CC 11-16-2021 Study Session Item No. 2 Climate Action Plan (CAP) Update_Staff PresentationClimate Action Plan (CAP) Update
Draft Measures
Climate Action Plan (CAP) Update
Draft Measures
November 16, 2021November 16, 2021
CC 11-16-2021 Study Session Item No. 2
•Dec 2020: Council sets 2040 draft carbon‐neutral date
•May 2021 – ongoing: Emissions forecasting and measure modeling
•Aug 2021 – ongoing: Public engagement process
•Oct 2021: Sustainability Commission recommended this draft list
of high‐impact measures to the City Council
Background
Target Path to Carbon Neutrality
Draft High-Impact Measures (in order of highest to lowest impact)
1.Achieve 35% of public and shared transit mode share by 2030 and 40% by 2040
2.Electrify 49% of existing residential buildings by 2030 and 86% by 2040
3.Electrify 24% of existing commercial buildings by 2030 and 49% by 2040
4.35% of passenger cars are zero-emission vehicles by 2030, and 100% by 2040
5.20% of commercial vehicles are zero-emission vehicles by 2030, and 100% by 2040
6.Reduce community-wide landfilled inorganics 35% by 2030 and 90% by 2040
compared to 2018 levels
7.Off-road equipment such as construction machinery and landscaping tools
are 25% electric by 2030, and 100% electric by 2040
8.Reduce community-wide landfilled organics 80% by 2025 and 90% by 2040
compared to 2018 levels
9.Double the urban tree canopy by 2030 to absorb more carbon from the air and
provide resiliency benefits
10.Reduce Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) opt-out rates to 2% for residential
and 10% for commercial by 2030 and maintain through 2040
11.Achieve 15% of bicycle mode share by 2030 and 25% by 2040
Building Energy
Increase participation rates in Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE)
Reduce SVCE opt‐out rate to 2% for residential by 2030 and maintain through 2040
Reduce SVCE opt‐out rate to 10% for commercial by 2030 and maintain through 2040
Electrify existing buildings
Electrify 49% of existing residential buildings by 2030 and 86% by 2040
Electrify 24% of existing commercial buildings by 2030 and 49% by 2040
Transportation
Implement programs for active transit that reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
Achieve 15% of bicycle mode share by 2030 and 25% by 2040
Implement programs for shared transit that reduce VMT
Achieve 35% of public and shared transit mode share by 2030 and 40% by 2040
Increase zero‐emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption
35% of passenger cars are zero‐emission vehicles by 2030, and 100% by 2040
20% of commercial vehicles are zero‐emission vehicles by 2030, and 100% by 2040
Waste
Reduce community‐wide landfilled organics 80% by 2025 and 90% by 2040
compared to 2018 levels
Reduce community‐wide landfilled inorganics 35% by 2030 and 90% by 2040
compared to 2018 levels
Off-road
Off‐road equipment such as construction machinery and landscaping tools are 25% electric
by 2030, and 100% electric by 2040
Carbon Sequestration
Double the urban tree canopy by 2030 to absorb more carbon from the air and
provide resiliency benefits
Recommended Action:
Provide input on Climate Action Plan
Update draft measures