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Seclion 4.0 — Environmental Setting and Discussion of7inpacts 4.7 GREENHOUSE GAS ENIISSIONS 4.7.1 Existing Setting Global climate change is the alteration of the Earth's weather including its temperature, precipitation, and wind patterns. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) contribute to climate change. Humans generate GHGs through the combustion of fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, and coal) for energy production and transportation, decomposition of solid waste, burning of wood, deforestation, agricultural practices, and industrial activities. 4,7.1.1 Applicable Plans, Policies, and Regulations State of California Executive Order S-3-05 In June 2005, the Governor of California signed Executive Order S-3-05, which identified Cal/EPA as the lead coordinating state agency for establishing climate change emission reduction targets in California. A "Climate Action Team", a multi -agency group was set up to implement Executive Order S-3-05. Under this order, the state plans to reduce GHG emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Assembly Bill (AB) 32 — The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 California Assembly Bill (AB 32) was signed into law in the fall of 2006. The bill requires achievement by 2020 of a statewide GHG emissions limit equivalent to 1990 emissions, and the adoption of rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective GHG emissions reductions. Senate Sill 97 — Modification to the Public Resources Code On August 24, 2007, Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 97. SB 97 requires the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to prepare, develop, and transmit guidelines to the Resources Agency for the mitigation of GHG emissions or the effects of GHG emissions including, but not limited to, the effects associated with transportation or energy consumption. The Resources Agency adopted the CEQA Guidelines Amendments addressing GHGs on December 30, 2009. Senate Bill 375 — Sustainable Communities Strategy Senate Bill 375 (SB 375), known as the Sustainable Communities Stratcgy and Climate Protection Act, was signed into law in September 2008. It builds on AB 32 by requiring CARB to develop regional GHG reduction targets to be achieved from the automobile and light truck sectors, The per capita reduction targets for passenger vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area include a seven percent reduction by 2020 and a 15 percent reduction by 2035.15 Under SB 375, the region's Metropolitan 15 The emission reduction targets are for those associated with land use and transportation strategies, only. Emission reductions due to the California Low Carbon Fuel Standards or Pavley emission control standards are not included in the targets. City of Redwood City 45 Initial StudyiMitigated Negative Declaration Sandpiper Elementary Sebool Facilities Expansion November 2016