Daly City's Green Vision - City of Daly City

Inventory
Results
This chapter provides a detailed description of Daly City’s emissions from government operations in 2005, rolling
up and comparing emissions across sectors and sources as appropriate. This chapter also provides details on the
greenhouse gas emissions from each sector, including a breakdown of emissions types and, where possible, an
analysis of emissions by department. This information identifies more specific sources of emissions (such as a
particular building) that can help staff and policymakers in Daly City to best target emissions reduction activities in
the future.
For a report of emissions by scope, and a detailed description of the methodology and emission factors used in
calculating the emissions from the City’s operations, please see Appendix B: LGOP Standard Report.
In 2005, Daly City’s direct emissions, emissions from electricity consumption and select indirect sources totaled
80,530 metric tons of CO 2 e. 9 In this report, this number is the basis for comparing emissions across sectors and
sources (fuel types), and is the aggregate of all emissions estimates used in this inventory.
3.1 Summary by Sector
Reporting emissions by sector provides a useful way to understand the sources of the City’s emissions. By better
understanding the relative scale of emissions from each of the sectors, the City can more effectively focus emissions
reductions strategies to achieve the greatest emissions reductions. 10
9 This number represents a roll-up of emissions, and is not intended to represent a complete picture of emissions from Daly City’s operations.
This roll-up number should not be used for comparison with other local government roll-up numbers without a detailed analysis of the basis
for this total. See section 2.3.2 for more detail.
10 The sectors with the largest scale of emissions do not necessarily represent the best opportunity for emissions reductions. Cost,
administration, and other concerns may affect Daly City’s ability to reduce emissions from any one sector.
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