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Climate Action Team & Climate Action Initiative

To meet the state's greenhouse gas reduction targets, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued Executive Order S-3-05 on 6/1/2005 that directed the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) to coordinate with the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency; Secretary of the Department of Food and Agriculture; Secretary of the Resources Agency; Chairperson of the Air Resources Board; Chairperson of the Energy Commission; and President of the Public Utilities Commission.

The Secretary of CalEPA leads this Climate Action Team (CAT) made up of representatives from the agencies listed above as well as numerous other Boards and Departments. The CAT members work to coordinate statewide efforts to implement global warming emission reduction programs and the state's Climate Adaptation Strategy. The CAT is also responsible for reporting on the progress made toward meeting the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) targets that were established in the executive order and further defined under the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Assembly Bill 32).

The first Climate Action Team Report to the Governor and the Legislature was released in March 2006 and will be updated and issued every two years thereafter. These reports and others sponsored by the Climate Action Team can be found on the CAT Reports page.

Climate Action Team Members

Executive Order S-3-05

Climate Adaptation Strategy website: www.climatechange.ca.gov/adaptation/

CAT Fact Sheets

• Climate Action Team Update (PDF file, 4/08)
• California Climate Change Activities (PDF file, 3/07)
• California's Programs to Reduce Impacts of Global Warming, Q&A (PDF file, 6/05)
• California Action Registry (PDF file, 6/05)
• Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Leadership Policy (PDF file, 6/05)
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies (PDF file, 6/05)
• Greenhouse Gas Scenarios Analysis (PDF file, 6/05)

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