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4.5 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 4.5-52 The Scoping Plan builds upon the successful framework established by the Initial Scoping Plan and First Update, while identifying new, technologically feasible, and cost-effective strategies to ensure that California meets its GHG reduction targets in a way that promotes and rewards innovation, continues to foster economic growth, and delivers improvements to the environment and public health, including in disadvantaged communities. The Project is consistent with the Scoping Plan, 2018 RTP/SCS, and County’s General Plan, which all promote economic growth while achieving greater energy efficiency. The Project would also be consistent with SJCOG’s 2018 RTP/SCS, SB 32, and EO S-3-05 by being consistent with vehicle miles traveled reduction strategies and policies, increasing the use of alternative fueled vehicles, and implementing energy efficiency strategies. The Project would not conflict with any plans adopted with the purpose of reducing GHG emissions; therefore, the Project’s impacts with respect to GHG emissions would be less than significant. Threshold C: Would the Project result in cumulatively considerable impacts with regard to greenhouse gas emissions? Less-Than-Significant Impact. As discussed in Section 4.5.1, Existing Conditions, GHG emissions inherently contribute to cumulative impacts, and, thus, any additional GHG emissions would result in a cumulative impact. Development of the Project site would be consistent with the Scoping Plan, 2018 RTP/SCS, and County’s General Plan, which all promote economic growth while achieving greater energy efficiency. The Project would also be consistent with SJCOG’s 2018 RTP/SCS, SB 32, and EO S-3-05 by being consistent with vehicle miles traveled reduction strategies and policies, increasing the use of alternative fueled vehicles, and implementing energy efficiency strategies. Given the Project’s consistency with statewide, regional, and local plans adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions, it is concluded that the Project’s incremental contribution to GHG emissions and their effects on climate change would not be cumulatively considerable. Therefore, the Project would result in a less than cumulatively considerable GHG emissions impact. 4.5.5 Mitigation Measures No mitigation measures are required. 4.5.6 Level of Significance After Mitigation Threshold A: Would the Project generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that ma y have a significant impact on the environment? Threshold B: Would the Project conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? The Project would result in less-than-significant impacts with regard to conflicting with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of GHGs. No mitigation is required. Threshold C: Would the Project result in cumulatively considerable impacts with regard to greenhouse gas emissions? Given the Project’s consistency with statewide, regional, and local plans adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions, the Project’s incremental contribution to GHG emissions and their effects on climate change would not be cumulatively considerable. Therefore, the Project would result in a less than cumulatively considerable GHG emissions impact.