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City of Pleasanton Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 6 an environmental impact in CEQA is considered a mechanism for achieving State and regional GHG emissions reduction goals. Bay Area Air Quality Management District CEQA Guidelines The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) encourages local governments to adopt a GHG Reduction Strategy that is consistent with AB 32 goals. The GHG Reduction Strategy may streamline environmental review of community development projects. According to the BAAQMD, if a project is consistent with a GHG Reduction Strategy, then it can be presumed that the project will not have significant GHG impacts. This approach is consistent with State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15183.5: Lead agencies may analyze and mitigate the significant impacts of GHG emissions at a programmatic level, such as…a plan to reduce GHG emissions. Later project-specific environmental documents may tier from and/or incorporate by reference that existing programmatic review. Project-specific environmental documents may rely on an [Environmental Impact Report] containing a programmatic analysis of GHG emissions. Alameda County Countywide Transportation Plan In 2020, The Alameda County Transportation Commission adopted the Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP) to provide the County with a long-range plan for establishing the vision and priorities for transportation over a 30-year planning horizon. The CTP seeks to enhance and expand public transit, bicycle facilities, and pedestrian access within the County in order to improve mobility and access for all segments of the population and promote public health, environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency. The plan identifies 93 projects across the county including greenways and trails, transit capacity improvements, sea level rise adaptation, and multimodal corridors. Priority projects identified for Pleasanton include the West Las Positas Bike Corridor Improvements, I-680 Sunol Interchange Modernization, and Dublin/Pleasanton Active Access Improvements to BART.6 Alameda County Climate Protection Project and Cities for Climate Protection Campaign In 2009, the Alameda County Climate Protection Project and Cities for Climate Protection Campaign organized a coordinated effort by all 14 cities in Alameda County, including Pleasanton, to reduce the emissions that cause global warming as well as improve air quality, reduce waste, cut energy use, and save money. Participants work together across jurisdictions focusing on key action areas, such as energy efficiency, transportation, and waste reduction, and on specific projects best addressed by a regional effort, such as collaborative grant applications and electric vehicle related infrastructure. East Bay Community Energy Community Choice Aggregation Program East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) is a public agency based in Oakland and governed by a Board of local elected officials from each of the participating jurisdictions. In 2018, EBCE began supplying East Bay communities with renewable energy-sourced electricity. Renewable energy is energy that comes from resources that are naturally replenished, create no carbon emissions, and include small hydroelectric, solar, wind, biomass, biowaste, and geothermal sources. At EBCE, renewable energy is specifically provided by solar and wind sources. Purchasing electricity from EBCE is a way to 6 Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC). 2020. Countywide Transportation Plan. Available: <https://www.alamedactc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020_CTP_Final.pdf>. Accessed September 15, 2021.