2014-069 - Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2014-01

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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL FIR CITY OF SANTA ANA 5. Environmental Analysis GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ■ Expanding and strengthening existing energy efficiency programs as well as building and appliance standards (adopted and cycle updates in progress). ■ Achieving a mix of 33 percent for energy generation from renewable sources (anticipated by 2029. ■ A California cap- and -trade program that links with other Western Climate Initiative (WCI) partner programs to create a regional market system for large stationary sources (adopted 2011). ■ Establishing targets for transportation related GHG emissions for regions throughout California, and pursuing policies and incentives to achieve those targets (several Sustainable Communities Strategies have been adopted. ■ Adopting and implementing measures pursuant to state laws and policies, including California's clean car standards (amendments to the Pavley Standards adopted 2009; Advanced Clean Car standard adopted 2012), goods movement measures, and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) (adopted 2009.6 ■ Creating target fees, including a public goods charge on water use, fees on high global warming potential gases, and a fee to fund the administrative costs of the state's long -term commitment to AB 32 implementation (in progress). While local government operations were not accounted for in achieving the 2020 emissions reduction, CARB estimates that land use changes implemented by local governments that integrate jobs, housing, and services result in a reduction of 5 MNffCO2e, which is approximately 3 percent of the 2020 GHG emissions reduction goal. In recognition of the critical role local governments play in the successful implementation of AB 32, CARB is recommending GHG reduction goals of 15 percent of today's levels by 2020 to ensure that municipal and community -wide emissions match the state's reduction target.? Measures that local governments take to support shifts in land use patterns are anticipated to emphasize compact, low impact growth over development in greenfields, resulting in fewer VM f (CARB 2008). 6 On December 29, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued several rulings in the federal lawsuits challenging the LCFS. One of the court's rulings preliminarily enjoins the CARB from enforcing the regulation during the pendency of the litigation. In January 2012, CARB appealed the decision and on April 23, 2012, the Ninth Circuit Court granted CARB's motion for a stay of the injunction while it continues to consider CARB's appeal of the lower court's decision. 7 Although the Scoping Plan references a goal for local governments to reduce community GHG emissions by 15 percent from current (interpreted as 2008) levels by 2020, it does not rely on local GHG reduction targets established by local governments to meet the state's GHG reduction target of AB 32 Table 5.6 -3 lists the recommended reduction measures, which do not include additional reductions from local measures. October 2014 Page 5.5 -7