Planning & Community Development Department City Council Meeting November 18, 2013 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Planning & Community Development Department 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 2

Planning & Community Development Department 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) 3

Planning & Community Development Department 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 4

Planning & Community Development Department 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 5

Planning & Community Development Department 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 6

Planning & Community Development Department 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

Planning & Community Development Department 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

Planning & Community Development Department Inventory Results Community Total = 2,052,701 MT CO 2 e Municipal Total = 121,811 MT CO 2 e 9

Planning & Community Development Department Municipal Inventory Results Municipal Emissions: 121,811 MT CO 2 e 10

Planning & Community Development Department Community Inventory Results 11 Community Emissions 2,052,701 MT CO 2 e

Planning & Community Development Department Community Forecast 12 15%

Planning & Community Development Department Next Step After adoption of the GHG Inventory by the City Council, next step is to develop a Climate Action Plan 13

Planning & Community Development Department 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 14

Planning & Community Development Department 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 15

Planning & Community Development Department Recommendation 1.Find that the adoption of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 2.Adoption of the GHG Emissions Inventory 16

Planning & Community Development Department City Council Meeting November 18, 2013 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Planning & Community Development Department Rose Bowl and Parade Events Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) 2009 GHG Emissions (MT CO 2 e)* Percentage of Total Tournament of Roses 58% Rose Parade1,542, % Rose Bowl Game333, % Post Parade233, % Float Decorating2,266,1341,19430% Other Rose Bowl Stadium Events 42% Rose Bowl Flea Market (12) 898, % UCLA Football Games (6) 1,118, % International Soccer (3) 615, % July 4 th Americafest 65, % High School Football (1) 27,606 15<1% US Marine Corps Silent Drill (1) 15,923 8<1% U2 Concert (1) 393, % Total7,510,1473,956100% 18 * Includes emissions from running exhaust, idle exhaust, starting exhaust, diurnal, resting loss, running loss, hot soak