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Draft Environmental Impact Report Page IV.D-XO Forward Landfill Expansion !.a regulations, and other measures, such that statewide greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020. In December 2007, CARB approved the 2020 emission limit of 427 million metric tons of CO2e. The 2020 target of 427 million metric tons of CO2e requires the reduction of 169 million metric tons of CO2e,or approximately 30 percent, from the state's projected 2020 emissions of 596 million metric tons of CO2e (business-as-usual). The total reduction for the recommended measures is 174 million metric tons/year of CO2e, slightly exceeding the 169 million metric tons/year of CO2e of reductions estimated to be needed. The measures in the Proposed Scoping Plan (discussed below), will be in place by 2012. Also in December 2007, CARE adopted mandatory reporting and verification regulations pursuant to AB 32. The regulations became effective January 1,2009, with the first reports covering 2008 emissions. The mandatory reporting regulations require reporting for certain types of facilities that make up the bulk of the stationary source emissions in r. California. Currently,the draft regulation language identifies major facilities as those that generate more than 25,000 metric tons/year of CO2e. Cement plants, oil refineries, electric-generating facilities/providers, cogeneration facilities, and hydrogen plants and other stationary combustion sources that emit more than 25,000 metric tons/year CO2e, make up 94 percent of the point source CO2e emissions in California. CARB released the Climate Change Proposed Scoping Plan in October, 2008. The f Proposed Scoping Plan proposes a comprehensive set of actions designed to reduce overall carbon emissions in California. Key elements of the Proposed Scoping Plan include: 3 Expanding and strengthening existing energy efficiency programs as well as building and appliance standards; • Achieving a statewide renewables energy mix of 33 percent; • Developing a California cap-and-trade program that links with other Western Climate Initiative partner programs to create a regional market system; • Establishing targets for transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions for regions throughout California, and pursuing policies and incentives to achieve those targets; • Adopting and implementing measures pursuant to existing state laws and policies, including California's clean car standards, goods movement measures, and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard;and • Creating targeted fees, including a public goods charge on water use, fees on high -- global warming potential gases, and a fee to fund the administrative costs of the state's long-term commitment to AB 32 implementation. (CARB, 2008b) The Climate Change Proposed Scoping Plan also includes recommended measures that were developed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from key sources and activities while improving public health, promoting a cleaner environment, preserving our natural }x• resources, and ensuring that the impacts of the reductions are equitable and do not disproportionately impact low-income and minority communities. These measures also put the state on a path to meet the long-term 2050 goal of reducing California's greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels. These measures were presented to and approved by the CARB on December 11,2008. The Landfill Methane Capture strategy (Measure RW-1)includes statewide,standards for the design, installation and performance of active gas collection/control systems at uncontrolled