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City of Pleasanton Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 12 Assembly Bill 197, State Air Resources Board GHGs Regulations In 2016, AB 197, a bill linked to SB 32, increased legislature oversight over CARB and directs CARB to both prioritize disadvantaged communities in its climate change regulations and evaluate the cost- effectiveness of measures it considers. AB 197 requires CARB to protect the State’s most impacted and disadvantaged communities [and] consider the social costs of the emissions of GHGs when developing climate change programs. The bill also adds two new legislatively appointed non-voting members to CARB, increasing the Legislature’s role in CARB’s decisions. Senate Bill 100, The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018 In September 2018, Governor Brown signed SB 100, requiring that the State’s load serving entities (including energy utilities and community choice energy programs) must procure energy generated 100 percent from Renewables Portfolio Standard for eligible renewable resources by 2045. General Plan Designation and Zoning CAP 2.0 would be implemented throughout the City and would occur in all Pleasanton General Plan designations and zoning designations. The plan would not alter any existing land use or zoning designations. Description of the Plan (CAP 2.0) CAP 2.0 incorporates the many climate protection programs noted above that the City of Pleasanton has in place and will continue to reduce GHG emissions. The CAP 2.0 provides an update to Pleasanton’s first Climate Action Plan adopted in 2012; upon its adoption the CAP 2.0 will reflect Pleasanton ongoing and active engagement for the plan’s 25-year planning horizon in addressing climate change, sustainability, and reductions in GHG emissions. The City has developed CAP 2.0 in order to achieve several objectives, including reducing GHG emissions, improving quality of life and public health, cultivating community resilience and adaptability, and promoting thriving ecosystems and a thriving econom y. The CAP 2.0 establishes a new target and goal for reducing GHG emissions by 2030 and 2045, respectively, and is intended to provide a framework through its actions for a safer future and enhanced quality of life for the community, new economic opportunities through green jobs, enhanced social equity and citizen engagement on the issue of climate change, and reduced obstacles for building affordable housing. The CAP 2.0 provides a foundation for future sustainable development efforts in the City of Pleasanton. It is anticipated that environmental documents for future development projects will identify and incorporate applicable GHG reduction strategies and actions from the CAP 2.0. The CAP 2.0 addresses communitywide GHG emissions and includes a goal of reducing communitywide per capita GHG emissions output to carbon neutrality in 2045. It also includes a discrete target for Pleasanton reaching maximum emissions of 4.11 MT of CO2e per capita (or 341,188 MT of CO2e in total emissions) by 2030. This corresponds to a 70 percent reduction in per- capita GHG emissions below 1990 levels by 2030 (or a 65 percent reduction below 2005 levels), exceeding the California Senate Bill 32 target for 2030 to reduce total GHG emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels. The CAP 2.0 assessed herein is based upon community-level inventories developed in 2005 and 2017, contains a list of strategies and respective supporting actions to achieve Pleasanton’s sustainability goals and focuses on actions through 2030 for purposes of meeting the Pleasanton 2030 GHG emissions target.