C ity Council Meeting November 18, 2013

1. Greenhouse GasEmissions Inventory City Council Meeting November 18, 2013

2. Background • State Action • In 2005: Reduce statewide GHGs to 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 • In 2006: Directed the California Air Resources Board to prepare a plan to achieve the target • In 2008: Established methods for cities to achieve statewide reduction targets • For Pasadena this target is a 15% reduction in emissions compared to the proposed 2009 baseline level

3. Background • In 2009: Greenhouse Gas Emissions must be analyzed as part of the CEQA process • Local Action • In 2006 City establishes policy to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Green City Action Plan • In 2009, the City drafted a GHG Inventory & Reduction Plan (Now called a Climate Action Plan)

4. Background • Issues raised in 2009: • The complexity and methodology of the Inventory • The Inventory for Rose Bowl was high • The Inventory was higher than other cities • The Inventory needed coordination with the General Plan update • Separated the GHG Inventory from the Reduction Plan and used ICLEI program and State protocols

5. Background • In 2011, staff gathered data for emission inventory • In 2012, inventory results were developed into a report • In 2013, Emissions Inventory presented to EAC, Planning Commission and MSC – Unanimously recommended approval • Climate Action Plan to follow

6. GHG Inventory Purpose • Purpose of GHG Emissions Inventory: • Provides understanding of Pasadena’s major GHG sources and greatest opportunities for reductions • Establishes baseline for tracking emissions trends, setting targets, and assessing progress • Describes GHG emissions accounting and reporting principles • Helps establish a basis for developing mitigation strategies based on largest sources • Does not include criteria area pollution (e.g. particulates, ground-level ozone, etc.), which are not GHGs

7. Inventory Overview • Baseline year of 2009 due to accuracy of info • Consistent with State-recommended protocols • ICLEI Local Government Operations Protocol (2010) • ICLEI Community Protocol (2012) • Coordinated with General Plan and City traffic model • Emissions for electric power from PWP calculated separately using Air Resources Board principles

8. Inventory Overview • Includes municipal operations and community-wide inventories • 2020 and 2035 forecasts • Additional best practices for potential inclusion in future Climate Action Plan

9. Inventory Results • Community Total = 2,052,701 MT CO2e • Municipal Total = 121,811 MT CO2e

10. Municipal Inventory Results Municipal Emissions: 121,811 MT CO2e

11. Community Inventory Results Community Emissions2,052,701 MT CO2e

12. Community Forecast 15%

13. Next Step After adoption of the GHG Inventory by the City Council, next step is to develop a Climate Action Plan

14. Climate Action Plan • City wants to use a Climate Action Plan to mitigate GHG impacts of future projects • Climate Action Plan would: • Demonstrate mitigation of GHG emissions • Integrate with the General Plan and other City policies • Provide analytical and regulatory predictability

15. Climate Action Plan • Plan Elements: • GHG inventory and forecast • Reduction target • Measures to meet target • Monitoring mechanism • Adopted in public process following environmental review • GHG Emissions Inventory is first step in developing a Climate Action Plan • Staff would return to the Council and other bodies with a draft of the Plan

16. Recommendation • Find that the adoption of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) • Adoption of the GHG Emissions Inventory

17. Greenhouse GasEmissions Inventory City Council Meeting November 18, 2013

18. Rose Bowl and Parade * Includes emissions from running exhaust, idle exhaust, starting exhaust, diurnal, resting loss, running loss, hot soak