CALIFORNIA’S CLIMATE ACTION:
TRY EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
MAY 21, 2015
ASHLEY CONRAD-SAYDAH
DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR CLIMATE POLICY
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
CALIFORNIA’S CHANGING CLIMATE
Indicators of Climate Change, oehha.ca.gov
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CLIMATE CHANGE SHORTHAND
• AB 32 – CA’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
• Cap and Trade – one of the complementary
policies employed by CA to meet climate goals
• GGRF – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund – the
home for auction proceeds & funding source for
existing & innovative climate mitigation programs
• RPS, LCFS, SLCPs – Renewable Portfolio Standard,
Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Short-lived Climate
Pollutants – current and future policy mechanisms to
decrease greenhouse gas emissions in state
• Co-benefits – benefits that accompany GGRF
expenditures that complement emissions reductions
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AB 32
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Achieve 1990 emissions level by 2020
Continue greenhouse gas reductions
beyond 2020
Adopt GHG emission reporting
regulation
Adopt discrete early action measures
Develop Scoping Plan and update it every
five years
Authority to adopt schedule of fees
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SOURCES OF GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG)
Refrigerants
Agriculture
Electricity
Transportation
Water
Waste
Industry
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CAP AND TRADE GOALS
• Reduce statewide GHG emissions
• Cap and Trade covers 85% of California economy
• Balance environmental stringency and costs
• Price emissions; Utilize carbon offset credits
• Spur innovation to create a low-carbon economy
• Complement other air quality and GHG programs
within AB 32 and other agencies
• Maintain a flexible mechanism with a strict cap
• Work with other jurisdictions, either through
formalized information sharing (e.g. China) or
linkage (e.g. Quebec)
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Early Action Results: Pre-cap
progress
Expect more
progress under the
cap (pending)
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CLIMATE ACTION: GGRF
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REVISED
15-16
BUDGET
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SENATE BILL 535 (DE LEÓN, 2012)
• At least 25 percent of Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Fund moneys shall be allocated to projects that
benefit disadvantaged communities.
• At least 10 percent of these moneys shall be
allocated to projects located in disadvantaged
communities.
• CalEPA shall identify disadvantaged communities
“based on geographic, socioeconomic, public
health and environmental hazard criteria.”
• CalEnviroScreen used to assess census tracts: top 25
percent designated CA as disadvantaged
(http://oehha.ca.gov/ej/ces2.html)
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NEW ORDERS
State of the State/Inaugural Address 2015
Executive Order B-30-15
GOVERNOR BROWN ESTABLISHES MOST AMBITIOUS GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION TARGET IN NORTH AMERICA
New California Goal Aims to Reduce Emissions 40 Percent Below 1990 Levels by 2030
Princeton University Professor Michael Oppenheimer: "Governor Brown's ground-breaking
commitment not only shows that solving the climate problem goes hand-in-hand with economic
growth and technology leadership, but points the way toward a climate solution for other states and
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the world."
PROGRESS
• 2030 and 2050 goals: Executive Orders
• Coordinated state, regional, local approach
• Progress at sub-national and national level
• National targets
• Sub-national agreements, Under2 MOU
• Federal action on existing and new power plants
(111b and 111d)
• Iterative reductions result in cumulative, worldwide
benefits
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THANK YOU!
Questions?
Ashley Conrad-Saydah
Ashley.Conrad-Saydah@calepa.ca.gov
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