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_ _ . 04/22/2013 Projections 2009," it was calculated that the compounded annual growth in energy use in the commercial sector from 2005 to 2020 to be 1.03% percent. • For transportation, the City of Redwood City relied on the Transportation 2035 Plan for the San Francisco Bav Area: Travel Forecasts Data Summarv, in which the Metropolitan Transportation Commission projects that on-road vehicle miles traveled (VMT)will increase at an annual rate of 1.044 percent per year through 2020 in San Mateo County.12 The recently passed federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards and the State of California's pending tailpipe emission standards could significantly reduce the demand for transportation fuel in Redwood City. An analysis of potential fuel savings from these measures has not been included in this business-as-usual forecast. Regardless of future changes in the composition of vehicles on the road as a result of state or federal rulemaking, emissions from the transportation sector will continue to be largely determined by growth in VMT. • For waste-related emissions growth, the primary determinate for growth in emissions for the waste sector is population. Therefore, the compounded annual population growth rate for 2005 to 2020 of 0.78 percent (the same as the residential sector projection)was used to estimate future emissions in the waste sector. 3. Emission Reduction Targets The California AB 32 Scoping Plan seeks to bring California to a low carbon future, reaching 1990 emissions levels by 2020. As part of that reduction, the plan asks municipal governments to reduce their emissions by at least 15 percent by 2020 compared with current levels (current levels are defined as 2008 levels or earlier). The plan also directs local governments to assist the state in meeting California's emissions goals. Many cities have consequently adopted community-wide emissions reduction targets at least 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. Some cities in the Bay Area have sought even stricter emissions targets. For example, since 2002, the City of San Francisco has sought to reduce its emissions to 20 percent below 1990 levels by 201213. Seattle, Portland, and Denver have set similar targets. However, the vast majority of Bay Area cities have adopted the 2020 target of 15 percent reduction compared with 2005 levels as it is in line with State objectives and technically achievable. This Climate Action Plan summarizes the actions that City of Redwood City is planning to take to reduce emissions within our community. " http://www.abaq.ca.qov/planninq/currentfcst/reqional.html# 12 Report available at:http://www.mtc.ca.qov/plannina/2035 plan/Supplementarv/T2035-Travel Forecast Data Summarv.odf 13 City of San Francisco 2004. Climate Action Plan. http://www.sfenvironment.orq/downloads/librarv/climateactionplan.pdf 40 RESO.#15258 MUFF#205