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City of Pleasanton <br />GHG Inventory, Forecast, and Targets Methodology and Calculations <br /> <br />28 <br />Table 16 Summary of Solid Waste Activity Data for Year 2017 <br />Source Tons <br />Emission Factor <br />(MT CO2e/ton) <br />Total Emissions <br />(MT CO2e) <br />Solid Waste 102,316 0.286 29,267 <br />ADC Waste 367 0.246 90 <br />Total Waste Emissions – – 29,358 <br />MT CO2e: metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent <br />3.5 2017 GHG Emissions Inventory Results Summary <br />The 2017 Pleasanton GHG emissions inventory serves as the inventory to inform development of future <br />GHG emissions forecasts that will assist the City in setting GHG emissions targets that are consistent <br />with State-level goals and the Pleasanton General Plan 2005-2025. Overall emissions for the City of <br />Pleasanton were estimated to be 588,553 MT CO2e in 2017. The on-road transportation sector <br />(passenger and commercial vehicles) was the largest emissions sector with 56 percent of total 2017 <br />baseline inventory emissions, followed by natural gas use in the energy sector at 21 percent. Off-road <br />transportation emissions were estimated to be 8 percent of emissions, and waste emissions accounted <br />for 5 percent. The smallest emissions sector was water and wastewater, which combine to account for <br />less than 1 percent of total 2017 emissions for the City of Pleasanton. Emissions are summarized in <br />Figure 4 and Table 17 below. <br />Figure 4 2017 City of Pleasanton Community Emissions by Sector <br /> <br />3%5% <br />2% <br />11% <br />10% <br />34% <br />22% <br />8% <br />5% <br />0%0% <br />Residential Electricity (3%) <br />Nonresidential Electricity <br />(5%) <br />Direct Access Electricity (2%) <br />Residential Gas (11%) <br />Nonresidential Gas (10%) <br />Passenger On-Road <br />Transportation (34%) <br />Commercial On-Road <br />Transportation (22%) <br />Off-Road Transportation (8%) <br />Waste (5%) <br />Wastewater (<1%) <br />Water (<1%)