CITY OF HAYWARD - File #: RPT 26-065

• File #: RPT 26-065
• Section: Informational Report
• Status: Agenda Ready
• Meeting Body: Council Sustainability Committee
• Agenda Date: 9/14/2026
• Subject: 2024 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/14/2026	Council Sustainability Committee

DATE: September 14, 2026

TO: Council Sustainability Committee

FROM: Director of Public Works

SUBJECT
Title

2024 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation

That the Council Sustainability Committee (CSC) reviews and comments on this report.
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SUMMARY

This report compares the calendar year 2024 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory with previous years and provides an overview of the progress toward the communitywide reduction targets established in the City Council adopted General Plan. As summarized in Table 1, total emissions across all sectors have been reduced by 6.8% from 2023 and by 39.9% since 2005.

Transportation remains the largest contributor to community emissions, and its trends continue to shape overall results. Transportation emissions declined in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased in 2021 as pandemic restrictions eased, but they have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. From 2021 to 2024, total emissions decreased by 6.4%, a trend that may reflect ongoing hybrid and remote work patterns.



Table 1: GHG Emissions by Sector (MTC02e)
Sector
2005b
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
% Change from 2005

Electricity
185,536
12,467
23,038
35,844
29,313
26,011
13,972
-92.5%

Natural Gas
189,995
176,649
166,334
168,917
170,495
172,822
152,910
-19.5%

Transportation
529,316
420,995
309,168
361,935
371,868
357,355
347,651
-34.3%

Airporta
4,779a
4,779a
4,779a
4,779a
4,779a
4,779
4,310
-9.8%

Off-Road Vehicles
14,889
24,287
27,976
23,426
39,882
36,526
36,741
146.8%

Solid Waste
50,924
46,187
34,628
32,011
32,141
32,537
31,469
-38.2%

Water and wastewater
4,716
2,710
2,512
2,171
1,990
1,819
1,828
-61.2%

Total
980,155
688,074
568,435
629,083
650,468
631,849
588,881
-39.9%

Hayward Population
140,305
164,029
162,611
160,686
161,561
161,796
162,383
15.7%

Total Emissions/ Capita
7.0...