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. <br /> 04/22/2013 <br /> Appendix C. Baseline GHG Inventory and Forecast <br /> The emissions inventory provides an important foundation for the Climate Action Plan, providing <br /> a baseline year, 2005, against which progress toward the City goal of reducing GHG emissions <br /> 15 percent by 2020 can be measured. The completed Plan includes a business-as-usual (BAU) <br /> forecast of GHG emissions, which will enable the City to estimate the amount of emissions <br /> reductions needed to meet its goal. <br /> 1 . Inventory Sources and Data Collection Process <br /> An inventory of GHG emissions requires the collection of information (data)from a variety of <br /> sectors and sources. The emissions inventory completed for the City of Redwood City follows <br /> the standard outlined in the BAAQMD's GHG Plan Level Quantification Guidance (dated May <br /> 2012), as well as the Local Government Operations Protocol4. Error! Reference source not <br /> found. summarizes the sectors, emissions sources, and energy types included in our GHG <br /> inventory. <br /> Table 1: Sectors and Emissions in the GHG Inventory <br /> Sector Emissions sources Energy types <br /> Residential Energy and water use in residential buildings Electricity <br /> Natural as <br /> Commercial Energy and water use in commercial, Electricity <br /> overnment and institutional buildin s Natural as <br /> Industrial Energy and water use in industrial facilities, Electricity <br /> and rocesses Natural as <br /> All road vehicles Gasoline <br /> Transportation Public transportation Diesel <br /> and Land Use" Light rail Compressed natural gas <br /> Off-road vehicles/equipment Liquefied natural gas <br /> Biodiesel <br /> Waste Landfills Landfill gas(methane) <br /> Waste stream <br /> Water Pumps Electricity <br /> Water Sewage/wastewater management Natural Gas <br /> Irri ation/s rinkler s stem <br /> 'Some sectors may be updated in a new version of the BAAQMD GHG Plan Level Quantification Guidance. <br /> While the BAAQMD GHG Plan Level Guidance recommends the inclusion of GHG emissions <br /> from water processing and delivery that occurs outside of the city's boundary, these emissions <br /> "Local Government Operations Protocol—For the quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions inventories(Version <br /> 1.0).Developed in partnership by California Air Resources Board,California Climate Action Registry, ICLEI—Local Governments for <br /> Sustainability,and The Climate Registry.September 2008.Note that a newer version(version 1.1,dated May 2010)of the LGOP is <br /> available;however,at the time the GHG inventory was completed for the City of Redwood City,version 1.0 was the only version <br /> available. <br /> 5 For updates to the GHG Plan Level Quantification Guidance,check the BAAQMD website: <br /> http://www.baapmd.qov/Divisions/Planninq-and-Research/CEQA-GU IDELINES/Tools-and-Methodoloqv.aspx <br /> 31 <br /> RESO.#15258 <br /> MUFF#205 <br />