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City of Pleasanton–Spotorno Ranch Reduced Development Project Initial Study/Consistency Checklist Environmental Checklist FirstCarbon Solutions 107 https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480021/Consistency Checklist/21480021 Spotorno Ranch Consistency Checklist ScreenCheck.docx FCS compared the current proposed project to the Pleasanton CAP and found that the proposed project would not conflict with or obstruct its implementation. The City of Pleasanton is in the process of updating its CAP, but it has not been published at the time of writing. California does not have a GHG reduction plan per se, but rather a large suite of regulations and codes aimed at GHG reductions on a Statewide level. Many of the most relevant California requirements are intended to be incorporated in local planning as elements of a General Plan or, preferably, a CAP. Therefore, the most applicable plan to compare the proposed project to remains the Pleasanton CAP. The proposed project would not result in a new or more severe impact that was analyzed in the 1998 HVSP FEIR. FEIR Mitigation Measures No mitigation measures were included in the 1998 HVSP FEIR. Conclusion The 1998 HVSP FEIR did not specifically address GHG emissions as the topic was not a part of the CEQA Appendix G Checklist at the time of publication. However, energy efficiency in homes and vehicles has increased dramatically in the time since 1998 and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The homes built as part of this proposed project will be far more energy efficient and use more renewable energy than homes built in 1998. Similarly, vehicles have steadily increased in fuel efficiency and recent trends include rapid uptake of electric vehicles. The proposed project would not result in new or more severe impacts with regards to GHGs.