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VEHICLE FLEET (Chapter 7) SCOPE 1 Mobile Combustion Emissions Source Name GHG Default/Alternate Emission Factor Emission Factor Sources and References CO 2e Gasoline CO2 Default 8.81 kg/gallon LGOP v1 Table G.9 CH 4 Default Varies by model year LGOP v1 Table G.10; Table G.12 for other equipment N 2O Default Varies by model year LGOP v1 Table G.10; Table G.12 for other equipment HFCs PFCs SF 6 Diesel CO 2e CO2 Default 10.15 kg/gallon LGOP v1 Table G.9 CH 4 Default Varies by model year LGOP v1 Table G.10; Table G.12 for other equipment N 2O Default Varies by model year LGOP v1 Table G.10; Table G.12 for other equipment HFCs PFCs SF6 Fugitive Emissions Emissions Source Name GHG Default/Alternate Emission Factor Emission Factor Sources and References Refrigerants R134-A None GWP-1,300 LGOP v1 Table E.1&E.2 WASTE GENERATION (Scope 3) SCOPE 3 Emissions Source Name GHG Default/Alternate Emission Factor Emission Factor Sources and References Generated Waste CH 4 Alternate Varies by waste type EPA Waste Reduction Model http://www.epa.gov/cl imatechange/wycd/w aste/calculators/War m_home.html; Public Administration waste charaterization provided by CIWMB EMPLOYEE COMMUTE (Scope 3) SCOPE 3 Stationary Combustion Emissions Source Name GHG Default/Alternate Emission Factor Emission Factor Sources and References CO 2e CO 2 Default 8.81 kg/gallon LGOP v1 Table G.9 Gasoline CH4 Default 0.03451 g/mi (trucks) LGOP v1 Table G.13 N 2O Default 0.04935 g/mi (trucks) LGOP v1 Table G.13 HFCs PFCs SF 6 Diesel CO2e CO 2 Default 10.15 kg/gallon LGOP v1 Table G.9 CH4 Default 0.00098 g/mi (trucks) LGOP v1 Table G.13 N2O Default 0.00148 g/mi (trucks) LGOP v1 Table G.13 HFCs PFCs SF 6 INFORMATION ITEMS Stationary Combustion Emissions Source Name GHG Default/Alternate Emission Factor Emission Factor Sources and References http://www.epa.gov/o Ozone Depleting R-22 None GWP-1,700 zone/science/ods/cla Refrigerants ssone.html CO 2e CO2 Default 0.0262 kg/scf LGOP v.1 Table G.2 Biogenic CO2 from combustion CH 4 N 2O HFCs PFCs SF6 POSSIBLE SOURCES OF OPTIONAL SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS POSSIBLE INFORMATION ITEMS Employee Commute Employee Business Travel Emissions From Contracted Services Upstream Production of Materials and Fuels Upstream and Downstream Transportation of Materials and Fuels Waste Related Scope 3 Emissions Purchase of Electricity Sold to an End User Transmission and Distribution Losses from Consumed Electricity Other Scope 3 Biogenic C02 from Combustion Carbon Offsets Purchased Carbon Offsets Sold Renewable Energy Credits (Green Power) Purchased Renewable Energy Credits Sold (GreenPower) Ozone-depleting Refrigerants/Fire Suppressants not in LGOP Other Information Items 2005 Daly City Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory XIV
Appendix C: Employee Commute Emissions from employee commutes make up an important optional source of emissions from any local government’s operations. The scale of emissions from employee commutes is often large in comparison with many other facets of local government operations, and local governments can affect how their employees get to and from work through a variety of incentives. For this reason, ICLEI recommends estimating emissions from employee commutes as part of a complete government operations greenhouse gas emissions inventory. To assist in the data collection process, ICLEI provided the jurisdictions with both an online and a paper copy of an employee commute survey.21 The questions in the survey were aimed at finding three categories of information: Activity data to calculate emissions from employee commute (vehicles miles traveled, vehicle type, vehicle model year) both current and in 2005. Indicator data to help Daly City understand how much time and money employees spend as they commute, as well as how many employees use alternative modes of transportation to get to work. Policy data that will serve as guidance for Daly City as it adopts policies aimed at reducing emissions from employee commutes. These questions asked employees for their interest in alternative modes of transportation as well as what policies would be most effective in allowing them to switch modes of transportation away from driving alone. This section provides the emissions estimation methodology and both surveys. Individual survey results are in the possession of Daly City staff. C.1 Methodology Summary The methodology for estimating the employee commute emissions portion of the inventory is similar to the mobile emissions methodology outlined in the mobile emissions section of Appendix B. Daly City administered the employee commute survey to 811 current employees working for the City, and 161 employees responded to the survey (a response rate of 20 percent). The survey was administered in 2008 and current data was used as a proxy for 2005 data. Both full time and part-time employee data were included. 21 The paper survey was administered only to employees that do not have access to a computer. The survey asked slightly different questions but was aimed at garnering the same emissions and policy-relevant data as the electronic survey. 2005 Daly City Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory XV
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Daly City’s Green Vision A Climat
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Chapter 1: Introduction While the s
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Chapter 2: Meaningful Action Alread
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Emissions Inventory - With grant fu
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Fleet Management - The City’s fle
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Goal 2 - Decrease Landfill Bound Wa
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Appendix A Daly City’s Leadership
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Pollution and Toxin Reduction Purch
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To the extent practicable, the City
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Operations Use of skylights to redu
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To the extent practicable, no clean
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Going Green Promoting Sustainabilit
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Appendix B Resolution Adopting the
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2005 Daly City Government Operation
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Partners Joint Venture: Silicon Val
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Appendix A: The Local Government Op
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List of Figures ES.1 2005 Daly City
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