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Page 17 <br />Boulder County's GHG Reduction Goals <br />In 2012, Boulder County committed to reduce countywide GHG emissions 40% by 2020 based on <br />a 2005 baseline. With the additional new GHG reduction strategies described in this report, <br />Boulder County is estimated to achieve 23% emission reductions by 2020. <br />It is expected that emissions will increase by 7% or 345,387 mtCO2e from 2016 to 2050, in a <br />business -as -usual scenario if no aggressive action is taken by Boulder County and the community. <br />Boulder County is committed to addressing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) <br />emissions in accordance with levels specified by the Paris Climate Agreement Goal, which will <br />help prevent a global temperature increase of 1.5 to 2°C. In 2018, the county committed to the <br />following GHG reduction goals based on a 2005 baseline: <br />1. reduce countywide GHG emissions by 45% by 2030; and <br />2. reduce countywide GHG emissions by 90% by 2050. <br />If all strategies were to be implemented, Boulder County can expect to achieve the GHG emission <br />reductions listed in Table ES - 2. <br />Table ES - 2. Comparison of Model Predictions Against County's GHG Emission Reduction <br />Goals <br />Year <br />Boulder County's GHG <br />Emission Reduction Goal <br />Additional <br />Model Predictions Reductions <br />Needed <br />2030 <br />45% <br />49% <br />0% <br />2050 <br />90% <br />61% <br />29% <br />Figure ES - 4, and Figure ES - 5 show the relative contribution from each sector's respective GHG <br />reduction strategies towards the overall GHG emission reduction goal. <br />18 <br />