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6.A. - Page 3 of 251 With the introduction of Community Choice Aggregation and the adoption of Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) in 2016, the City was able to meet and exceed the 15% target reduction prior to 2020, reducing emissions to 22.7% below 2005 levels by 2017. Figure 1: Moving Toward the 2030 Goal 2005 640,161 MTI: Dee Wa Transportation 51% Natural Gas Nqwmm� 99 2077 494,944 MTD02e wast NAOMI Gas Transportation 29% 56% 2030 311,188 MTCO2e In 2016, the State Legislature passed SB 32, setting a GHG reduction target of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. In 2018, SB 100 and Executive Order B-550-18 set requirements that the State achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 and maintain net negative emissions thereafter. The City began updating the CAP for the 2030 horizon year in 2018 and is well-positioned to meet and exceed the new State target for 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. The resulting 2030 CAP includes 33 measures designed to reduce emissions to 50% below 2005 levels by 2030. ANALYSIS The City prepared GHG emissions inventories, an emissions forecast to 2030, a reduction target, and CAP measures using tools and resources funded through the City and County Association of Governments (C/CAG) and developed through the countywide Regionally Integrated Climate Action Planning Suite (RICAPS) initiative. With guidance from the Environmental Initiatives Ad Hoc Committee (Mayor Bain and Councilmember Borgens in 2019 and Councilmember Bain and Councilmember Hale in 2020) and significant public input and review, the current CAP measures have been updated to account for new population, transportation, and economic growth forecasts. Measures that are currently underway but were not included in the 2013 CAP have been captured, and new measures have been added in order to address the anticipated emissions that will continue to contribute to climate change. Climate change has already affected and will continue to affect Redwood City. The region's annual maximum temperature increased 1XF from 1950-2005. Coastal fog, which is critical to the region's climate and ecosystems, is less frequent than ever before. Sea level has risen over 8 inches in the last century. Sea level has risen over 8 inches in the last century. The 2012-2016 statewide drought lead to the most drastic moisture shortages in the last 1,200 years, resulting in a 1 -in -500 -year low in Sierra Page 3 of 8 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 308