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• 57,722 square feet of other shopping center uses (assuming inclusion of a 4,400 square foot drive - through restaurant and 4,379 square foot bank with a drive - through for a conservative analysis) Office development on the remaining 26.72 -acre portion: • 558,781 square feet of office uses. This study compares the greenhouse gas emissions related to development of the previously approved Office Only Project to the currently proposed Retail and Office Project. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Changing the previously approved Office Only Project to the currently proposed Retail and Office Project would result in an overall reduction in the projected generation of GHG emissions and would not conflict with any GHG reduction plans policies or regulations. Therefore, such a change would result in no new or worsened environmental impacts related to GHG emissions. SETTING In addition to the criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants of concern in air quality analyses, other emissions may not be directly associated with adverse health effects, but are suspected of contributing to "global warming ". Global warming has occurred in the past as a result of natural processes, but the term is often used now to refer to the warming predicted by computer models to occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). The State of California is concerned about GHG emissions and their effect on global warming. The State recognizes that there appears to be a close relationship between the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and global temperatures and that the evidence for global warming is overwhelming. The effects of global warming on California, in terms of how it would affect the ecosystem and economy, remain uncertain. According to the 2006 Climate Action Team Report' the following global warming effects and conditions can be expected in California over the course of the next century: • A diminishing Sierra snow pack declining by 70 percent to 90 percent, threatening the state's water supply; • Increasing temperatures from eight to 10.4 degrees Fahrenheit (F) under the higher emission scenarios, leading to a 25 to 35 percent increase in the number of days ozone pollution levels are exceeded in most urban areas; • Coastal erosion along the length of California and seawater intrusion into the Sacramento River Delta from a four -to 33 -inch rise in sea level. This would exacerbate flooding in already vulnerable regions; 1 California Environmental Protection Agency. 2006. Climate Action Team Report to Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature. ( http:// www. climatechange. ca .gov /elimate_action_team/reports /2006 -04- 03FINA L_CAT_REPORT. P DF) GHG EMISSIONS ANALYSIS FOR THE PLEASANTON GATEWAY PROJECT PAGE 2 OF 9