Public Meetings
This page last reviewed February 4, 2014
Meeting Schedule (Please scroll down to view archived meetings, materials and comments)
| Date/Time | Description | Location | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2014 | Border Carbon Adjustment for the Cement Sector | Cal/EPA Building Sierra Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, Cal/EPA Headquarters Building, Sacramento, California |
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Archived Meetings:
November 2013 Public Meetings
November 14, 2013 - Emissions Market Assessment Committee Meeting
Materials:October 2013 Public Meetings
October 7 - Cap-and-Trade Refineries and Related Industries Workshop
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August 2013 Public Meetings
August 19 - Cap-and-Trade Offset Protocol Workshop
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August 13 - Refineries and Related Industries Workshop
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July 2013 Public Meetings
July 18 - Public Workshop on Proposed Amendments to the California Cap-and-Trade Program
Materials:
- Listserve Notice
- Notice and Summary of Proposed Changes
- Agenda
- Discussion Draft - PDF
- Discussion Draft - Word
- CPUC Letter to ARB - Legacy Contract
Public Comments:
June 2013 Public Meetings
June 25 - Public Workshop on Compliance Retirement, Market-Related Reporting, and Cost Containment
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Presentations:
- ARB Compliance Retirement and Market Related Reporting Presentation
- ARB Cost Containment Presentation
- Qučbec Compliance Requirement Presentation
- Qučbec Cost Containment Presentation
- Industry Presentation
- Brian Murray Modified Price Containment Options Presentation
- Dallas Burtraw Cost Containment Presentation
- Jim Bushnell Price Containment Reserve Presentation
- Webcast Recording Part 1

- Webcast Recording Part 2

June 3 - Natural Gas Supplier Workshop
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May 2013 Public Meetings
May 1 - Public Meeting to Discuss Universities, Legacy Contracts, and 'But for CHP' under the Cap-and-Trade Program
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April 2013 Public Meetings
April 25 - Public Hearing on the draft Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Investment Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2014 through 2015-2016
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March 2013 Public Meetings
March 28 - Public Workshop on Addition of New Offset Protocols to the California Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program (more info)
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February 2013 Public Meetings
February 27 - CITSS User Registration & Account Application Webinar
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February - Public Workshops (in Fresno, Sacramento and Los Angeles) to Provide Input on the Development of an Investment Plan for the Auction Proceeds
Materials:
- Background Information
- Concept Paper (English)
- Concept Paper (Spanish)
- Workshop Notice (English)
- Workshop Notice (Spanish)
January 2013 Public Meetings
January 25 - Workshop to Discuss Public Information Sharing from the Cap-and-Trade Program
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August 2012 Public Meetings
August 28 - Cap-and-Trade Technical Workshop to Discuss Refinery Benchmark in the Second Compliance Period
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July 2012 Public Meetings
July 30 - Cap-and-Trade Technical Workshop to Discuss Emissions Leakage
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July 16 - Compliance Instrument Tracking System Service (CITSS) User Registration and Account Application Training Webinars
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June 2012 Public Meetings
June 7 - Market Simulation Group (more info)
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May 2012 Public Meetings
May 24 - Public Consultation on Investment of Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds
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May 23 - Webinar to Describe Cap-and-Trade Program Requirements for Publicly Owned Utilities
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May 4 - Public Meeting to Discuss Compliance Requirements for First Deliverers of Electricity
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April 2012 Public Meetings
April 9 - Public Meeting to Discuss Draft Regulatory Text Amendments to the Cap-and-Trade Regulation for Linking the California Program with Quebec's Cap-and-Trade Program
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April 5 - Public Webinar to Describe the Process of Transitioning Early Action Offset Credits to ARB Offset Credits
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February 2012 Public Meetings
February 3 - Public Workshop to Discuss Linking the California Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms Regulation to Western Climate Initiative Jurisdictions
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October 2011 Public Meetings
Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Cap-and-Trade Regulation
Documents:
