CA Climate Change Agencies

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• Dept of Water Resources
• Governor's Office of Planning and Research
• Green California (Dept General Services)
• Integrated Waste Management Board
• Public Utilities Commission
• State Water Resources Control Board
• University of California Campuses

Key Federal Agencies, Academic & Nonprofit Groups

• California Institute for Energy and Environment
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office
• PEW Center on Global Climate Change
• U.S. EPA
• U.N. Climate Change
• WESTCARB - West Coast Carbon Sequestration
• Western Climate Initiative
• Western Interstate Energy Board
• OTHER LINKS

This website is maintained by the Calif. Energy Commission under the direction of CalEPA, with input from other state agencies.

Archive of 2007 Events

• December 14, 2007 - Public Workshop on GHG Scoping Plan
  
  TIME: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Pacific Time)
  Where: Byron Sher Auditorium
  ADDRESS: Cal/EPA Headquarters, 2nd floor
  1001 I Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  The Air Resources Board (ARB) staff invites you to participate in the second public workshop to discuss the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Scoping Plan (Plan) required by the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32). This workshop will offer a broad overview and profile of GHG emitting sectors and examples of emission reduction measures.
  
  To download the formal public notice (Acrobat PDF file) for this workshop, please go to:
  
  www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/12_14notice/12_14notice.pdf
  
  Agenda and presentations are available at:
  
  http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/spannouncements.htm
  
  Directions to Cal/EPA Headquarters and public transit information can be found at the California Environmental Protection Agency's web site at:
  
  www.calepa.ca.gov/epabldg/Where.htm





• December 13, 2007 - Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee Meeting
  
  TIME: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
  Where: Cal/EPA Headquarters
  Coastal Hearing Room
  1001 I Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  Further information about ETAAC and this meeting can be found at:
  www.arb.ca.gov/cc/etaac/121307pubmeet/121307pubmeet.htm
  
  For further information, please contact Steve Church at schurch@arb.ca.gov
  





• December 6 & 7, 2007 - ARB Public Meeting on GHG Emission Levels
  
  The Air Resources Board will conduct a public meeting to consider approval of the 1990 statewide greenhouse gas emissions level and 2020 emissions limit pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32; Statutes of 2006, chapter 488).
  
  Date: Thursday, December 6, 2007
  Time: 9 a.m. (Pacific Time)
  Where: Air Resources Board Auditorium
  Address: 9530 Telstar Avenue
  El Monte, CA 91731
  
  This item will be considered at a two-day meeting of the Board, which will commence at 9:00 a.m., December 6, and may continue at 8:30 a.m. December 7.
  ,br> Please download the Public Notice on this Board item from: www.arb.ca.gov/cc/ccei/meetings/1990_ghg_level_meeting_notice_2007_12_06.pdf (PDF file)
  
  For the Staff Report, please go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/ccei/inventory/1990_level.htm




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• November 30, 2007 - Greenhouse Gas Scoping Plan Public Workshop
  
  9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
  Where: Auditorium
  South Coast AQMD
  21865 E. Copley Dr.
  Diamond Bar, CA.
  
  For further information, please visit ARB's Scoping Plan web page at:
  
  www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm





• November 30, 2007 - "Global Warming and Climate Policy" - University of Calfiornia Center Sacramento
  
  With Dan Sperling, Professor, UC Davis; Director, Institute of Transportation Studies; Member, Air Resources Board
  
  TIME: 12 - 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
  Where: 1130 K Street, LL22
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  To RSVP, please contact Kelly Bradfield at: 916-445-5134 or by e-mail at kelly.bradfield@ucop.edu
  
  Download informational flyer (PDF file, 85 kb)
  
  





• November 29, 2007 - Meeting of Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee
  
  9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Where: California Room, Terrace Center
  Scholars Lane
  University of California at Merced
  Merced, CA 95344
  
  For more information, go to:
  
  www.arb.ca.gov/cc/112907pubmeet/112907pubmeet.html
  
  





• November 29, 2007 - Climate Initiative Dialogue Group
  
  9:30 a.m. to Noon
  Where: Coastal Hearing Room
  California Environmental Protection Agency
  1001 I Street
  Sacramento, California 95814
  
  Secretary for Environmental Protection Linda S. Adams will hold a meeting/dialogue with a diverse group of stakeholders. There are a number of climate initiatives led by the administration, the Western Climate Initiative, The Climate Registry and the International Carbon Action Partnership. All are consistent with and complementary to the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. It will be essential to communicate with stakeholders and interested parties and facilitate their input into these initiatives.
  
  To best accomplish this objective, a Climate Initiative Dialogue Group made up of diverse stakeholders has been asked to work with government officials provide input into these processes. The meetings of the dialogue group will be public and there will be opportunity for anyone in attendance to provide input.
  
  This first meeting will focus on providing background information to the dialogue group and discussing the initiatives with the group and with the stakeholders and interested public participating in the meeting.
  
