Title
GBD Labs, LLC doing business as Crosswalk Labs
Description
For $36,300.00 in payment authority for a study of Phoenix's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the Office of Environmental Programs. The 2021 Climate Action Plan, approved by the City Council on Oct. 21, 2021, set reduction goals for GHG emissions to be achieved by 2030 and 2050. However, current GHG emissions data for the City is calculated as a total and does not provide a detailed breakdown of emissions sources, creating inefficiencies in climate planning. By leveraging previous data from Northern Arizona University's Vulcan and Hestia Projects, the study will produce GHG emissions data for 2018, 2019, and 2020 that is source-specific, policy-relevant, and will be presented to the Environmental Quality and Sustainability Commission. This will support the creation of targeted action items to meet the City's reduction goals for GHG emissions efficiently. Funding for this purchase is available through the Office of Environmental Programs' air quality budget for the Fiscal Year 2022-23.