Greenhouse
Gas Reduction
Plan Status Report &
Greenhouse Gas
Inventory
City Council
February 11, 2025
WATER AND
POWER &
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Purpose
• Reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions
and improve quality
of life for residents
and workers
• Commit to reporting
• Collaborate
interdepartmentally
2 • Burbank Water and Power (BWP)
• Community Development (CDD)
• Public Works (PW)
• Parks and Recreation (PR)
• Fire Department (FD)
• Information Technology (IT)
• City Manager’s Office (CM)
• Library Services (LS)
• Police Department (PD)
TEAM
3 GHG Inventory* Sources
1. Electricity consumption
2. Methane “natural gas” consumption
3. Fuel consumption
4. Vehicle miles traveled
5. Wastewater treatment
6. Tonnage to landfills
*Greenhouse gas emission sources and the associated emissions of each source. 4 GHG Inventory Cont.
7. Annually
8. Curated data collection requests
9. Rincon input data into software
in year one, city staff ongoing
10.New snapshot in time of
emissions
5 Burbank GHG Emissions Change by Sector
6 MT CO2e = Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
Burbank Emissions
7 8
1. Building Efficiency and Electrification
2. Reduce Passenger Car Vehicle Miles Traveled
3. Transportation Demand Management
4. Zero-Emission Vehicles
5. Parking
6. Water-Energy Nexus (P&R)
7. Carbon Sequestration (P&R)
8. City Government Actions
9. Adaptation
Community Development Measures
9 1. Energy Generation
2. Reduce Passenger Car Vehicle
Miles Traveled
3. Zero-Emission Vehicles
4. Water-Energy Nexus
5. Organic Waste Diversion
6. City Government Actions
7. Adaptation
Public Works Measures
10 1. Energy efficiency
2. Building electrification
3. Customer incentives
4. Partner with Burbank Housing Corp
5. Renewable energy and storage
6. Smart grid integration
7. LED Streetlights
8. Electric Vehicle (EV) charging
9. Advanced Metering Infrastructure
BWP Measures & Actions
11 Measuring Implementation Progress
12 CAPDash - Now Live
cap.rinconconsultants.com
13 NEXT STEPS
Presentations and outreach
Ongoing monitoring
Annual and triennial review
• Municipal and community
implementation
• GGRP represents ~$2 billion of investments
over decades
• Staff will continue to seek out grants and
other funding opportunities to implement the
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan goals,
policies, and programs
FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS
Drew Johnstone
Sustainability Officer, BWP
Amanda Landry
Principal Planner, CDD