TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Napa County Planning, Building, & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Ryan Melendez, Planner II - Sustainability
SUBJECT: July 2024 RCAAP Update: Community Engagement Updates and Draft GHG Emissions Reduction Measures
RECOMMENDATION
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ACTION ITEM: DISCUSSION & PRESENTATION: Staff will present the Draft Greenhouse Gas Reduction Framework, Guidelines, and Preliminary GHG Reduction Measures Memo and Matrix. Staff requests the CAC discuss the draft measures, provide guidance to staff, and vote to accept them. Napa RCD staff will also provide updates on the community engagement efforts for the RCAAP.
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BACKGROUND
RCAAP Documents: The Ascent Environmental team has completed a Draft Greenhouse Gas Reduction Framework, Guidelines, and Preliminary GHG Reduction Measures Memo (Memo) and an accompanying Measures Matrix (Matrix). These documents are now available on the RCAAP Project Website where members of the public can review and provide comments. These documents are also attached to this staff report.
The Memo aims to (1) provide an overview of the proposed framework and guidelines for developing greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategies, measures, and actions that will be included as part of the Napa County Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP); and (2) present a preliminary list of GHG emission reduction strategies, measures, and actions.
The framework is comprised of strategies, measures, and actions. Strategies serve as high-level methods for reducing GHG emissions in each sector of the GHG Inventory. Within each strategy, are measures that include policies, measurable objectives, or other more specific pathways for achieving emissions reductions. And within each measure, are actions defining specific activities, implementation programs, projects, or steps that each jurisdiction will take to implement the measures to achieve GHG emissions reduction targets defined in...
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