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'anuati• 13, 2009 Page Background Climate Change and Land Use Planning California recognizes that disruptive climate change is an urgent problem requiring stront and immediate action. To this end, the state enacted AB 32. requiring the state to reduce its grtenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, GARB, whic is charged with implc ncnting AB 32, has determined that the 2020 ,state target emissions level is 427 million metrit tons of carhtm dioxide equivalent ("MMTCO,E°) and that reaching that target will require a reduction of approximately 30% from California's projected 2020 emissions of 596 MMICO under a business -as -usual scenario (15% from current levels)! Transportation is the largest contributor to California's greenhouse gas emissions!' CARII estimates that transportation is currently responsible for, 38% of the greenhouse gas cmiss tins in the state.' And in the Bay Area, emissions from transportation account for 50% of the to'al area emissions. Meeting California's goals wider AB 32 thus demands reduction of emirs this from the transportation sector, including vehicle miles uaveled ("VMT'). As the Legislature recognized in adopting SB 375: Greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks can be substantially reduced by new vehicle technology and by the increased use of low carbon fuel. hlowcver, even taking these measures into account, it will be necessary to achieve significant additional greenhouse gas reductions from changed land use Paltrmi�nd_imoroved transportation, (emphasis added) Pleasanton's General Plan Update Pleasarrton's General Plan Update will replace the current general plan, which was adopted in 1996. hollowing adoption of the 1996 plan. the City adopted by initiative, Measure 78 G G, which reaffirmed and readopted the [lousing Cap provision contained in the Land Use Element of the general plan. Measure 6(1 also added a provision to the housing Cap requiring a vote of the people for all future amendments. The City's General Plan Update include, the I lousi ig Cap as Policy 24 of is Land Use Element. The provision states: V 1.1 at t2. at Id at 1 l Figure t: see also id. Appendix C at C-55 r Bay f rea Air Quality Management Dixuict, Source Inventory of pay Area Greenhouse (ias l rnisxions 1 November 2006) r t 7. Figure 2, Table E Carol ne Radler, et al.. A Review of the International Modeling Literature: rranxit, Land lise, and Aims Pricing Stratcg CM 10 Reduce VehkCle Milts froieted and Greenhouse G:n remits ions (August I. 20087 at 2: see also. CE C. I he Re le of Land Use in Meeting California's Energy and Climate Change Coals, Final Staff Repon (August 2007) ar 4: Proposed Scoping Plan Appendix at C•19. In Sit 11 I:: Mc); wee also California Energy Commis, km. The Role of Land Use in Meeting California's Energy. and Climate Change Goals. Final Staff Repon (August 20070 at 1.