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The proposed methodology to develop the proposed thresholds reflects best practices <br /> in the field and is consistent with guidance provided by the Association of Environmental <br /> Professionals Climate Change Committee in 2016 for establishing GHG emissions <br /> efficiency thresholds using the local jurisdictional GHG inventory and demographic <br /> fo recasts.1 <br /> The methodology relies on the concept of an "efficiency threshold" which is a threshold <br /> expressed as a per-person metric (e.g., per resident, per employee, or per service <br /> person), rather than a gross emissions number. Efficiency thresholds are calculated by <br /> dividing the allowable GHG emissions inventory in a selected calendar year by the <br /> assumed resident, employee, or service population in that year. The efficiency threshold <br /> identifies the quantity of GHG emissions that can be generated on a per-person basis <br /> without significantly impacting the environment. <br /> Pleasanton's efficiency thresholds were derived from the GHG emissions forecasts <br /> calculated for the CAP 2.0. These thresholds were created to comply with CEQA and <br /> the CEQA Guidelines and recent case law around interpretation of GHG emissions <br /> analysis as outlined in Exhibit A of Attachment 1. Pleasanton's proposed thresholds are <br /> shown below. <br /> Figure 2- Pleasanton's GHG Efficiency Thresholds <br /> 3.50 <br /> ry 3.00 <br /> O <br /> U <br /> 2 2.50 <br /> -CO 2.00 <br /> v <br /> t <br /> 1.50 <br /> C <br /> 0 <br /> .N <br /> 1.00 <br /> E <br /> UJ <br /> = 0.50 <br /> New Residential New Nonresidential New Mixed-Use <br /> (per resident) (per job) (per service person) <br /> 'AEP.2016. Final White Paper Beyond 2020 and Newhall: A Field Guide to New CEQA Greenhouse Gas <br /> Thresholds and Climate Action Plan Targets for California.https://califaep.org/docs/AEP- <br /> 2016_Final_White_Paper.pdf. <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br />