Item 28 - Public Hearing - ZOA No. 20204-01 South Coast Technology Center

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South Coast Technology Center Project CEQA Exemption 15183 Total Net Change in Greenhouse Gases As shown in Table 4.8-3, the total net change in GHG emissions for the proposed Project and existing conditions from direct and indirect sources combined would be approximately 4,182.39 MTCO2e per year. This net change in GHG emissions would exceed the SCAQMD 3,000 MTCO2e per year screening threshold previously postulated, but not adopted, for residential or commercial development and would not exceed the SCAQMD 10,000 MTCO2e per year threshold for stationary sources and industrial developments. However, the 3,000 MTCO2e threshold was never formally adopted by SCAQMD and is not applicable to the Project since it is not a new development in the residential or commercial sector. Further, although adopted by SCAQMD, the 10,000 MTCO2e threshold is also not directly applicable to the Project since SCAQMD is not the lead agency. As such, these thresholds are discussed in this analysis for informational purposes. Moreover, the significance of the Project's potential impacts regarding GHG emissions and climate change is not determined by the SCAQMD bright -line screening thresholds, but by the Project's consistency with applicable plans, which is discussed in more detail below. CONSISTENCY WITH APPLICABLE PLANS Since the certification of the GPU Final PEIR, CARB has adopted the 2022 Scoping Plan. As discussed above, although SCAG has approved the Connect SoCal 2024, CARB has not certified it and the GPU PER analyzed consistency with SCAG's 2020-2045 RTP/SCS. Furthermore, the GPU PER analyzed consistency with the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS. As such, to be consistent with the GPU PEIR, this assessment analyzes the Project's consistency with the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS. Accordingly, the proposed Project is evaluated for consistency with the CARB 2022 Scoping Plan, SCAG's 2020-2045 RTP/SCS, and the City's GPU and CAP, as presented below. Consistency with the 2022 Scoping Plan The 2022 Scoping Plan identifies reduction measures necessary to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality by 2045 or earlier. Actions that reduce GHG emissions are identified for each AB 32 inventory sector. Provided in Table 4.8-4, Consistency with the 2022 Scoping Plan: AB 32 Inventory Sectors, is an evaluation of applicable reduction actions/strategies by emissions source category to determine how the Project would be consistent with or exceed reduction actions/strategies outlined in the 2022 Scoping Plan.22 As shown therein, the proposed Project would be consistent with the applicable GHG emission reduction strategies contained in the 2022 Scoping Plan. 22 Not all actions contained in the 2022 Scoping Plan are included in the analysis as they are not applicable to the Project. The Project is not an aviation, port, rail, oil and gas, petroleum refining, energy generating, food producing, industrial, agricultural, or retrofit project. July 2024 Page 56