  Secretary Adams welcomes all who are interested to attend in person or via webcast.
  
  Agenda and Presentations for the Meeting
  

  • Agenda (PDF file, 32 kb)
  • Western Climate Initiative Update (Powerpoint file, 140 kb)
  • The Climate Registry Update (Powerpoint file, 136 kb)
  • International Carbon Action Partnership Update (Powerpoint file, 140 kb)





• November 26, 2007 - Workshop to Discuss the Proposed 1990 Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Levels
  
  Where: Byron Sher Auditorium
  Cal/EPA Headquarters, 2nd floor
  1001 I Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  The Air Resources Board (ARB) will present updated emissions estimates and methodologies for the 1990 emissions level. The ARB will meet on December 6, 2007, to consider the staff's proposed 1990 GHG emissions level and approve a 2020 GHG emissions limit. The ARB is required to approve a 2020 GHG emissions limit by January 1, 2008, pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32; Statutes of 2006, chapter 488).
  
  For more information and materials for the workshop, please go to:
  
  www.arb.ca.gov/cc/ccei/ccei.htm





• November 7-9, 2007 - Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference
  
  Where: Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, CA
  Sponsored by California Institute for Energy and Environment and American Council for an Energy-Efficienct Economy
  
  This national conference will focus on understanding the behavior and decision-making of individuals and organizations and using that knowledge to help accelerate our transition to an energy-efficieny and low-carbon economy.
  
  For more information and registration, go to:
  
  http://aceee.org/conf/07becc/07beccindex.htm
  
  





• November 5, 2007 - Energy Commission - California Public Utilities Commission Joint Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emission AlWhere for the Electricity Sector

  Time: 10 a.m.
  
  CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
  1516 Ninth Street
  First Floor, Hearing Room A
  Sacramento, California
  

  Audio from this meeting will be broadcast over the Internet. For details, please go to: www.energy.ca.gov/webcast

  For the meeting notice and agenda, please go to: www.energy.ca.gov/ghg_emissions/meetings/




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• October 31, 2007 - Public Workshop to Discuss Proposed Regulation for Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
  Where: Byron Sher Auditorium
  Cal/EPA Headquarters
  1001 I Street (2nd floor)
  Sacramento, California 95814

  A workshop agenda and presentation will be posted prior to the workshop meeting at ARB's Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Inventory website at: www.arb.ca.gov/cc/ccei/ccei.htm

  The ARB Staff Report for the regulation (which includes the proposed regulatory text) and the ARB Board meeting hearing notice will be available at the following web address on October 19, 2007, at: www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2007/ghg2007/ghg2007.htm





• October 31, 2007 - Western Climate Initiative Conference Call

  Time: 2 p.m. Pacific time
  Toll Free Call in number: 1-800-868-1387
  Direct Call in number: 1-404-920-6440
  Pass code: 659537#

  The Western Climate Initiative (WCI) will hold a conference call for stakeholders on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 2 p.m. Pacific time.

  The WCI will present the current status of the initiative and will take stakeholder questions during the call.

  Prior to the conference call, materials will be posted on the WCI website: www.westernclimateinitiative.org.





• October 29, 2007 - Global Warming Environmental Justice Advisory Committee Meeting

  Times: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Where: Coastal Hearing Room
  2nd floor Cal/EPA Headquarters Building
  1001 I Street
  Sacramento, California

  Agenda & Meeting notice at: www.arb.ca.gov/cc/ejac/ejac.htm

  This meeting will be webcast and can be viewed the day of the meeting at: www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?BDO=1





• October 1, 3, 4, 10 & 11 2007 - Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program

  This new $1 billion incentive program is a partnership between ARB and local agencies (like air districts, ports, and transportation agencies) to quickly reduce air pollution emissions and health risk from freight movement along California's trade corridors.

  ARB is scheduled to adopt Program Guidelines in December 2007 and then allocate the first $250 million in bond monies to local agencies in early 2008.

  Local agencies will provide financial incentives to owners of equipment used in freight movement to upgrade to cleaner technologies.

  The workshop schedule:

  • October 1, 2007 - Long Beach
  • October 3, 2007 - San Diego
  • October 4, 2007 - Oakland
  • October 10, 2007 - Fresno (video links to Modesto and Bakersfield)
  • October 11, 2007 - Sacramento

  For more information, please visit the program website at:

  www.arb.ca.gov/gmbond





• October 10, 2007 - ARB Landfill Gas Workshop

  Where: CalEPA Headquarters
  Byron Sher Auditorium
  1001 "I" Street
  Sacramento, California
  
  Public consultation meeting to discuss ARB staff's draft regulatory concepts for controlling landfill methane emissions.

