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City of Pleasanton CEQA GHG Emissions Thresholds and Guidance reach post-2020 Statewide goals.The update highlighted California's progress toward meeting the "near-term" 2020 GHG emission reduction goals defined in the original Scoping Plan. It also evaluated how to align the State's longer-term GHG reduction strategies with other State policy priorities, including those for water,waste, natural resources, clean energy,transportation,and land use.21 Executive Order B-30-15 On April 29,2015,the governor issued EO B-30-15,which established Statewide GHG emission reduction targets of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. The 2030 GHG emissions reduction target contained in EO B-30-15 was later codified by SB 32. Senate Bill 32 On September 8, 2016,the governor signed SB 32 into law, extending AB 32 by requiring the Statewide reduction of GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030(the other provisions of AB 32 remain unchanged). On December 14, 2017, CARB adopted the 2017 Scoping Plan,which provides a framework for achieving the 2030 target.The 2017 Scoping Plan relies on the continuation and expansion of existing policies and regulations, such as the Cap-and-Trade Program, as well as implementation of recently adopted programs and policies, such as SB 350 and SB 1383. The 2017 Scoping Plan also puts an increased emphasis on innovation, adoption of existing technology,and strategic investment to support its strategies.As with the 2013 Scoping Plan update,the 2017 Scoping Plan does not provide project-level thresholds for land use development. Instead, it recommends that local governments adopt policies and locally appropriate quantitative thresholds consistent with Statewide per capita goals of six MT of CO2e by 2030 and two MT of CO2e by 2050.As stated in the 2017 Scoping Plan,these goals may be appropriate for plan-level analyses (city,county,subregional,or regional level), but not for specific individual projects because they include all emissions sectors in the State.22 Senate Bill 375 SB 375,signed in August 2008,enhances the state's ability to reach AB 32 goals by directing CARB to develop regional GHG emission reduction targets to be achieved from passenger vehicles by 2020 and 2035. SB 375 aligns regional transportation planning efforts, regional GHG reduction targets,and affordable housing allocations.Metropolitan Planning Organizations(MPOs)are required to adopt a Sustainable Communities Strategy(SCS),which allocates land uses in the MPO's Regional Transportation Plan(RTP).Qualified projects consistent with an approved SCS or Alternative Planning Strategy categorized as"transit priority projects"would receive incentives to streamline CEQA processing On March 22, 2018, CARB adopted updated regional targets for reducing GHG emissions from 2005 levels by 2020 and 2035.The Association of Bay Area Governments(ABAG)was assigned targets of a 7 percent reduction in GHGs from transportation sources by 2020 and a 15 percent reduction in GHGs from transportation sources by 2035.ABAG adopted the 2050 RTP(Plan Bay Area 2050) in October 2021,which includes the region's SCS and meets the requirements of SB 375.23 21 CARB.2014.First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan.May 15,2014. https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/2013_update/first update_cl imate_change_scop i ng_plan.pdf. 22 CARB.2017.2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan.https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scapingplan/scoping_plan_2017.pdf. 23 Association of Bay Area Governments.October 2021.Plan Bay Area 2050. 18