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4 Environmental Analysis 4.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions expanded the RPS by establishing a renewable energy target of 20 percent of the total electricity sold to retail customers in California per year by 2013, and 33 percent by 2020 and subsequent years. SB 350 further expanded the RPS by establishing a goal of 50 percent of the total electricity sold to retail customers in California per year by 2030. SB 100 mandates that the CPUC, California Energy Commission, and CARB plan for 100 percent of total retail sales of electricity in California to come from eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources by December 31, 2045. The statute requires these agencies to issue a joint policy report on SB 100 every four years. The first of these reports was issued in 2021. This Scoping Plan reflects the SB 100 Core Scenario resource mix with a few minor updates. This bill also updates the state's RPS to include the following interim targets: oo 44 percent of retail sales procured from eligible renewable sources by December 31, 2024 oo 52 percent of retail sales procured from eligible renewable sources by December 31, 2027 oo 60 percent of retail sales procured from eligible renewable sources by December 31, 2030 SB 97 acknowledges that climate change is a prominent environmental issue that requires analysis under CEQA. CEQA requires that lead agencies consider the reasonably foreseeable, adverse environmental effects of projects they are considering for approval. GHG emissions can affect the environment adversely because they contribute, cumulatively, to global climate change. Thus, GHG emissions and impacts require consideration in CEQA documents. 4.8.2.3 Local Regulations and Plans San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District In 2009, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) Governing Board adopted the Guidance for Valley Land-use Agencies in Addressing GHG Emission Impacts for New Projects under CEQA (SJVAPCD 2009a). The SJVAPCD found the effects of project-specific emissions to be cumulative and, without mitigation, their incremental contribution to global climate change could be considered cumulatively considerable. The SJVAPCD found that this cumulative impact is best addressed by requiring all projects to reduce their GHG emissions,whether through project design elements or mitigation. For development projects, best performance standards (BPS) would include project design elements, land use decisions, and technologies that reduce GHG emissions. While the SJVAPCD has adopted BPS for several types of stationary sources (e.g., boilers), it has not developed BPS for land development projects. Projects implementing any combination of BPS, and/or demonstrating a total 29 percent reduction in GHG emissions from business-as-usual, would be determined to have a less than significant individual and cumulative impact on global climate change (SJVAPCD 2015). California Air Pollution Control Officers Association Guidance The California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) recommended an interim 900 MT CO2e screening level as a theoretical approach to identify projects that require further analysis and potential mitigation (CAPCOA 2008). Following CAPCOA's analysis of development applications in various cities, it was determined that the threshold of 900 MT CO2e per year would achieve the objective of 90 percent capture and ensure that new development projects would Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.8-6 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023