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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.D-11 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Revised Project 32, CARB must adopt regulations to achieve reductions in GHG to meet the 1990 emissions cap by 2020. The Landfill Methane Control Measure(Landfill Methane Rule or LMR became effective June 17,2010 and required increased monitoring and earlier installation of LFG collection and destruction systems at landfills with the goal of reducing methane emissions. AB 32 required CARB to develop a Scoping Plan that describes the approach California will take to reduce GHG to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.The Scoping Plan was first approved by CARB in 2008 and must be updated every five years.The initial AB 32 Scoping Plan contains the main strategies California will use to reduce the GHG that cause climate change.The initial Scoping Plan has a range of GHG reduction actions which include direct regulations, alternative compliance mechanisms,monetary and non-monetary incentives,voluntary actions, market-based mechanisms such as a cap-and-trade system, and an AB 32 program implementation fee regulation to fund the program. In August 2011, the initial Scoping Plan was approved by CARB. The 2013 Scoping Plan Update builds upon the initial Scoping Plan with new strategies and recommendations.The 2013 Update identifies opportunities to leverage existing and new funds to further drive GHG emission reductions through strategic planning and targeted low carbon investments.The 2013 Update defines CARB climate change priorities for the next five years and sets the groundwork to reach California's long-term climate goals set forth in Executive Orders S-3-05 and B-16-2012.The 2013 Update highlights California progress toward meeting the near-term 2020 GHG emission reduction goals defined in the initial Scoping Plan. In the 2013 Update,nine key focus areas were identified(energy, transportation, agriculture,water, waste management, and natural and working lands), along with short-lived climate pollutants, green buildings, and the cap-and-trade program.On May 22,2014, the First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan was approved by the Board, along with the finalized environmental documents. Executive Order No. B-30-15 On April 29,2015, Executive Order No.B-30-15 was issued to establish a California GHG reduction target of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. Executive Order No.B-30-15 sets a new,interim,2030 reduction goal intended to provide a smooth transition to the existing ultimate 2050 reduction goal set by Executive Order No.S-3-05 (signed by Governor Schwarzenegger in June 2005). It is designed so State agencies do not fall behind the pace of reductions necessary to reach the existing 2050 reduction goal. Executive Order No.B-30-15 orders "All State agencies with jurisdiction over sources of GHG emissions shall implement measures,pursuant to statutory authority,to achieve reductions of GHG emissions to meet the 2030 and 2050 targets." The Executive Order also stated that"CARB shall update the Climate Change Scoping Plan to express the 2030 target in terms of million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent." CARB's second update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan(The 2017 Scoping Plan")reflects the 2030 reduction target and is described below. Senate Bill 32 In September of 2016, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill(SB)32 into law,which extended the goals of AB32 and set a goal 2030 goal of reducing GHG emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels