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Environmental Checklist <br />Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br /> <br />General Plan Consistency Checklist 47 <br />per capita efficiency thresholds. A project-specific efficiency threshold can be calculated by dividing <br />statewide GHG emissions by the sum of statewide jobs and residents. <br />Therefore, the most appropriate threshold for the project is the efficiency threshold provided in the <br />City of San Leandro General Plan. Efficiency thresholds are quantitative thresholds based on a <br />measurement of GHG efficiency for a given project, regardless of the amount of mass emissions. <br />These thresholds identify the emission level below which new development would not interfere <br />with attainment of statewide GHG reduction targets. A project that attains such an efficiency target, <br />with or without mitigation, would result in less than significant GHG emissions. Per the General Plan <br />EIR, a 2020 efficiency target of 6.6 MT CO2e per service population, and 2035 efficiency target of 3.2 <br />MT CO2e per service population would be applicable to the proposed project. <br />Project-Specific Impacts <br />a. Would the project generate GHG emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a <br />significant impact on the environment? <br />Project construction would generate temporary, short-term GHG emissions through travel to and <br />from the worksite and from the operation of construction equipment such as graders, backhoes, <br />and generators. Site preparation and grading typically generate the greatest amount of emissions <br />due to the use of grading equipment and soil hauling. Construction activity would generate <br />approximately 124 MT CO2e. As there is no applicable construction GHG threshold, this calculation is <br />included for informational purposes. Nonetheless, the project applicant would be required to <br />comply with all BAAQMD rules and regulations regarding emission control measures. Therefore, <br />impacts related to GHG emissions generated during construction would be less than significant and <br />consistent with the General Plan EIR. <br />Table 8 provides the project’s estimated operational GHG emissions, which would be approximately <br />188 MT CO2e per year with the primary source of emissions from mobile sources and energy use, or <br />3.3 MT CO2e per service population per year (Appendix B). This is below the General Plan EIR <br />significance threshold of 6.6 MT CO2e per service population year; therefore, GHG impacts would be <br />less than significant and consistent with the General Plan EIR.