LARKSPURCLIMATE ACTION PLAN

City Council MeetingMarch 17, 2021

Climate Action Plan Objectives

Update the City’s 2010 Climate Action Plan, which was designed to meet 2020 emissions reduction target

Reduce emissions consistent with the State’s goal to reduce statewide emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2030

Utilize the MCEP Climate Action Plan template, already adopted in San Rafael, San Anselmo, and County of Marin, to realize cost efficiencies and coordinate countywide action

Identify the most impactful strategies to reduce, based on achievable performance targets

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2030 State Target 40% below 1990 levels

2050 State Target 80% below 1990 levels

Transportation: EVs

State Goals 5 million EVs by 2030, about 13% of registered

vehicles Require all new passenger vehicles sold in CA to be

zero emission by 2035; medium and heavy-duty trucks by 2045

Marin County has the second highest EV rate in the state About 4% of autos registered in Marin County are

ZEVs 268 ZEVs in Larkspur as of January 2020 – 4% of

registered vehicles

CAP Target: 33% of passenger vehicles in Larkspur are zero emission by 2030 Require workplace and multi-family EV chargers and

EV-ready parking spaces Install more public EV chargers and fast chargers;

wayfinding signage

Transportation

Increase biking and walking by building out the bike/ped network and providing facilities as identified in the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan

Continue to support Safe Routes to School programs

Encourage employers to provide transportation demand management programs

Work with Marin Transit and Golden Gate Transit to expand ridership and electrify fleet

Encourage SMART to use renewable diesel and use renewable diesel in City fleet

Electrify City fleet and small off-road equipment

Renewable Energy and Electrification

Electricity is clean and getting cleaner MCE expects to be 100% GHG-free in 2022 PG&E was virtually 100% GHG-free in 2019 State law requires 60% of electricity to come from renewable sources

by 2030 and to be GHG-free by 2045

Solar PV installation is growing Supplied approximately 5% of local electricity needs in 2018 Project will supply 10% of local electricity needs by 2030 at current

growth

Programs to support solar installation and battery storage

New ordinances to require residential buildings to be all-electric in 2023 and non-residential building to be all-electric in 2026

New ordinance to require efficient electric appliances (water heaters, cooktops, ranges, dryers, heating systems) are installed at time of replacement of appliances that use natural gas, as feasible

Energy Efficiency

Work with PG&E and MCE to promote programs, rebates, energy audits, financing alternatives, etc. Continue to reduce energy use 1% per year

Consider requiring energy efficiency audits at time of sale

Use high albedo surfaces for roadways, parking lots, etc.

Upgrade streetlights to LED

Complete energy efficiency projects and City facilities and implement energy conservation practices

Waste Reduction

State laws Divert 75% of organic material and recover 20% of

edible food by 2025 Require businesses to have organic waste recycling

service Require 65% of construction and demolition waste

to be diverted

Work with the City’s waste hauler to increase recycling and composting

Adopt an ordinance requiring use of recycling and organic waste collection services

Consider investing in new solid waste processing infrastructure to remove recoverable materials

Tamra Peters, Executive Director of Resilient Neighborhoods

Water Conservation

Water consumption is declining Water consumption down 23% since 2005,

approximately 2% per year

Energy use is mostly GHG-free MMWD uses MCE Deep Green electricity Sonoma County Water Agency, which

provides approximately 20% of MMWD’s water, uses carbon-free electricity Emissions from water treatment and delivery

down 97% since 2005

Programs to continue reducing water consumption 1% per year

Other CAP Sections

Carbon Sequestration Climate Change Adaptation Community Engagement Implementation and Monitoring

If fully implemented, CAP will reduce emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2030

Consistent with SB 32 and CARB 2017 Scoping Plan guidance for local governments

CAP Results