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Public °ewe,,, Hearing Draft <br />Figure 5 Community Emissions, 2005 <br />0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 <br />GHG Emissions (MTCO2e) <br />Interim Emissions <br />In addition to the 2005 GHG inventory, the City prepared community -wide GHG emissions <br />for the years 2010, 2015, and 2017. These interim years show changes to GHG emissions <br />since the 2005 baseline. <br />GHG emissions have declined steadily from 2005 levels. In 2017, GHG emissions totaled <br />573,580 MTCO2e, a decrease of 20 percent from 2005. GHG emissions from energy, <br />transportation, waste, and water and wastewater declined. The decrease in non- <br />residential energy is a combination of sources of electricity being much cleaner in 2017 <br />than in 2005, although there was also a significant decline in non-residential natural gas <br />use that may be a result of changing economic activities or differences in PG&E reporting. <br />The decline in residential energy use is primarily the result of cleaner electricity sources. <br />Emissions associated with solid waste declined due to reductions in trash being thrown out, <br />likely due to more robust recycling and composting programs as well as increasing <br />awareness around waste reduction. BART and off -road emissions increased, likely a result <br />of San Leandro's growing population, higher rates of construction activities, and increased <br />BART ridership. Table 2 shows the change in GHG emissions from 2005 to 2017, and the <br />activity data by subsector for the four inventory years. <br />Page 32 San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan <br />