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2. Work Program Solid Waste Sector Emissions Emissions from solid waste management practices represents another area of community -wide GHG inventories that are typically based on generalized models or regional assumptions. ESA will discuss with City staff the ICLEI inventory results for the solid waste sector, and develop an approach to revising this part of the inventory, if appropriate. ESA is familiar with Pleasanton's current suite of composting and recycling programs, as we are currently under contract with StopWaste.org to support County-wide school recycling programs, the County -wide green waste ban, and other waste minimization efforts. • The City may also wish to include a qualitative discussion of up- stream emissions associated with materials extraction, processing, manufacturing, and transport to market. Recent studies indicate that a large part of the national GHG inventory is related to the manufacture and movement of goods. Neither ICLEI's CACP software, nor the recently released Local Government Operations (LGO) protocol include methodologies for estimating life cycle GHG emissions reductions associated with recycling or composting, but it is an important qualitative consideration for program and policy development. These improvements to the inventory not only would provide a more realistic view of the climate change consequences of the current system of waste management, but also would provide a means to highlight recent program innovations, including food waste composting, and would also provide an impetus to plan and implement programs to further reduce emissions associated with solid waste disposal. Subtask 2b — Projected GHG Emissions ESA will analyze the 2020 emissions projection developed by ICLEI and will work with the City to review or develop reasonable projections about expected population growth and expansion of emissions sources within the inventory's organizational boundary through the target date of 2020. ESA will develop realistic emissions growth projections using results from the 2005 ICLEI Inventory analysis and adjustment, including improved VMT modeling, and the best publically- available information and data. Projections will incorporate the expected impacts of foreseeable regional, state, and federal actions, including more stringent CAFE standards (Corporate Average Fuel Economy), California Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24), the AB 32 Scoping Plan, and the early action GHG reduction measures (e.g., low carbon fuel standard) developed by CARE and the Climate Action Team (CAT), and the State's Renewable Energy Portfolio standards. 2 -8 City of Pleasanton Climate Action Plan