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6.A. - Page 88 of 251 <br />Appendix <br />California Emissions <br />Similar to the national trend, total GHG emissions in California have decreased in recent years. According to the <br />California Air Resources Board (CARB), total California GHG emissions in 2017 were 424 million metric tons (MMT) <br />of CO2e, representing a 2 percent decrease below 1990 levels and a 13 percent decrease below 2005 levels." <br />Figure 17: California GHG Emissions by Sector: 2000-2017 <br />180 <br />Trans p Wt2t Ion <br />160 <br />1110 <br />1213 <br />LLI <br />� 100 <br />rt <br />H <br />Industry <br />ao <br />ao - Electric Power <br />as Commercial <br />Agriculture <br />sa High GWP <br />0 <br />4 2 4 G 4 4 G 4 4 4 <br />4 N {3 P 41 9F �1 L4 +D 4 ++ ►i W P U• 0 --I <br />California has seen an overall decrease in carbon intensity of electricity generation, driven by a large increase in <br />zero-GHG and renewable energy resources due in part to California's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)61 and <br />Cap -and -Trade Program .68 In 2017, the transportation sector contributed the largest share of GHG emissions (41 <br />percent), followed by industrial (24 percent), in-state electricity (9 percent), agriculture and forestry (8 percent), <br />residential (7 percent), imported electricity (6 percent), and commercial (5 percent). <br />City of Redwood City Climate Action Plan 77 <br />393 <br />