REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Adopt a resolution to adopt the Climate Action Playbook, including greenhouse gas reduction targets of 56 Percent by 2030 and 80 Percent by 2050, and Find that the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) of the General Plan's Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) Prepared for the Playbook is Consistent with CEQA Pursuant to Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15183
Report
SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES TO PLAYBOOK
The Climate Action Playbook was intended to be a Playbook designed by the community for the community. For this reason, public feedback has been an integral component of staff's approach in revising the Playbook to its current version - the Revised Final Playbook (Attachment 3). Below is a summary of the key changes made from the Draft Playbook, to the Proposed Final Playbook, to the Revised Final Playbook. These changes are also summarized in tabulated form in Attachment 4.
Draft Playbook
The Draft Playbook was released for public review in March 2019. The Draft Playbook aimed to achieve overall GHG reductions of:
? 60 percent by 2030, and
? 80 percent (carbon neutrality) by 2050.
The Draft Playbook noted that it was critical to exceed the state's 2030 target of a 40 percent below 1990 levels in order to achieve the longer term state target of 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.
Proposed Final Playbook
After reviewing feedback gathered from the community, CAC, Commissions, and City Council during March and April 2019, staff presented the Proposed Final Playbook to the CAC and Commissions at meetings in July. The Proposed Final Playbook aimed to achieve overall GHG reductions of:
? 55 percent by 2030, and
? 80 percent by 2050.
The key changes aligned with the above targets and reflected in the Proposed Final Playbook were:
? Accelerate all-electric new buildings: 2030 target for Play 2.3 revised to 100 percent all-electric new buildings, versus previous target of 2050 for all-electric new buildings.
? Adjust veh...
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