REPORT TO SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Accept the Climate Action Plan Biennial Progress Report 2018 and Find that the Action is Exempt from Environmental Review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)
Report
BACKGROUND
In May 2014, the Sunnyvale City Council adopted the Climate Action Plan (hereafter CAP 1.0), which outlines the City's path toward mitigating climate change while fostering a sustainable, healthy, and livable community. CAP 1.0 summarized Sunnyvale's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for year 2008 (baseline year) and identified mitigation strategies for reducing emissions. These strategies, if implemented, would enable the City to: (a) exceed the state-recommended target of reducing GHG emissions by 15 percent below 2008 levels by the year 2020, which is deemed equivalent to 1990 emissions; and (b) make progress towards the State's target of 80 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050.
In May 2016, City Council accepted the first CAP Biennial Progress Report (2016 CAP Report). This report summarized CAP 1.0 implementation progress during the 2014 calendar year, updated the City's emissions inventories, and revised the schedule for CAP measures to be implemented through 2020. The 2016 CAP Report estimated that the City's emissions were approximately 15 percent below baseline (2008) levels as of 2014 and that the City was on track to meet the State's 2020 target.
The City Council is scheduled to consider this item on July 17, 2018.
EXISTING POLICY
Climate Action Plan (CAP)
* Outlines Sunnyvale's path to "creating a more sustainable, healthy, and livable Sunnyvale."
* The CAP is intended to "streamline future environmental review of development projects in Sunnyvale by following the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines for a Qualified GHG Reduction Strategy."
General Plan
Chapter 2: Community Vision - Citywide Vision Goals
* Citywide Vision Goal III, Environmental Sustainability aims to "promote environmental sustai...
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