br />Eneissions by Sector <br />The community of Pleasanton emitted <br />approximately 813,337 metric ions of COze <br />in the year 2005. As visible in Figure 1 and <br />'T'able l below, vehicles on roads and State <br />highways in Pleasanton are the largest <br />source of Pleasanton's community emissions <br />(64.6%). Emissions from the commercial <br />and industrial sectors collectively account <br />for 16.4% of community emissions, while <br />residential emissions total 14.0% of total <br />emissions. The remaining community <br />emissions are generated from waste sent to <br />the landfill (5.0%) by Pleasanton residents <br />and businesses. <br />Figure 1 - Cotmm~nity GHC Emissions by Sector <br />Community Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions by <br />Sector (2005) <br />Waste <br />5.0% <br />Transportation <br />64.6% <br />I'ahle I -- Cn»vntinity CHf: F;mi.csinn.c by Sector /metric tons C02e) <br />ntial <br />ConmerciaU <br />Industrial <br />16.4% <br />2005 Community <br />Emissions by Sector Residential Commercial/ <br />Industrial Transportation Waste TOTAL <br />CO a metric tons 113,565 133,303 525,(1>0 40,819 _ 813,337 <br />Percent of Total C02e _ <br />14.0% 16.4% 64.6% 5.0% 100.0% <br />Energy Equivalent <br />MMBtu) <br />1,962,514 <br />2,184,152 <br />7,094,564 <br />0 <br />11,241,230 <br />2005 O~eenhalseC~s Emissions Inventory, Cityof Reasarlton <br />6 <br />