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California Climate Change Policy

California Climate Change Policy. What Are We Talking About?. Image credit: Department of Water Resources (www.water.ca.gov). California’s Changing Climate. Image credit: U.S. Global Change Research Program ( www.globalchange.gov ). What Are California’s Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions?.

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California Climate Change Policy

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  1. California Climate Change Policy

  2. What Are We Talking About? Image credit: Department of Water Resources (www.water.ca.gov)

  3. California’s Changing Climate Image credit: U.S. Global Change Research Program (www.globalchange.gov).

  4. What Are California’s Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Source: ARB Scoping Plan, Figure 1: California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2002-2004) Average

  5. Major Climate Change Laws in California • Executive Order S-3-05 • Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) • Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (SB375) • California Environmental Quality Act • Executive Order S-13-08

  6. Executive Order S-3-05

  7. Global Warming Solutions Act(AB 32) • Mandates Emissions Reductions • 1990 emissions by 2020 • Scoping Plan • Cap and Trade • RPS • Low CarbonFuel Standard • Landfill Methane Capture • Land Use? • Local Governments?

  8. SB 375 and Transportation Emissions • Background • Regulate Land Use? • Transportation Funding • CEQA Streamlining • RHNA and Housing Elements • Status Update

  9. CEQA Guidelines • Determining Significance • Emissions • Energy Use • Effects of Climate Change • Mitigating Emissions • Using Climate Action Plans • Changes to the Initial Study Checklist • Addressing Adaptation • Case law update

  10. Plan for the Reduction of GHGsNew § 15183.5(b) • Plan should contain at least the following elements: • Quantify GHG emissions within a defined area • Establish emissions levels where GHG emissions are not cumulatively considerable • Identify emissions from Plan activities • Specify measures to achieve the specified emissions level • Monitor progress and amend if necessary; • Adopt in a public process following environmental review

  11. Other Climate Activities

  12. www.opr.ca.gov

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