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List of Figures ES.1 2005 Daly City Government Operations Emissions by Sector ix ES.2 2005 Daly City Government Operations Emissions by Sector (Excluding Solid Waste Facilities) 1.1 The Five-Milestone Process 4 2.1 Emissions Scopes 11 3.1 2005 Daly City Government Operations Emissions by Sector 17 2005 Daly City Government Operations Emissions by Sector 3.2 (Excluding Solid Waste Facilities) 17 3.3 2005 Daly City Government Operations Emissions by Source 19 3.4 Emissions from Major Facilities 21 3.5 Emissions from Major Facilities by Source 22 3.6 Wastewater Treatment Emissions by Type 24 3.7 Emissions from Mobile Sources 27 3.8 Employee Commute Modes 30 3.9 Employee Commute Distance to Work 31 3.10 Interest in Alternative Commute Modes 32 3.11 Employees with Available "Usable" Transit Route to Work 32 3.12 Employee Interest in Commute Benefits 33 4.1 California Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets 36 x 2005 Daly City Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory vii
Executive Summary The City of Daly City has recognized that human-caused climate change is a reality, with potentially disruptive effects to the City’s residents and businesses. Daly City also recognizes that local governments play a leading role in both reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the potential impacts of climate change. Local governments can dramatically reduce the emissions from their government operations by such measures as increasing energy efficiency in facilities and vehicle fleets, utilizing renewable energy sources, sustainable purchasing, waste reduction, and supporting alternative modes of transportation for employees. The co-benefits of these measures may include lower energy bills, improved air quality, and more efficient government operations. The City has begun its efforts to address the causes and effects of climate change with the assistance of the partners in the Silicon Valley Climate Protection Partnership. These partners include Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network; Sustainable Silicon Valley; local governments in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties; and ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability USA. This greenhouse gas emissions inventory represents the completion of an important first step in the City’s climate protection initiative. As advised by ICLEI, it is essential to first quantify emissions to establish: A baseline emissions inventory, against which to measure future progress. An understanding of the scale of emissions from the various sources within government operations. Presented here are estimates of greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 resulting from Daly City’s government operations. With one exception, 1 all emissions estimates in this report refer to emissions generated from sources over which the City has direct operational control, exclusive of physical location.2 This includes all governmentoperated facilities, streetlights, and other stationary sources; vehicle fleet and off-road equipment; and waste generated by government operations. The inventory does not estimate emissions from the larger community—these will be addressed in the community-scale greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Therefore, this inventory should be considered an independent analysis relevant only to Daly City’s internal operations. 1 The exception is emissions from employee-owned vehicles that are used by employees during commuting. 2 Facilities, vehicles, or other operations wholly or partially owned by, but not operated by, Daly City are not included in this inventory. See Appendix A for more details on the boundaries of the inventory. 2005 Daly City Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory viii
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