  • Workshop Notice (PDF file, 2 pages, 548 kb)
  
  
  • Webcast information and connection
  
  




• October 3, 2007 - Climate Change: Water Adaptation Summit

  Where: Doubletree Hotel, Santa Monica, CA
  Sponsored by the The Water Education Foundation, and the The California Department of Water Resources

  Summit Announcement Flyer (PDF file, 2 pages, 548 kb)
  
  Agenda (PDF file, 2 pages, 88 kb)
  
  



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• Monday, September 17, 2007 - Public Workshop on Early Actions to Reduce GHG Emissions
  1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  Byron Sher Auditorium, 2nd Floor
  Cal/EPA Building
  1001 I Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  Public Workshop to discuss potential additions to the list of early actions to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases required by the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32).
  
  For more information, please see the ARB Climate Change meetings page at: www.arb.ca.gov/cc/cc.htm





• Friday, September 14, 2007 - - Public Workshop on Updated Macroeconomic Analysis of March 2006 Climate Action Team Report Strategies
  9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  Coastal Hearing Room, 2nd Floor
  Cal/EPA Building
  1001 I Street
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  Public Workshop to present updated methods and analysis of climate strategies presented in the 2006 Climate Action Team Report.
  
  Meeting Announcement (PDF file, 1 page, 40 kb)
  
  Final Agenda for the Meeting updated 9/18/07. (PDF file, 1 page, 32 kb)

  Public Comments (PDF files, updated 10/16/07)

  Final Report

  • Updated Macroeconomic Analysis of the Climate Strategies Presented in the March 2006 Climate Action Team Report Final Report, posted 10/16/07. (PDF file, 46 pages, 172 kilobytes).
  
  
  • Attachment A, Summary of Climate Strategy Updates. (PDF file, 23 pages, 76 kilobytes).
  
  
  • Attachment B, Climate Strategy Updates. (PDF file, 349 pages, 2.4 megabytes).
  
  
  • Attachment C, Updated Macroeconomic Analysis. (PDF file, 9 pages, 68 kilobytes).
  
  
  • Attachment D, Economic Analysis of California Climate Policy Initiatives Using the BEAR Model. (PDF file, 17 pages, 76 kilobytes).
  
  
  
  Documents for Meeting
  
  • Public Review Draft of the Updated Macroeconomic Analysis of the Climate Strategies Presented in the March 2006 Climate Action Team Report, posted 9/7/07. (PDF file, 44 pages, 172 kilobytes).
  
  
  • Public Review Draft of Attachment A, posted 9/7/07. (PDF file, 23 pages, 76 kilobytes).
  
  
  • Public Review Draft of Attachment B, posted 9/7/07. (PDF file, 349 pages, 4.4 megabytes).
  
  
  • Public Review Draft of Attachment C, posted 9/12/07. (PDF file, 9 pages, 67 kilobytes).
  
  
  • Public Review Draft of Attachment D, posted 9/12/07. (PDF file, 17 pages, 74 kilobytes).
  
  
  Presentations for Meeting
  
  • Economic Overview, posted 9/13/07. (PDF file, 7 pages, 184 kilobytes).
  
  
  • Strategies Update , posted 9/13/07. (PDF file, 28 pages, 216 kilobytes).
  
  
  • Modeling Overview, posted 9/13/07. (PDF file, 17 pages, 204 kilobytes).
  
  
  • EDRAM , posted 9/13/07, updated 9/14/07. (PDF file, 10 pages, 140 kilobytes).
  
  
  • Economic Assessment for Climate Action in California, posted 9/14/07. (PDF file, 13 pages, 295 kilobytes).
  
  





• September 10-13, 2007 - Fourth Annual Climate Change Research Conference

  Where: Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA
  Sponsored by the California Energy Commission & California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)

  Click her for program, presentations, and webcast information.





• September 11 & 12, 2007 - Carbon Markets USA Conference
  Hilton Hotel, San Francisco
  This unique meeting will bring together the leading U.S. and International experts together for two days of intense, information-rich presentations, debates, and networking. Understand how one of the world's largest future commodity markets will develop and impact upon your business. More information, please go to:
  http://greenpowerconferences.icontact.com/asia/meet_the_us_carbon_experts2.html





• September 12, 2007 - Energy Commission Business Meeting Item # 10: AB 32 IMPLEMENTATION
  10 a.m.
  California Energy Commission
  1516 Ninth Street
  Hearing Room A
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  

  Possible approval of recommendations by the Energy Commission's AB 32 Implementation Committee to the California Air Resources Board regarding implementation of mandatory reporting and tracking requirements for greenhouse gas emissions from consumption of electricity in California. This is a joint proceeding with the California Public Utilities Commission (CEC Docket # 07-OIIP-01).

Document for Meeting

Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Electricity Sector, document proposed for Energy Commission adoption. (Publication # CEC-100-2007-007. 80 pages, 448 kb). Please note that this document was only adopted by the CPUC on September 6, 2007, and was not available to the Energy Commission for posting until September 7, 2007.