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This Climate Action Plan (CAP) represents the City of Santa Ana's commitment to improving quality of life by reducing carbon pollution and energy use, both from its own operations and from the community as a whole. To develop this CAP, an inventory was conducted to determine baseline green -house gas emissions from the community and from municipal operations for calendar year 2008. A forecast was made of business -as -usual emissions in the absence of any emissions reduction actions. This forecast was then adjusted to account for the emissions reduction expected from statewide policies and from actions that have already been taken by the City since the baseline inventory. In 2014, the City Council adopted emissions reduction goals for the CAP. For community -wide emissions, the reduction goal is 15% below the baseline year 2008 by 2020, and 30% below the baseline year 2008 by 2035. For municipal operations emissions the reduction goal is 30% by 2020 and 40% by 2035. Based on community input, suggestions from City staff, analysis of other communities' climate action plans, and consultant recommendations, a list of measures to reduce emissions was developed. These measures address emissions in five sectors: Energy, Transportation and Land Use, Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste. The total emissions reduction from all measures in each sector is shown in Table E.1. Table E.1: Summary of CAP Measure Emissions Reduction by Sector Reduction (MTCO,e/Year)* Sectors 202D 2035 Ransportation and Land Use _ - 9,150 73,873 Energy 36,423 47,909 Solid Waste,Water,and Wastewater 9,097 13,811 Total 54,670 135,593 *Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year The measures in this CAP are projected to accomplish the goals of a 15% reduction in community -wide emissions by 2020 and nearly reach 30% reduction by 2035. It is anticipated that new policy and technology options for reducing emissions will become available before 2035; the CAP will be updated periodically to meet the 2035 goal. The CAP measures affecting municipal operations are projected to accomplish both the 30% reduction by 2020 goal and the 40% reduction by 2035 goal. The implementation plan and anticipated start dates for each measure are presented in Chapter 4. Suggestions for using resources more efficiently at home and at work are provided in Chapter 5. Reaching the emissions reduction goals will require residents, businesses, and City government to work together. The result will be reduced traffic congestion, improved air quality, lower energy use and cost, and improved quality of life for the entire community. 75B -9