October 10, 2023
Environmental Services Department
Climate Action Playbook Amendments &
Draft Game Plan 2028
City Council Study Session
2City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Agenda
Climate Action Playbook Updates
• Updates: Carbon Neutrality Goal and Play Metrics
Draft Game Plan 2028
• Moves, Targets and Resources
Outreach and Engagement
3City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Climate Action Playbook Updates
4City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Sunnyvale’s Climate Action Playbook
6 Strategies
18 Plays
Targets
Game Plan:
Next Moves
Overarching approaches
for reaching end game.
Areas for action with
quantified targets to
measure progress.
Specific actions for City
and community.
Path to 20503-5 Year
Plans
5City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Six Playbook Strategies for the Win!
PROMOTING CLEAN
ELECTRICITY
DECARBONIZING
BUILDINGS
DECARBONIZING
TRANSPORTATION &
SUSTAINABLE LAND USE
MANAGING RESOURCES
SUSTAINABLY
EMPOWERING OUR
COMMUNITY
ADAPTING TO A
CHANGING CLIMATE
6City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 How the Playbook is Organized
Strategy 1: Promoting Clean Electricity
Play 1.1: Promote 100% Clean Electricity
Metric: % Participation in Clean Electricity
2030
100%
2050
100%
Move 1.A
Continue to support and steer Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) in providing clean power and decarbonization
programs.
7City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Community-wide GHG Emissions
0 200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
2008
(Baseline)
2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Emissions (in thousands of MTCO2e) 1990 levels 1990 levels (2020 goal)
-31%
State 2030 target
Sunnyvale 2030
target
Sunnyvale and
PREVIOUS State
2050 target
-44%
-26%
NEW State target:
85% redux by 2045
8City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Why Do we Need to Amend the Playbook?
• From 80% by 2050 to 85% by 2045
State’s New Carbon Neutrality Target
• Requires alignment to State 2045 target
• Provides CDD with checklist to streamline CEQA GHG evaluation CEQA Streamlining Requirements
• New Play Metrics
• Addition of Play 3.4: Decarbonize off-road equipment and vehicles Updated forecasts for 56% by 2030
9City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Drivers for Playbook Amendments
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200
400
600
800
1,000
2019 2030 2045 2050
Emissions in thousand metric tons
(MTCO2e)
State Policies + Game Plan 2028
Proposed Target Pathway
1990 Levels (baseline)
2019 Emissions
All data projected from 2019 onward
10City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Updated Playbook Metrics
2030 2045
Strategy 1: Promoting Clean Electricity
% Participation in Clean Electricity 100% 100%
% Electric Load from Solar 3% 5%
% Electricity Demand in Local Battery Storage 2% 5%
Strategy 2: Decarbonizing Buildings
% Reduction in Residential Natural Gas Use * 44% 92%
% Reduction in Non-residential Natural Gas Use * 38% 86% % All-electric New Buildings 100% 100%
Strategy 3: Decarbonizing Transportation and Sustainable Land Use % Reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) per person 10% 15% (25%) % On-road Zero Emission Vehicle Adoption 42% (25%) 90% (75%) % Off-road Zero Emission Equipment Adoption * 30% 75%
Strategy 4: Managing Resources Sustainably
% Reduction in Landfill Organics * 75% 75%
Reduce Landfilled Garbage (Pounds per person per day) 1 lb < 1 lb Notes:
* (orange) New or Updated
Metric with Target
% (green) Target increased
from last Playbook
% (blue) Target reduced
from last Playbook
Previous target in
parenthesis
11City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Discussion
Does Council support updating Sunnyvale's
carbon neutrality target to 85% by 2045?
Includes Addition of Play 3.4 (Off-road Equipment) and Updated Metrics Does Council support updating the Playbook to
be qualified for CEQA streamlining purposes?
12City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Draft Game Plan 2028
13City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Communitywide GHG Emissions Over Time
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400
600
800
1,000
1,200
2008 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Emissions (in thousands of MTCO2e)
Transportation Commercial/ Industrial Gas Residential Gas Commercial/ Industrial Electricity Residential Electricity Solid Waste Off-Road Equipment
14City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Draft Game Plan 2028
7 14
15 14
9 6
Clean
Electricity
Decarbonize
Buildings
Decarbonize
Transportation
Managing
Resources
Sustainably
Empowering
Community
Adaptation
65 total Moves
5 years (FY 23/24 – FY 27/28)
33 returning
32 new
15City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Draft Game Plan 2028 New Moves Include…
• Studies
• Residential
• Commercial
• Ordinances
• Residential by 2026
• Commercial by 2026
• Incentives and Support
Programs
2030 Target:
44% reduction in residential natural gas consumption
38% reduction in commercial natural gas consumption
Existing Building Electrification
16City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 • Enhance City
Transportation Demand
Management (TDM)
program
• Create a TDM program
for City staff
• Require employers with
1,000 employees and
more to develop TDM
Plans
2030 Target:
10% reduction
in Vehicles
Miles Traveled
(VMT) per
person
Enhancing Transportation Demand Management
17City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 • Goal of ~3,000 publicly available
chargers in Sunnyvale
• Incentive and Support programs
• Ordinance for small off-road
equipment
2030 Target:
42% ZEV adoption on-road
30% ZEV adoption off-road
Accelerating ZEV Adoption
18City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 • Reusables Pilot Program
• Edible Food Recovery
• Reduce organic waste
disposal 75% by 2025
2030 Target:
Reduce landfilled garbage
to 1 lb/person/day
Achieving Zero Waste
19City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 • Water Conservation as a Way of Life
• Dual plumbing
• Reducing irrigation of ornamental
turf
2030 Target:
To be set by State
Ensuring Resilient Water Supply
20City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Draft Game Plan 2028 Proposed Moves by Department
LEADS SUPPORTS
CDD 11 7
DPS 1 2
DPW 11 7
ESD 40 6
FIN 0 3
HRD 1 0
LRS 1 4
OCM (Econ) 0 4
TOTAL 65
21City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Draft Game Plan 2028 Proposed Moves by Dept
• Approximately 5 new staff across 3 departments
(~$1 million annually)
Ongoing Costs
• ~$2.5 million over 4 years
One-Time Costs
For consideration in FY 24-25 Operating Budget Process
22City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Outreach and Engagement Plan
23City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Game Plan Development Timeline
• Commissions Joint
Study Session TBD (Nov)
• 4 community
workshops + online
survey
Community Engagement
10/30 - 12/16
Final Adoption
February – May 2024
• Final review from
Directors and City
Manager
• Commissions and City
Council for approval
• Resources approved with
budget
Drafting Plan
10/10 – 10/27
• Incorporate Council
feedback and direction,
• Prepare documents for
public release
• Finalize Community
Engagement plan
24City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Outreach and Engagement
•October 30 – December 16
In Person
Youth Workshop Community Workshop #2
Online
Community Workshop #1
Existing Meetings
Hybrid
Business Workshop
Existing Meetings
25City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Outreach and Engagement
In-person tabling
Web and social media
Direct engagement
Advertising
News
Regional partnerships
26City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Discussion
Council’s initial feedback on the Draft
Game Plan 2028 Moves
Council’s feedback on the Outreach
and Engagement plan
Would Council like staff to return for a
Study Session prior to adoption hearing?
27City of Sunnyvale – Climate Action Playbook & Game Plan 2028 – October 2023 Thank You!