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Memorandum 25 March 2025 Page 14 tons per year) and 2,941,459 metric tons (58,829 metric tons per year), respectively. On average, the project would increase annual CO2e emissions by 1,533 metric tons per year. As discussed above, the Valley Air District has not established a numerical GHG emissions threshold and recommends evaluating project-level GHG emissions impacts based on compliance with an approved GHG emission reduction plan or GHG mitigation program or implementation of BPS. The North County Landfill is required to comply with the CARB Landfill Methane Regulation, which requires MSW landfills to reduce methane and other air pollutant emissions through emissions monitoring and capturing of methane emissions. Since the project will comply with a statewide plan for GHG reductions, the project would have a less than significant individual and cumulative impact for GHG emissions. Consistency with GHG Plans The 2022 Scoping Plan outlines a roadmap for the state to achieve targets for carbon neutrality and reduce anthropogenic GHG emissions by 85 percent below 1990 levels no later than 2045.10 The 2022 Scoping Plan identifies actions and outcomes such as rapidly moving to zero- emission transportation; electrifying cars, buses, trains, and trucks; phasing out the use of fossil gas used for heating homes and buildings; clamping down on chemicals and refrigerants; providing communities with sustainable options for walking, biking, and public transit; building out clean, renewable energy resources (such as solar arrays and wind turbine capacity) to displace fossil-fuel fired electrical generation; and scaling up new options such as renewable hydrogen and biomethane. In addition, the 2022 Scoping Plan outlines several strategies to reduce methane emissions from landfills, with a focus on organic waste diversion, composting and anerobic digestion capacity expansion, and existing landfill operational practice improvement. As discussed above, the project would result in a net decrease in daily haul truck vehicle miles traveled. For medium and heavy-duty trucks, California has the following regulations, strategies, and plans to reduce GHG emissions: Advanced Clean Truck Regulation, Tractor- Trailer Greenhouse Gas Regulation, and Truck and Bus Regulation. The trucks visiting the project site would be subject to these regulations, strategies, and plans; therefore, the project would comply with the state GHG emissions reduction strategies for trucks. In addition, if the project is not implemented, it is reasonable to assume that the growing demand for waste disposal in the region may need to be addressed by landfills that are located further away (as demonstrated by the current condition), which would result in higher GHG emissions from haul truck travel. Therefore, the project is in alignment with the 2022 Scoping Plan. 10 California Air Resources Board, 2022. 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality. December.