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Section 2. Climate Vulnerability and GHG Emissions | 28Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 <br />2.3 GHG Emissions Reduction Targets <br />Recognizing that state and federal policies will reduce emissions, the City aims to deepen GHG <br />emissions reductions through local targets, strategies, and actions. <br />The CAP 2.0 includes a linear emissions reduction target pathway that complies with the latest <br />state-level policies and supports a qualified CAP through 2030. This pathway includes GHG <br />emission reduction targets to reduce emissions to 4.1 MTCO2e per capita by 2030 and work <br />towards per capita carbon neutrality by 2045. The targets set in the CAP 2.0 align Pleasanton <br />with the long-term path set by the state (i.e., SB 32, EO B-55-18, EO S-3-05), with a more <br />aggressive interim 2030 target. The City chose a pathway that exceeds state GHG emissions <br />reduction requirements in 2030 to underscore the importance of early and consistent action. <br />Actions that are taken today set the foundation for achieving carbon neutrality, help ensure <br />a smooth transition for system-changing actions, and enable emissions reductions to occur <br />sooner, making them more impactful. <br />The CAP includes actions over the next 10 years and is intended to be qualified through 2030, at <br />which point it will be updated to lay out the next decade of actions. <br />By 2030 <br />Pleasanton’s per-capita GHG <br />emissions will be ~65% below <br />2005 levels and ~70% below <br />1990 levels (4.1 MTCO2e per <br />capita) <br />By 2045 <br />Pleasanton will achieve <br />carbon neutrality (0 net <br />MTCO 2e per capita)