Reso 2021-113 Adopt 2021 CAP and Addendum to 2035 General Plan

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What feedback do you have regarding the strategies and actions for reducing GHG emissions? • This section seemed aspirational rather than actual. I'm not clear on how we intend to implement these strategies or actions without the force of law to mandate them even when politically or economically inconvenient. • The plan is magnificent and really comprehensive. The only thing it's missing is to address food - related emissions. The plan does address emissions from food waste, which is recognized on by the Drawdown Project as the #3 methodology for reducing carbon pollution. However, shifting toward plant -rich diets, the #4 solution in Project Drawdown, is omitted and overlooked. o The climate impacts of animal agriculture should not be overlooked. The Paris Agreement cannot be met without addressing the climate footprint of food,(1) and animal agriculture contributes 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions --more than all planes, cars, and ships combined.(2)(3) o There's a history and precedent of climate action plans addressing the carbon footprint of food and animal agriculture. Here are examples of cities that have incorporated food into their climate strategy. o Pittsburg, PA: Sets a target to reduce meat consumption 50% by 2030. (4) o Santa Monica, CA: promotes Meatless Mondays and the Cool Foods pledge, and sets a target to reduce meat and dairy purchases by 15% and encourages large institutions to participate. (5) o Portland, OR: Commits to increasing purchases of climate -friendly food at public meetings, events, and in government facilities. (6) o Cincinnati, OH: "if 10% of Cincinnatians ate meat one less day per week, CO2 emissions would be reduced by 75,000 tons per year." (7) o In addition, recent policies have been introduced to address this specific issue. For instance, the Green Food Purchasing Act in Washington, DC tasks the government with reducing carbon pollution of food 25% by 2030. (8) And our neighbors in Berkeley, CA passed a policy to replace 50% of the City's annual animal -based food procurement with plant -based food. (9) o San Leandro can focus on institutional food, such as procurement for schools, public hospitals, senior services, homeless services, and other institutions. It can be done and has been done. Oakland Unified School District shifted school menus toward low -carbon foods. After the menu switch, student meal satisfaction increased and the schools saved $42,000. This goes to show that San Leandro has an opportunity to save money, meet climate goals, and benefit public health. (10) 0 1) Kim, B., Neff, R., Santo, R., Vigorito, J. (2015). The importance of reducing animal product consumption and wasted food in mitigating catastrophic climate change. Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Report prepared for United Nations Conference of the Parties 21 (COP21). Retrieved from https://www. jhsph.edu/research/centers-and- institutes/johns-hopkins-center-for-a-livable-future/_pdf/research/clf reports/2015-12- 07e ro le-of-d i et-foodwaste-i n-cc-ta rgets. pdf 0 2) UN Food and Agriculture Organization. 2013. Tackling Climate Change through Livestock. 0 3) The transportation sector makes up 14% of global GHG emissions according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report