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Moving into the Future 7 Moving into the Future Full implementation of the Pleasanton CAP 2.0 will reduce communitywide GHG emissions by approximately 51 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 68 percent by 2045, which would leave a gap of approximately 222,328 MT of CO2e per year in 2045 that will need to be addressed to achieve carbon neutrality.This gap represents emissions that could be addressed by laws, regulations, policies, programs,and ordinances set forth by the federal and State governments, regional agencies, and local partners.The gap also represents the uncertainty that the City faces in taking a leadership role in addressing a challenge that has not been previously solved. Pleasanton is committed to embracing that uncertainty, striving toward constant learning, engaging in systemic change using the tools and actions that local governments are uniquely suited to carry out, and positioning itself to take full advantage of future innovations,technologies,and policies and legislation that may be undertaken at the State and federal level.Technological innovation, clean-tech innovation, and changes to climate related policy and regulation occur rapidly. Several of the State's most successful environmental policy initiatives, including the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS),also had a gap between what was known at the time of adoption and eventual successful implementation. By committing to the ambitious target of carbon neutrality by 2045, Pleasanton intends to catalyze innovation, invite resources from funding sources and partners,and provide climate leadership. The CAP 2.0 acknowledges that additional actions beyond those identified in the plan will be necessary to achieve carbon neutrality and,therefore, provides a mechanism for updating and adopting a new climate action plan every ten years(with regular assessment of progress) in order to incorporate new measures and innovative technologies that will further Pleasanton toward meeting its goal of carbon neutrality.As the CAP is updated,the associated CECIA GHG Emissions Analysis Compliance Checklist will also be updated as needed to incorporate new pillars, measures, and/or foundational actions that discretionary development projects will need to incorporate, as applicable,to demonstrate consistency with the latest CAP. At the time at which the City identifies measures to achieve its carbon neutrality goal in totality,the City will adopt those measures in a public process following CECA review, at which time that updated CAP will become a qualified GHG emission reduction plan for projects with post-2030 buildout years. However,the quantitative thresholds included in this guidance document will not need to be updated, because residential, non-residential, and mixed-use projects with post-2030 buildout years will still need to achieve GHG emissions equivalent to zero MT of CO2e per year to demonstrate consistency with the Pleasanton CAP. Finally, if future amendments or updates of the Pleasanton Land Use/Community Character Element and/or Housing Element occur,then such amendments or updates will be incorporated into future updates of the Pleasanton CAP to ensure that project applicants can continue to utilize the streamlining process,which is partly dependent on a plan's/project's consistency with the demographic forecasts and land use assumptions based on the General Plan Land Use/Community Character and Housing Elements to the greatest extent practicable. Draft 37