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Existing Conditions <br />Existing Statewide GHG Emissions. GHG emissions are the result of both natural and human - <br />influenced activities. Regarding human -influenced activities, motor vehicle travel, consumption of fossil <br />fuels for power generation, industrial processes, heating and cooling, landfills, agriculture, and wildfires <br />are the primary sources of GHG emissions. Without human intervention, Earth maintains an approximate <br />balance between the emission of GHG emissions into the atmosphere and the storage of GHG <br />emissions in oceans and terrestrial ecosystems. Events and activities, such as the industrial revolution <br />and the increased combustion of fossil fuels (e.g., gasoline, diesel, coal), have contributed to the rapid <br />increase in atmospheric levels of GHG emissions over the last 150 years. <br />As reported by the CEC, California contributes approximately one percent of global and 8.2 percent of <br />national GHG emissions.56 California represents approximately 12 percent of the national population. <br />Approximately 80 percent of GHGs in California are CO2 produced from fossil fuel combustion. The <br />current California GHG inventory compiles statewide anthropogenic GHG emissions and carbon <br />sinks/storage from years 2000 through 2019.57 It includes estimates for CO2, CH4, N20, HFCs, PFCs, <br />and SF6. The GHG inventory for California for years 2010 through 2019 is presented in Table 3. As <br />shown therein, the GHG inventory for California in 2019 was 418.2 million MTCO2e. <br />Table 3 <br />California GHG Inventory <br />(metric tons of carbon dioxide eaulivalent fMTCO,eli <br />2013 <br />2014 <br />2015 <br />2016 <br />2017 <br />2018 <br />2019 <br />Transportation <br />161.2 <br />162.6 <br />166.2 <br />169.8 <br />171.2 <br />169.6 <br />166.1 <br />Electric Power <br />91.7 <br />92.5 <br />90.3 <br />89.0 <br />88.8 <br />89.2 <br />88.2 <br />Industrial <br />16.8 <br />17.7 <br />18.6 <br />19.2 <br />20.0 <br />20.4 <br />20.6 <br />Commercial & Residential <br />91.4 <br />88.9 <br />84.8 <br />68.6 <br />62.1 <br />63.1 <br />58.8 <br />Agriculture <br />161.2 <br />1 162.6 <br />166.2 <br />169.8 <br />1 171.2 <br />169.6 <br />166.1 <br />High GWP <br />91.4 <br />88.9 <br />84.8 <br />68.6 <br />62.1 <br />63.1 <br />58.8 <br />Recvclina & Waste <br />91.7 <br />92.5 <br />90.3 <br />89.0 <br />88.8 <br />89.2 <br />88.2 <br />Total <br />447.5 <br />443.0 <br />440.7 <br />429.1 <br />424.6 <br />425.1 <br />418.2 <br />Source: California Air Resources Board (2021). California Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory - 2021 Edition. Data <br />available at: https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/data/data.htm <br />56 California Energy Commission, Tracking Progress, Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions. <br />https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/tracking-progress. Accessed July 2023. <br />57 A carbon inventory identifies and quantifies sources and sinks of greenhouse gases. Sinks are defined as a <br />natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon -containing chemical compound for an <br />indefinite period. <br />Cabrillo Town Center Project PAGE 23 City of Santa Ana <br />Greenhoutl VS ouncll Report 18 - 988 10/3/2023 July 2023 <br />