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California’s Climate Future: Discussion Draft of the Governor’s Environmental Goals and Policy Report

California’s Climate Future: Discussion Draft of the Governor’s Environmental Goals and Policy Report. Louise Bedsworth, Deputy Director Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. EGPR Requirements (Government Code §65041).

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California’s Climate Future: Discussion Draft of the Governor’s Environmental Goals and Policy Report

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  1. California’s Climate Future: Discussion Draft of the Governor’s Environmental Goals and Policy Report Louise Bedsworth, Deputy Director Governor’s Office of Planning and Research

  2. EGPR Requirements (Government Code §65041) • OPR is required by state law to prepare, maintain, and regularly review an Environmental Goals and Policy Report (EGPR). • According to state statute, the EGPR must: • Take a long-term perspective (20 – 30 years). • Include an overview of approved state environmental goals and objectives • Be consistent with the state’s planning priorities as defined by Assembly Bill (AB) 857 (Wiggins, 2002)

  3. The Role of the EGPR(Government Code §65047) • Record approved goals, policies and decisions related to growth and environmental quality, • Advise the Legislature of statutory action required to implement state environmental goals and objectives, • Inform state agencies, other levels of government, and the public of the state’s goals and vision, • Provide a clear framework of goals and objectives as a guide to the preparation and evaluation of state functional plans, and • Provide a basis for decisions and priorities for major public programs, capital projects and other actions, including the allocation of state resources for environmental purposes through the budget and appropriation process.

  4. Goals and Context of the 2013/14 EGPR • Goals: • Provide a vision for the state’s future • Outline cross-cutting goals for the next several decades • Link goals to metrics and indicators • Context: • Population growth and demographic changes • Climate change

  5. Growing Population Changing Climate Context for the EGPR

  6. Context for the EGPR Projected change, 2009–2025 Greater than 20% Less than 20% Growing Inequity Inland Growth

  7. Context for theEGPR: Opportunities • SB 375 and SCS development • CEQA updates • General Plan Guidelines update • Infrastructure planning and investment • Climate mitigation and adaptation

  8. California @ 50 Million:A Vision for California’s Future

  9. California’s Climate Future • Meet 2020 GHG target • Commit to deep reductions by 2050 – 80% below 1990 levels • Establish a mid-term emission reduction target • Integrate climate readiness and adaptation into planning and investment

  10. Cross-Cutting Goals

  11. Tracking Progress: Metrics and Indicators

  12. State Region Local

  13. EGPR Outreach: Public Workshops

  14. Provide Comments • List-serve for project updates: http://opr.ca.gov/s_e-lists.php • Send comments to: ca.50m@opr.ca.gov

  15. Vision for California • Does this describe your vision of the Bay Area and California in 2050? • What do you like? • What would you modify? • What is missing?

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