Lake Tahoe Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update
Project Number
04.01.02.0041
Action Priority
Implement Programmatic Monitoring and Reporting
Implementers
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Supporting Agencies
California Tahoe Conservancy
Primary Contact
Devin Middlebrook (dmiddlebrook@trpa.gov)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2020 - 2021
Total Project Cost
$135,000
Funding Request
$0
Science Program
Implement Programmatic Monitoring and Reporting
The inventory shows that overall, progress is being made toward GHG emission reduction goals. From 2005 to 2018, the Tahoe Region’s emissions have declined significantly by 38.7 percent. Total emissions were reduced from 1,297,446 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to 795,793 metric tons.
For the first time, the updated inventory modeled carbon sequestration potential in Tahoe’s forests and meadows and compared those to annual emissions. The updated inventory found that the natural landscape sequestered or stored between 300,000 and 1,000,000 mtCO2e in 2018. This is compared to about 800,000 mtCO2e in emissions for 2018.
Targeted Performance Measures
Educational and Interpretive Programs Produced
Threshold Categories
Air Quality
2005-2018 GHG Emissions Comparison
Location
Targeted Funding
Secured Funding: California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), $135,000