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Piedmont presents 2023 greenhouse gas inventory; city not yet on track for 2030 target
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City staff presented the 2023 greenhouse gas inventory and Climate Action Plan (CAP2) implementation update, showing a 32% drop in emissions since 2005 but a 1% rise from 2022 to 2023 and projections that Piedmont remains off track for its 2030 goal without new interventions.
Piedmont staff on Monday presented the 2023 greenhouse gas inventory and an update on implementation of Climate Action Plan 2, reporting long-term reductions since the 2005 baseline but warning the city is not on track for its 2030 emissions target without additional measures.
Sustainability Clerk Andrew Kaplovitz presented the inventory and told the council that citywide greenhouse gas emissions have declined 32% from the 2005 baseline but increased about 1% from 2022 to 2023. He said transportation (passenger vehicles) and building energy together account for 97% of citywide emissions; passenger vehicles represent about 45% of the total, and residential natural gas accounts for roughly 44% of citywide emissions in the…
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