DRAFT Climate Action Plan - PMC

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INTRODUCTION
Sunnyvale’s Green Building Program
In 2010, the City Council adopted a Green Building Program to build energy-efficient
buildings that conserve natural resources and improve indoor air quality based on the
CALGreen minimum requirements and Build It Green’s GreenPoint Rated program. The
Green Building Program includes incentives, determined by the City Council, for
buildings that exceed minimum green building standards.
Sustainable Silicon Valley
The City is also a partner in Sustainable Silicon Valley, a collaborative effort among local
government, regional agency, and private sector stakeholders. Sustainable Silicon
Valley was created in 2000 by the California Environmental Protection Agency, Santa
Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG), and
Silicon Valley Environmental Partnership (SVEP) to conserve resources and improve the
environment in the Silicon Valley through comprehensive environmental management
with a focus on the following six environmental pressures:
1) Use of energy from nonrenewable sources measured by CO 2 emissions
2) Use of fresh water
3) Urban sprawl
4) Habitat development and fragmentation
5) Use of nonrenewable raw materials
6) Discharges of toxic chemicals to the air
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Projects
The 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA)
package has supported state and local government investment in
greenhouse gas reduction activities through Energy Efficiency
and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funding. The EECBG
program, managed under the US Department of Energy, has
provided a total of $3.2 billion to cities, counties, states, and
private entities across the United States. The goals of the
EECBG program are to make strategic investments to meet the
nation’s long-term goals for energy independence and leadership
in climate change by reducing fossil fuel emissions; reducing the total energy use of
eligible entities; improving energy efficiency in transportation, building, and other
appropriate sectors; and creating and retaining jobs.
In September 2009, the DOE awarded the City $1.2 million in EECBG funds to develop
a program that would demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gases, improve energy
efficiency and stimulate job growth. The City’s projects funded through the EECBG
program include a streetlight retrofit project, this Climate Action Plan, and Acterra’s
Green@Home energy audit program.
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CITY OF SUNNYVALE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN