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4 Environmental Analysis 4.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions County Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) encourages energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Project will help the county meet its renewable energy goals. Association of Bay Area Governments and Metropolitan Transportation Commission As required by the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008 (SB 375), the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) developed a Regional Transportation Plan / Sustainable Community Strategy as a component of Plan Bay Area 2040 (MTC and ABAG 2017). In October 2021, the Plan Bay Area 2050 and Final EIR were adopted (MTC and ABAG 2021). Plan Bay Area 2050 focuses on climate change and strategies for resilience against hazards such as sea-level rise and wildfires. Plan Bay Area 2050 includes an implementation plan detailing specific actions to be taken in the next 5 years. Plan Bay Area 2050 provides a blueprint for how the Bay Area can accommodate future growth while achieving regional GHG emissions reduction targets established by the CARB pursuant to SB 375. Alameda County General Plan Alameda County adopted the CCAP to reduce GHG emissions. This plan was approved and adopted as an Element of the Alameda County General Plan by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on February 4, 2014. Full implementation of the strategies in the CCAP would allow the County to reduce GHG emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 (Alameda County 2014). The plan describes implementation steps in six action areas (land use, transportation, energy, water, waste, and green infrastructure) to achieve the county's GHG reduction targets. The Project offers support for CAP particularly in the Building Energy Action Area's following measure: ,Dc E-4: Identify and develop financing programs that encourage energy efficiency and renewable energy. 4.8.3 Methodology As described above, the SJVAPCD has adopted its Guidance for Valley Land-Use Agencies in Addressing GHG Emission Impacts for New Projects Under CEQA (SJVAPCD 2009a). A GHG analysis is required to be included in CEQA documents for all non-exempt projects. The SJVACPD supports the use of the interim thresholds as established by CAPCOA when adopted thresholds are not applicable. While a new threshold has not been established to meet SB 32 targets beyond 2020, CAPCOA proposes that projects amortize construction emissions over the 30-year lifetime of any given project. Project construction emissions can be amortized by calculating total construction period emissions and dividing by the 30-year lifetime of the project. For this Project, the major source of GHGs is the combustion of fuel in off-road construction equipment, vehicles used to haul equipment and materials, and vehicles used by workers commuting to and from the site. Operational GHG emissions would result from employee vehicle trips made to and from the site, energy usage, and from the on-site emergency generator for testing and maintenance. The California Emissions Estimator Model (CaIEEMod) was used to Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.8-8 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023