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6.A. - Page 208 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 .66 <br />Figure 17: California GHG Emissions by Sector: 2000-2017 <br />180 <br />Transportation <br />160 <br />140 <br />1213 <br />ILL <br />� ff <br />U 100 <br />H <br />Industry <br />80 <br />60 - Electric Power <br />40 Commercial <br />Agriculture <br />20 High GWP <br />Recycling 8 Waste <br />0 <br />Gi 4 G 4 4 O 4 4 G + + + + + + <br />Q N13 0-41 Oi V l4 +h O W + FF W P 4P 0 -d <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)67 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 />513 <br />