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City of Pleasanton <br /> CEQA GHG Emissions Thresholds and Guidance <br /> Table of Contents <br /> 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................1 <br /> 1.1 GHG Emissions Analyses Under CEQA................................................................................1 <br /> 1.2 Qualified GHG Emissions Reduction Plan ...........................................................................3 <br /> 2 Climate Action Plan Summary........................................................................................................6 <br /> 2.1 Communitywide GHG Emissions Inventories .....................................................................6 <br /> 2.2 GHG Emission Reduction Strategy......................................................................................6 <br /> 2.3 GHG Emissions Forecast......................................................................................................8 <br /> 3 Regulatory and Legal Setting........................................................................................................12 <br /> 3.1 Relevant CEQA Guidelines Sections..................................................................................12 <br /> 3.2 Relevant State and Regional GHG Reduction Targets ......................................................16 <br /> 3.3 Relevant GHG Emissions Analysis Case Law.....................................................................18 <br /> 4 Determining Consistency with the CAP........................................................................................20 <br /> 5 Utilizing Quantitative CEQA GHG Thresholds...............................................................................23 <br /> 5.1 Thresholds Calculation Methodology...............................................................................23 <br /> 5.2 Thresholds and Use...........................................................................................................26 <br /> 5.3 Justification for Thresholds...............................................................................................27 <br /> 6 Quantifying GHG Emissions..........................................................................................................31 <br /> 6.1 Construction GHG Emissions ............................................................................................31 <br /> 6.2 Operational GHG Emissions..............................................................................................32 <br /> 6.3 Modeling GHG Emissions from Existing Land Use............................................................34 <br /> 7 Moving into the Future.................................................................................................................36 <br /> Overview of GHG Emissions and Climate Change................................................................................39 <br /> Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases.......................................................................................39 <br /> Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories........................................................................................40 <br /> Potential Effects of Climate Change.............................................................................................41 <br /> Tables <br /> Table 1 CAP 2.0 Consistency with CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b)(1)for 2030 .....................4 <br /> Table 2 Pleasanton 1990, 2005, and 2017 Communitywide GHG Emissions Levels.......................6 <br /> Table 3 Pleasanton GHG Emissions Reduction by 2030..................................................................8 <br /> Table 4 Pleasanton GHG Emissions Forecast Through 2045.........................................................10 <br /> Table 5 Pleasanton Demographic Projections...............................................................................25 <br /> Table 6 Pleasanton 2030 CAP-Adjusted Emissions and Communitywide GHG Thresholds..........25 <br /> Table 7 Pleasanton Locally Applicable Plan/Project CEQA GHG Emissions Thresholds................27 <br />