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1. Introduction San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan Page 15 mechanisms, incentives, voluntary actions, and market-based approaches like a cap-and-trade program. The plan identifies local governments as strategic partners to achieving the State goal and translates the reduction goal to a 15 percent reduction of “existing” emissions by 2020. Although “existing emission levels” is not formally defined by the Scoping Plan, agencies throughout California have often interpreted it as referring to emissions occurring between 2005 and 2008. San Leandro’s GHG reduction strategies have used 2005 emissions as the “existing” level to inform the 2020 target. The Scoping Plan recommends that local governments adopt per-capita targets for post-2020 GHG reduction efforts. It proposes a 2030 target of emissions equivalent to 6.0 metric tons of CO2 (MTCO2e) per person, and a 2050 target of 2.0 MTCO2e per person. Senate Bill 375 – Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008 Senate Bill (SB) 375 builds off AB 32 and aims to reduce GHG emissions by linking transportation funding to land use planning. It requires metropolitan planning organizations to create a sustainable communities strategy (SCS) in their regional transportation plans for reducing urban sprawl. Each SCS will demonstrate strategies the region will use to achieve the GHG emissions reduction target set by CARB for 2020 and 2035. In 2013, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) adopted Plan Bay Area, consisting of both the region’s first SCS and the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan. In 2017, MTC and ABAG adopted an updated version of Plan Bay Area. A second update is in progress and is scheduled for adoption in 2021. Executive Order B-30-15 and Senate Bill 32 In 2015, former governor Jerry Brown signed Executive Order B- 30-15, which directed State agencies to take several steps to reduce statewide GHG emissions and adapt to changing climate conditions. One section of this executive order set a GHG reduction goal for the State of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. In 2016, SB 32 was passed, codifying this GHG reduction goal into law as an official State target. Executive Order B-55-18 In 2018, Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-55-18, which established an additional statewide goal of achieving carbon neutrality (no net GHG emissions) by 2045. Under this goal, any GHGs that are emitted by California must be fully offset by other activities by 2045. While this goal does not yet have the force of law, it does indicate the direction that the State is moving in and may be a reference point for future legislative action. Other state-level climate actions measures include Title 24 energy A San Leandro streetscape. 59