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Public °ewe,,, Hearing Draft <br />consistency in the identification, assessment, and presentation of emission results across <br />multiple jurisdictions. <br />In California, and as recommended by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, <br />many communities use the 2012 US Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of <br />Greenhouse Gas Emissions, commonly referred to as the US Community Protocol, to <br />identify and assess community activities. The Protocol provides guidance on how to <br />measure and report community -wide GHG emissions, including identification of relevant <br />sources or activities methods to estimate GHG emissions from each source, and <br />consistency in the identification, assessment, and presentation of emissions results across <br />multiple jurisdictions. <br />The City's community -wide GHG inventory was prepared using protocols and best <br />practices identified within the US Community Protocol, supported by methods in the Local <br />Government Operations Protocol (LGOP) v. 1.1, where appropriate. As part of the GHG <br />emissions accounting process, the City updated the 2005 GHG inventory to reflect current <br />best practices. <br />RESULTS <br />The community -wide inventories include the following sectors: <br />• Energy: Electricity and natural gas used in residential and non-residential settings (e.g., <br />industrial, commercial), including direct access electricity. <br />• Transportation: On -road vehicle trips on local roads and state highways from both <br />passenger and commercial vehicles. <br />• BART: Emissions generated from BART trips. <br />• Off -Road: The use of portable equipment and vehicles that do not travel on roads (e.g., <br />construction or lawn and garden equipment). <br />• Waste: Material produced by the community that is deposited in landfills and that <br />decomposes and produces methane. <br />• Water and Wastewater: Energy used to treat and pump water used and wastewater <br />created, along with emissions from the processing of wastewater. <br />• Biomass Sequestration: GHG emissions absorbed by natural lands and trees in San <br />Leandro. Since emissions are removed from the atmosphere, the values of this sector <br />are negative. This is an informational item and is not included in the community totals. <br />Page 30 San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan <br />