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Eugene Community Climate Action Plan2.0 <br />Fossil Fuel and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Forecast, 2018 – 2030 <br />for Existing Plans, Policies, Programs and Opportunities for <br />Additional Actions Towards CRO Goals <br />Draft Date: April 18, 2019. Note: Draft results presented are preliminary and are subject to change. <br /> INTRODUCTION <br />The intent of this memo is to show how close the community gets to accomplishing the Climate <br />Recovery Ordinance (CRO) fossil fuel targets and greenhouse gas (GHG) goals through existing and <br />planned actions of the Large Lever Shareholders (LLS). Our team reviewed LLS plans, policies, and <br />programs, and collected additional data to calculate fossil fuel and GHG emissions reductions. These <br />are used to forecast emissions between 2018 and 2030 and compare that forecast to CRO targets. In <br />addition, this memo also provides suggestions for additional community climate actions towards <br />meeting the goals and targets defined in the CRO. <br /> EUGENE CLIMATE RECOVERY ORDINANCE TARGETS AND GOALS <br />Updated in 2016, Eugene’s Climate Recovery Ordinance includes the following goals and targets: <br />Section 6.675 Climate Recovery – Climate Action Goals <br />(3)By the year 2030, all businesses, individuals, and others living or working in the city collectively <br />shall reduce the total (not per capita) use of fossil fuels by 50% compared to 2010 usage. <br />(4) By the year 2100, total community greenhouse gas emissions shall be average share of a global <br />atmospheric greenhouse gas level of 350ppm, which is estimated in 2016 to require an annual <br />average emission reduction level of 7.6%. <br />Section 6.685 Climate Recovery – Targets & Benchmarks <br />To reach the climate action goals, the city council adopts the targets and benchmarks contained in <br />subsection (1) of this section, and the city will take other actions that the council determines are necessary, <br />for achieving the targets, benchmarks and other climate action goals. <br />The CRO does not clearly define the inventory boundaries that align with CRO goals and targets (i.e. <br />what geographic boundaries and type of emissions sources are included in the goal). Therefore, Good <br />Company made a preliminary interpretation for the fossil fuel use targets and report based on both the <br />Targets and benchmarks: <br />Reduce fossil fuels 50% (from 2010 levels by 2030) <br />2020: 25% reduction from 2010 <br />2025: 38% reduction from 2010 <br />2030: 50% reduction from 2010 <br />Annual Average, 2010 - 2030: 2.5% reduction <br /> ATTACHMENT A <br />May 22, 2019, Work Session – Item 1