June 25, 2024
Environmental Services Department
Climate Action Playbook Updates &
Game Plan 2028 Adoption
City Council, Public Hearing
2City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Agenda
Climate Action Playbook Updates
Game Plan 2028
Environmental Review - CEQA
Recommendation
3City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Game Plan 2028 Development
Ideation
Technical Analysis
Resource Allocation
Community Engagement
Adoption
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4City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Council and Commission Engagement
Playbook Updates + Draft
Game Plan (pre-public
review)
• Council Study Session
October 10, 2023.
• Joint Study Session
November 30, 2023.
(Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory, Planning and
Sustainability Commissions).
Playbook Updates + Draft
Game Plan (post-public
review)
• Council Study Session
March 19, 2024.
Adoption Hearings
• BPAC
May 16, 2024.
• Sustainability
Commission
May 20, 2024.
• Planning Commission
May 28, 2024.
• City Council
June 25, 2024.
5City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Climate Action Playbook Updates
6City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 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
7City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 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 20% 30% (25%) % On-road Zero Emission Vehicle Adoption in Sunnyvale 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
Previous target in
parenthesis
8City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Updated Forecast
2045 Gap
(266,717) MT CO2e2030 Target Met
(58% below 1990 levels)
441,846 MT CO2e
2045 Target
(85% below 1990 levels)
150,629 MT CO2e
2019 Emissions
-
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
2008 2019 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
GHG Emissions (MT CO2e)
1990 Baseline
State 2030 Target
Game Plan 2028 Reductions
Sunnyvale Target Pathway
9City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Community-wide GHG Emissions
1990 levels (2020
goal)
State 2030 target
Sunnyvale 2030
target
Sunnyvale and
PREVIOUS State
2050 target
NEW State target:
85% redux by 2045
0 200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
2008
(Baseline)
2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Emissions (in thousand MTCO2e)
-41%
-33%
-26%
10City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Final Game Plan 2028
11City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Changes to Draft Game Plan 2028
Removed Move referencing Green Prime and added supporting language to Move 1.A
Clarified electrification ordinance options and aligned Move language preparing Sunnyvale for implementation of BAAQMD Rules 9-4 and 9-6.
VMT metrics for 2030 and 2045 were re-evaluated to increase VMT reduction. Original Playbook metrics re-established for VMT. One Move for VMT metric tracking added.
Added Move 4.L regarding efforts to pursue recycled water expansion and advanced recycled water production.
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1615
9 6
Final Game Plan 2028
66 total Moves
5 years (FY 23/24 – FY 27/28)
33 returning
33 new (removed one, added two)
Clean
Electricity
Decarbonize
Buildings
Decarbonize
Transportation
Managing
Resources
Sustainably
Empowering
Community
Adaptation
13City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Breakdown of Game Plan 2028 Reductions by Play
Play 1.1, 1%
Play 2.2
26%
Play 2.3
18%
Play 3.1 & 3.2
16%
Play 3.3
24%
Play 3.4
4%
Play 4.1
11%
Total Emission
Reductions by 2030
412,374 MTCO2e
14City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Final Game Plan 2028 Resources
Approved FY 24/25 Budget
• Ongoing: 4 new staff (~$800 K annually)
• Env Programs Manager, ESD
• Env Programs Specialist, ESD (water)
• Env Programs Specialist, ESD (sustainability)
• Senior Engineer, DPW
• One-Time ($2.1 M total):
• $1.7 million over 4 years for consultant fees, advertising and material costs • Limited Term Librarian (LRS) + $15,000 in material costs (item 2B.1, BS#2) 15City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Environmental Review - CEQA
16City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 CEQA
Climate Action Playbook Updates/Game Plan 2028 and GHG Emissions Thresholds is a “project” within CEQA
Initial Study shows: No unmitigated significant environmental impacts from Playbook Update and Game Plan 2028 and CEQA GHG Emissions Threshold
CEQA Determination: Negative Declaration will be prepared Game Plan 2028 is qualified for programmatic CEQA streamlining of project GHG Emissions
17City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Recommendation
18City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Achievements of Proposed Updates and Plan
Playbook Amendments
Game Plan 2028
• More ambitious carbon neutrality target
• More ambitious Play-level metrics
• Increased building electrification targets, Increased VMT target, Increased ZEV targets, Addition of landfilled organics reduction target
• New Play and metric added to reduce off-road emissions • Aims to bring Sunnyvale to 58% below 1990 levels by 2030, surpassing our 2030 target
19City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Recommendation
Alt 1: Adopt a Resolution to
(1) Amend the Climate Action Playbook,
(2) Adopt Game Plan 2028 and California Environmental
Quality Act Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thresholds, and
(3) Adopt a Negative Declaration for the Climate Action Playbook Update/Game Plan 2028 and California
Environmental Quality Act Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Thresholds.
20City of Sunnyvale – Playbook Updates & Game Plan 2028 Adoption – June 2024 Thank You!