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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Draft EIR Greenhouse Gas Emissions FirstCarbon Solutions 3.7-11 https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/EIR/3 - Draft EIR/21480016 Sec03-07 GHG.docx land use projects require projects to meet either one of two enumerated Criteria “A” or “B.”. If a land use development project cannot demonstrate consistency with Criterion A or Criterion B, then that project would result in a potentially significant impact related to the generation of direct and indirect GHG emissions. Project consistency with Criteria A is based on incorporating project design criteria based on key attributes consistent with the 2022 Scoping Plan and the State’s long-term carbon neutrality goals. Projects incorporating these elements would be contributing their “fair share” of what will be required to achieve California’s long-term climate goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. These include criteria for building energy design (elimination of natural gas) as well as criteria related to reduction in transportation emissions via VMT reductions and installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Project consistency with Criterion B involves demonstrating compliance with a local “qualified” GHG plan. CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b) allows projects and plans to be analyzed through a streamlined or tiered approach utilizing an adopted Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan. A “qualified” reduction strategy capable of being utilized for a streamlined or tiered analysis under CEQA must meet the following requirements: • Quantify GHG emissions, both existing and projected over a specified time period, resulting from activities within a defined geographic area; • Establish a level, based on substantial evidence, below which the contribution to GHG emissions from activities covered by the plan would not be cumulatively considerable; • Identify and analyze the GHG emissions resulting from specific actions or categories of actions anticipated within the geographic area; • Specify measures or a group of measures, including performance standards, that substantial evidence demonstrates, if implemented on a project-by-project basis, would collectively achieve the specified emissions level; • Establish a mechanism to monitor the plan’s progress toward achieving the level and to require amendments if the plan is not achieving specified levels; and • Be adopted in a public process following environmental review. In 2020, the City adopted a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy (GHGRS) that outlines the actions the City will undertake to achieve its proportional share of State GHG emission reductions for the interim target year 2030. The purpose of the GHGRS Compliance Checklist (Checklist) is to: • Implement GHG reduction strategies from the 2030 GHGRS to new development projects. • Provide a streamlined review process for proposed new development projects that are subject to discretionary review and trigger environmental review pursuant to CEQA. The City’s Council adopted an updated CAP 2.0 in February 2022, with minor revisions in February 2023. CAP 2.0 updates the City’s original CAP, which was adopted in 2012. CAP 2.0 outlines local