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Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 5.0 Growth Effects and Other CEQA SectionsTable 5-3Estimated Annual Mobile Greenhouse Gas EmissionsSourceEmissionsAnnual EmissionsCDECarbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) 44,549 tons (short, US) 40,414 metric tonsMethane (CH 4 ) 2 37.27 metric tons 857 metric tonsNitrous Oxide (N 2 O) 40.86 metric tons 12,095 metric tonsProject Total53,367 metric tonsCDE = carbon dioxide equivalentsSource:1.Calculation Methodology per California Climate Action Registry General Reporting Protocol, ReportingEntity-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Version 2.2, March 2007, page 30-35.See Appendix B for GHG emission factor assumptions.Combined Stationary and Mobile Source Emissions. Table 5-4 combines the operational andmobile GHG emissions associated with development facilitated by the Project, which totalapproximately 64,870 metric tons per year in CO 2 equivalency units. This total representsroughly 0.013% of California’s total 2004 emissions of 492 million metric tons. These emissionprojections indicate that about 18% of the Project GHG emissions are associated with electricityuse (and other operational sources, such as natural gas), while the other 82% of GHG emissionsare associated with vehicular travel. Please note that as discussed above, the mobile emissionsare in part a redirection of existing travel to other locations, and so already a part of the totalCalifornia GHG emissions.Table 5-4Combined Annual Emissions of Greenhouse GasesEmission SourceAnnual EmissionsOperational11,503 metric tons CDEMobile53,367 metric tons CDEProject Total64,870 metric tons CDECDE = carbon dioxide equivalentsSources: Operational Emissions from URBEMIS 2007 (version 9.2.4).California Climate Action Registry General Reporting Protocol, Reporting Entity-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Version 2.2, March 2007.The emission levels shown in Table 5-4 assume that all GHG emissions associated with theProject are new emissions that would not occur if the Project were not implemented. In reality,5-15City of Ventura
Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 5.0 Growth Effects and Other CEQA Sectionsa portion of the emissions already occur, insofar as the occupants of the Project would beexpected to consume energy and drive, regardless of where they live.GHG Cumulative Significance. As discussed above under Methodology, CAPCOA (January2008) provided several approaches to consider potential cumulative significance of projects withrespect to GHGs. Table 5-5 shows CAPCOA’s suggested thresholds for GHG emissions. A zerothreshold approach can be considered based on the concept that climate change is a globalphenomenon in that all GHG emissions generated throughout the Earth contribute to it, and notcontrolling small source emissions would potentially neglect a major portion of the GHGinventory. However, the CEQA Guidelines also recognize that there may be a point where aproject’s contribution, although above zero, would not be a considerable contribution to thecumulative impact (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15130 (a)). Therefore, a threshold of greater than zerois considered more appropriate for the analysis of GHG emissions under CEQA.Based on CAPCOA suggested thresholds in Table 5-5, the Project’s contribution of about 64,870metric tons CDE/year would exceed four out of the five thresholds. However, as stated earlier,this conservative estimate assumes that all forecast development (1,833 residential units and270,625 sf of commercial retail space) would be developed within the 2025 planning horizon andthat all emissions are new. Finally, the proposed project involves development of the entire ProjectArea (which involves multiple individual development projects), whereas the CAPCOAthresholds are intended to apply to individual developments.It should also be noted that because the Project seeks to intensify development in already urbanenvironment by improving the interconnectivity among neighborhoods in the Saticoy and Wellscommunities, it would be expected to generally reduce reliance on the drive-alone automobile. Areduction in vehicle use and vehicle miles traveled can result in a reduction in fuel consumptionand in air pollutant emissions, including GHG emissions. The Climate Action Team, establishedby Executive Order S-3-05 has recommended strategies (Table 5-6) to reduce GHG emissions ata statewide level to meet the goals of the Executive Order (http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/climate_action_team/index.html). Several of these actions are already required by Californiaregulations. The Project’s consistency with the Climate Action Team Strategies is discussed inTable 5-6.The Project would be consistent with the measures indicated in the 2006 CAT Report.Consistency with this report illustrates that the Project would coincide with the State’sgreenhouse legislations and would not contribute to its inability to meet said goals.In addition, the City recognizes the value of “sustainable urbanism.” With the Project, the Citystrives to advance sustainable planning design practices to minimize the impacts of developmenton natural systems and processes. For example, the Community Plan includes the elements listedon page 5-21 that reduce its impact to global climate change through construction and operationalpractices that have reduced carbon footprints and contribute to a more sustainable community.5-16City of Ventura
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