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City of Pleasanton CEQA GHG Emissions Thresholds and Guidance Figure 1 Pleasanton 2030 and 2045 GHG Emissions Targets GHG Emissions (MT CO2e) 450,000 414,697 400,000 350,000 341,188 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 0 State 2030 Target City of Pleasanton State 2045 Goal City of Pleasanton (SB 32)40%below 2030 Target 51% (EO B-55-18) 2045 Goal 1990 levels below 1990 levels Carbon neutrality Carbon neutrality The City's 2030 target was developed to provide substantial progress towards the City's longer-term carbon neutrality target and contribute substantial progress toward meeting the State's GHG reduction goals identified in SB 32 and EO B-55-18. Consistent with this process,the Pleasanton CAP 2.0 includes procedures to evaluate Pleasanton's emissions in light of the trajectory of the CAP 2.0's targets to assess its "substantial progress"toward achieving long-term reduction targets identified in the CAP 2.0 and State legislation and EOs.The CAP 2.0 also includes commitments and mechanisms to achieve further GHG emissions reduction necessary to avoid interference with, and make substantial progress toward, long-term City and State goals.This approach is important, because these targets have been set at levels that achieve California's fair share of international emissions reduction targets that will stabilize global climate change effects and avoid the adverse environmental consequences of climate change. To support progress toward the City's longer-term carbon neutrality goal, plans and projects within the City that undergo CEQA review will need to demonstrate consistency with targets in the CAP 2.0, which is a Qualified GHG Emissions Reduction Plan (consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5) upon adoption of its CEQA review document,specifically the CAP 2.0 Initial Study-Negative Declaration (IS-ND),and approval of the CAP 2.0 by City Council. Chapter 2, Climate Action Plan Summary, provides an overview of the CAP 2.0 and the associated GHG emissions inventories, reduction strategies, and forecasts included therein. In addition, Chapter 3, Regulatory and Legal Setting, offers an overview of relevant regulations and case law pertaining to the analysis of GHG emissions consistent with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. Plans and projects that are consistent with the CAP 2.0 demographic(i.e., residents and employees) projections and land use assumptions, which are based on the California Department of Finance E4 and E5 datasets,Association of Bay Area Governments(ABAG) Plan Bay Area 2040(PBA 2040) projections, and in alignment with the 2005-2025 City General Plan,will be able to tier from the adopted CAP 2.0 IS-ND pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5.To streamline this CEQA GHG emissions analysis process,the City has prepared a CEQA GHG Emissions Analysis Compliance Checklist that can be utilized in plan-and project-level CEQA review documents to ensure that such 2