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Climate Protection Project -Page 2 of 5 - January 31, 2007 methodology to reduce both greenhouse gas and air pollution emISSIOns. The 5-Milestones Process follows: Milestone 1- Conduct a baseline emissions inventory and forecast Milestone 2 - Adopt an emissions reduction target Milestone 3 - Develop a Climate Action Plan for reducing emissions Milestone 4 - Implement policies and measures Milestone 5 - Monitor and verify results Mik<;tonGlnaseline..EmCssioJ1lnventoO~Jmd Forecast ReJ2Q!J The purpose of the baseline emissions inventory is to determine the levels of greenhouse gas emissions tbat the City of San Leandro emitted in its base year, 2005, on a municipal level and on a community-wide level. The emissions inventory was completed by leLE! using software which estimates emissions derived from energy consumption. The City of San Leandro Baseline Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report has been completed and is attached for your information. Energy consumption data was collected from the following somces: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), BART, StopWaste.org, Waste Management Inc., Alameda County Industries, Inc. (ACI) and the US Environmental Protection Agency. The emissions inventory includes all energy consumed within the city limits, even though the electricity was produced (and emissions generated) elsewhere. The emissions inventory is an important part or the planning process as it provides the City with a baseline from which to measure growth or reductions in em issions and represents the first step toward establishing an emissions trend. In order to meaningfully track the City's emissions trend, it will be necessary to conduct subsequent emissions inventories on a regular basis. An emissions inventory is recomrnendcd every three years. The inventory does, however, have limitations due to the availability of data. Thus, it will be important to remember as decisions and assessments are made about programs, that the baseline inventory is a tool. It is not an exact measurement M.ilestone 2- J\dolJtion qfanEmissions Reducti_on JargQ1 The "ecological imperative" refers to a long teffil view of how much global greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced in order to avert an ecological crisis. Studies suggest that a global reduction of anywhere from 60-80% is necessary to mitigate such a crisis. In its First ^ssessment Report in 1990, for example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognized the fact that humans were impacting the climate and outlined the reductions that would be necessary in order to avoid a climate crisis: "We calculate with confidence that:... C02 has been responsible for over half the enhanced greenhouse effect; long-lived gases would require immediate reductions in emissions from human activities of over 60% to stabilize their concentrations at today's levels..." In February 2005, the Kyoto Treaty, the international agreement to address climate disruption,