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04/22/2013 are not included in Redwood City's baseline inventory due to lack of accurate data on water usage in the City of Redwood City in the baseline year, and lack of data on the energy used for water processing and delivery in the baseline year. The following are emission sources that are mentioned in the BAAQMD GHG Plan Level Guidance, but were excluded from the City's inventory because they are inventoried separately or due to lack of data: Sea ports, non-road vehicle use (planes, trains, ships), and water travel. Air emissions at the Port of Redwood City were quantified with the Bay Planning Coalition through BAAQMD's "Green Ports Initiative." ICLEI recently developed the U.S. Community Protocols, which is the first U.S.-specific protocol for developing community-wide greenhouse gas emissions estimates. All future inventories should utilize this protocol. Future inventories will also utilize the most recent version of the Local Government Operations Protocol, as well as any updated guidance from the BAAQMD. The industry-accepted methodology for quantifying a community-wide GHG emissions inventory focuses on emissions that occur from combustion sources within city limits and from electricity consumption. In the future, there may be the opportunity and need to quantity GHG emissions associated with the goods and products procured by communities and its residents. This type of lifecycle emissions accounting is not included in this Climate Action Plan. 2. Baseline Emissions Inventory for 2005 In the base year of 2005, the City of Redwood City emitted approximately 669,787 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e)from the residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, waste, and municipal sectors.' Municipal sector emissions are calculated and reported because the City of Redwood City generally has more control over these emissions than emissions from the other sectors, and thus the City of Redwood City can implement specific policies and programs to reduce these municipal emissions. However, in the context of the community-wide inventory, the municipal emissions are included in the commercial/industrial sector. Burning fossil fuels in vehicles and for energy use in buildings and facilities is the largest contributor to Redwood City's GHG emissions. Error! Reference source not found. provides a summary of total citywide (i.e. community and municipal) GHG emissions. 6 U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions(Version 1.0). Developed by ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability.October 2012. 'Carbon dioxide equivalent is a unit of ineasure that normalizes the varying climate warming potencies of all six GHG emissions, which are carbon dioxide(CO2),methane(CHa),nitrous oxide(N20),hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs),perfluorocarbons(PFCs),and sulfur hexaFluoride(SFB). For example,one metric ton of inethane is equivalent to 21 metric tons of COze. One metric ton of nitrous oxide is 210 metric tons of CO2e. 32 RESO.#15258 MUFF#205