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City of San Leandro Alvarado Commerce Center Project <br /> 46 <br />b. If annual GHG emissions cannot be fully reduced to below 1,100 MT CO2e per year <br />through compliance with a project GHG Reduction Plan, the applicant shall purchase <br />carbon offsets to reduce GHG emissions below threshold levels. <br />Implementation of Mitigation Measure GHG-1 would reduce GHG-related impacts. As demonstrated <br />in Table 7, although the GHG Reduction Plan could include a mix of options, providing renewable <br />energy production such as solar panels onsite to provide 50 percent of energy needs, exceeding <br />Title 24 energy requirements by 5 percent, installing high-efficiency lighting, implementing an <br />employee trip reduction program, and reducing solid waste disposal by 50 percent would reduce <br />the project’s net new GHG emissions to below 1,100 MT of CO2e per year. <br />Table 7 Project Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Mitigation <br />Emission Source <br />Proposed Project with Mitigation <br />(MT CO2e/year) <br />Existing Land Use <br />(MT CO2e/year) <br />Operational <br />Area <0.1 (<0.1) <br />Energy 387 (24) <br />Solid Waste 50 (9) <br />Water 14 (14) <br />Mobile <br />CO2 and CH4 735 (84) <br />N2O 32 (4) <br />Total 1,218 (135) <br />Net Increase 1,083 <br />BAAQMD Threshold 1,100 <br />Significant Impact? No <br />See Appendix B for CalEEMod worksheets, Table 2.2 “Overall Operational - Mitigated Operational” <br />( ) denotes subtraction <br />LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT WITH MITIGATION INCORPORATED <br />b. Would the project conflict with any applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose <br />of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? <br />BAAQMD’s approach to developing their screening criteria for GHG emissions is to identify the <br />emissions level for which a project would not be expected to substantially conflict with existing <br />California legislation adopted to reduce statewide GHG emissions needed to move towards climate <br />stabilization. If a project would generate GHG emissions above the screening criteria level, it would <br />be considered to contribute substantially to a cumulative impact, and would be considered <br />significant. Thus, if a project is less than BAAQMD’s screening criteria for GHG, it stands to reason <br />that the project would not substantially conflict with existing California legislation adopted to <br />reduce statewide GHG emissions. <br />In addition, San Leandro’s CAP discusses goals for the reduction of air quality pollutants and <br />promoting sustainable growth (San Leandro 2009). One goal from the CAP is to improve energy <br />efficiency and reduce costs of energy upgrades for existing commercial and industrial properties <br />(Goal 3.2). Goal 3.4 seeks to promote green building practices in both the new construction and <br />343