Document & Report Databases
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY REPORTS
- Air Resources Board Reports
- Cal EPA Reports
- Climate Action Team Reports
- Energy Policy Reports
- Market Advisory Committee Reports
- Fact Sheets
California Environmental Protection Agency Reports
State Agency Greenhouse Gas Reduction Report Card, CalEPA Summary Report, March 2008. (PDF file, 9 pgs., 232 kb)
Climate Action Team Reports
Summary
The 2006 Climate Action Team Report recommends 46 specific strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California, including implementation of the California Solar Initiative, development of alternative fuels, forest conservation measures, and intelligent transportation systems. In addition, the report includes nine key recommendations to help ensure the Governor's targets are met, including:
- A multi-sector, market-based program which considers trading, emission credits, auction and offsets
- Mandatory greenhouse gas emission reporting from the largest sources, including oil and gas extraction facilities, oil refineries, power plants, cement manufacturing plants, and solid waste landfills
- Require new electricity generated for use in California to come from sources with climate change emissions equivalent to or less than new combined cycle natural gas power plants
- Require all utilities, whether publicly or privately owned, to meet the state's energy efficiency goals and Renewable Portfolio Standard
- A coordinated investment strategy to develop technologies in California that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The report also includes a preliminary macroeconomic analysis of the recommended strategies. This analysis, conducted using a model developed the University of California, Berkeley, predicted a net increase of 83,000 jobs and $4 billion in income by 2020, due primarily to reduced energy costs.
Energy Policy Reports
Integrated Energy Policy Reports, biennial reports of the California Energy Commission (with between year updates).
State Alternative Fuels Plan - AB 1007 (Pavley) report, December 2007.
State of Calfornia Energy Action Plan, joint report of the California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission, in September 2005 with February 2008 update.
Bioenergy Action Plan, July 2006 report of Bioenergy Interagency Working Group.
California Public Utilities Commission 2007 Annual Report (PDF file, 2.3 MB)
Market Advisory Committee Reports
FINAL REPORT: Recommendations for Designing a Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade System for California, recommendations of the Market Advisory Committee to the Air Resource Board, posted: June 29, 2007. (PDF file, 116 pgs, 450 kilobytes)
Background documents, presentations, and meetings of the Market Advisory Committee.
Fact Sheets on California's Climate Change Policies
- AB 32 / Global Warming Solutions Act Fact Sheet by ARB (PDF file, 6/2007)
- Timeline - California Global Warming Solutions Act by ARB (PDF file, 9/2006)
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Climate Action Team Report (PDF file, April 3, 2006)
- California's Program to Reduce Impacts of Global Warming, Q&A (PDF file, 6/2005)
- California Climate Change Activities (PDF file, 6/2005)
- Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Leadership Policy (PDF file, 6/2005)
- Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies (PDF file, 6/2005)
- Greenhouse Gas Scenarios Analysis (PDF file, 6/2005)
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