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Greenhouse gas emissions from city government facilities and operations have decreased 16% since 2010 and 17% since 2005, even though the number of residents served by the city has increased.

About the data

Sources

Inventories 

2010 City Government Operations inventory, including data for 2005, and the associated methodology document (completed in January 2013)

Updated 2010 City Government Operations inventory, included in a Local Government Operations Climate Action Plan, and the associated methodology document (published May 2015) 

2018 City Government Operations inventory (published May 2020) 

2020 City Government Operations inventory (published February 2023)

Population data 

Population data are January estimates from the California Department of Finance’s Demographics Unit. 

City staff data 

City staffing data are from recent and archived adopted City operating budgets for the 2005-2006 through 2020-2021 fiscal years. 

Limitations

Data were not available to calculate 2005 emissions from generators, the City vehicle fleet, employee commutes, or grit, grease, and screenings from the Regional Wastewater Facility. Data were also not available to calculate 2010 emissions from CNG shuttle buses at the Mineta San José International Airport. Finally, data were not available to calculate carbon sequestration by city street trees in either 2005 or 2010. 

Last updated

February 2023