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Utilizing Quantitative CEQA GHG Thresholds Water Service.25 Therefore,the emission inventory and forecast data underlying the thresholds is both scientific and factual. As discussed in Section 2.3, GHG Emissions Forecast, implementation of the Pleasanton CAP 2.0 will achieve a 51 percent reduction in 1990 emissions levels by 2030 (to reach the CAP 2.0 target of a 70 percent per capita reduction in 1990 emissions levels, equivalent to 4.11 MT of CO2e per capita emissions in 2030).Therefore,this local target is more stringent than the State's target of a 40 percent emission reduction in 1990 levels by 2030 and makes substantial progress toward achieving the State's long-term goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.The quantitative thresholds are tied directly to the level of GHG emissions anticipated for new development in the CAP 2.0 for year 2030.As a result, because the CAP 2.0 is consistent with the State's 2030 GHG emission target,the quantitative thresholds are also consistent with the next State milestone GHG emission reduction target for 2030.The State's GHG emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2045 are set at the levels scientists say are necessary to meet the Paris Agreement goals to reduce GHG emissions and limit global temperature rise below two degrees Celsius by 2100 in order to avoid dangerous climate change (CARB 2017; EO B-55-18).Therefore, the City's emission reduction targets that inform the CAP 2.0 and the associated quantitative thresholds are based on scientific and factual data on the level of emissions reduction necessary to avoid a cumulatively considerable contribution to the cumulative impact of climate change. Reduction of Plan or Project Impacts to a Less-than-Significant Level As discussed in Section 2.3, GHG Emissions Forecast, implementation of the Pleasanton CAP 2.0 would achieve a 51 percent reduction in 1990 emissions levels by 2030.The quantitative GHG thresholds shown in Section 5.2 Thresholds and Use are tied directly to the level of GHG emissions anticipated for new development in the CAP 2.0 for year 2030.Therefore,the thresholds are consistent with the City's local emission reduction target,which is consistent with the State's GHG emission reduction targets.As mentioned in the preceding subsection,the State's GHG emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2045 are set at the levels scientists say are necessary to meet the Paris Agreement goals to reduce GHG emissions and limit global temperature rise below two degrees Celsius by 2100 in order to avoid dangerous climate change (CARB 2017; EO B-55-18). Therefore,the quantitative thresholds are set at the level necessary to ensure the City does not have a cumulatively considerable contribution to the cumulative impact of climate change. As a result, plans and projects with GHG emissions at or below the quantitative thresholds would also not have a cumulatively considerable contribution to the cumulative impacts of climate change,and plan/project impacts would be less than significant. Support of Substantial Evidence Substantial evidence regarding the calculation of the quantitative GHG emissions thresholds is provided in Section 5.1,Thresholds Calculation Methodology.The following subsections provide additional evidence of how the GHG emissions thresholds are locally appropriate and plan-or project-specific and how the thresholds distinguish between existing and new development. Use of Local Data The quantitative thresholds were developed using the City's communitywide GHG emissions forecast for year 2030 and are therefore specific to the City of Pleasanton.The thresholds are 25 Pleasanton,City of.2022.Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Forecast. Draft 29