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Waste: <br />As with the residential sector, the primary determinate for growth in waste sector emissions is <br />population. Therefore, the average annual population growth rate, 0.0%, was used to estimate <br />future emissions resulting from the waste sector. <br />2005 Government Operations Emissions Inventory  <br />The framework of scopes discussed in the Community Emissions Inventory equally applies to <br />the Government Operations Emissions Inventory. The sources of emissions that are being <br />counted in Scope 1 and 2 of the Government Inventory are facilities and equipment owned and <br />operated by the City. The Information Items of the Government Operations Inventory are <br />generally lifecycle emissions sources (such as the decomposition of waste), and emissions <br />sources that the City does not own, but may exhibit significant influence over (such as employee <br />commute patterns). The Government Operations Inventory includes Scope 1, Scope 2, and <br />Scope 3 emissions from the following sectorsiii: <br />• Buildings & Facilities <br />• Streetlights & Traffic Signals <br />• Solid Waste Facilities <br />• Vehicle Fleet <br />• Employee Commute <br />• Other Process Fugitive Sources <br />• Mobile Source Refrigerants <br /> <br />Table 19: Government Operations Emissions Sources by Scope and Sector <br />Sector Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3 <br />Buildings & <br />Facilities Natural Gas Electricity <br />Streetlights & <br />Traffic Signals Electricity <br />Solid Waste <br />Facilities Methane from <br />Decomposition <br />Vehicle Fleet Gasoline & Diesel <br />Employee Commute Employee Commute <br />Other Process <br />Fugitive Sources Use of Fire <br />Extinguishers <br />Mobile Source <br />Refrigerants AC used in Vehicle <br />Fleet <br /> <br />2010-2011 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, City of University City, MO 27 <br /> <br />