- ARB Response to Comments on the Cap-and-Trade Functional Equivalent Document (FED)
- Adaptive Management Plan for the Cap-and-Trade Regulation
- Final Regulation Order
- Final Compliance Offset Protocols:
July 2011 Public Meetings
July 15 - Public Workshop to discuss draft changes to the Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade and Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Regulations
- Videos of the Workshop
- Presentation
- Agenda
- Discussion Draft
- Discussion Draft ARB Offset Protocols
- Notice of Errata
- Notice and Summary of Proposed Changes
- Appendix A - Staff Proposal for Allocating Allowances to Electricity Distribution Utilities
- Appendix B - Development of Product Benchmarks for Allowance Allocation
- Appendix C - Example of WSPA Proposed Refinery Allocation Methodology
- Save the Date Announcement
August 2010 Public Meetings
August 23 - Workshop to Discuss Analysis to Identify Potentially Significant Environmental Effects of the Proposed Cap-and-Trade Regulation
July 2010 Public Meetings
July 30 - Public Workshop to Discuss Sector-Based Crediting and Subnational Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) as Part of a California Cap-and-Trade Program
June 2010 Public Meetings
June 22 - Workshop to Discuss Cost Containment and Offsets
- Notice
- Agenda
- Update Regarding the Proposed Offset Component
- View Cost Containment Comments
- View Offsets Comments
- Nicholas Institute Cost Containment Overview
- ARB Staff Presentation on Cost Containment
- Nicholas Institute Offsets Overview
- ARB Staff Presentation on Offsets and Linkage
- Nicholas Institute Summary of Meeting Discussion
May 2010 Public Meetings
May 17 - Public Meeting to Discuss Allowance Allocation and Next Steps for the Cap-and-Trade Program
March 23 - Workshop to Discuss Revisions to the California Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Regulation
More information is available at http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/ghg-rep.htm
January 2010 Public Meetings
January 11 - Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee - Stakeholder Meeting
More information is available at http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/eaac/index.html
January 8 - Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee - Stakeholder Meeting - Conference Call
More information is available at http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/eaac/index.html
December 2009 Public Meetings
December 15 - Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee - Stakeholder Meeting
More information is available at http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/eaac/index.html
December 11 - Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee - Stakeholder Meeting - Conference Call
More information is available at http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/eaac/index.html
November 2009 Public Meetings
November 18 - Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee - Stakeholder Meeting
More information is available at http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/eaac/index.html
- Notice
- Agenda
- Revised Draft - EAAC Allocation Report
- Recommendations Options
- Questions
Relevant to Allocation Options
- Presentations
November 4 - Meeting of the Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee
More information is available at http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/eaac/index.html
October 2009 Public Meetings
October 7 - Meeting of the Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee
More information is available at http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/eaac/index.html
- Notice
- Agenda
- Presentations
- Supplemental Documents
- Comments (currently unavailable)
September 2009 Public Meetings
September 9 - Combined Heat and Power in a Cap and-Trade Program
- Notice
- Agenda
- CHP Overview (ARB) Presentation
- CHP/Cap-and-Trade Interactions and Policy Updates (CPUC) Presentation
- CHP and Cap-and-Trade (ARB) Presentation
- EIA Information Paper on CHP
- View Comments
August 2009 Public Meetings
August 13 - Meeting of the Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee
More information is available at The Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee page
June 2009 Public Meetings
June 23 - Point of Regulation for the Sources of Fuel Combustion Included in the Second Compliance Period in a California Cap-and-Trade Program
May 2009 Public Meetings
May 21 - Reviewing and Approving Offsets in a California Cap-and-Trade Program
Public Comments Received:
May 18 - Use of Allowance Set-Asides in a California Cap-and-Trade Program
Public Comments Received:
- Local Government Sustainable Energy Coalition
- Renewable Energy Marketers Association
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Sonoma County Water Agency
- PG&E, SCE and Sempra Energy
- Nonprofit and Clean Energy Industry Coalition
- Center for Resource Solutions
- Modesto Irrigation District, Redding Electric Utility, Turlock Irrigation District
- Southern California Public Power Authority
- Western States Petroleum Association
- Northern California Power Agency
- San Francisco Carbon Collaborative Position
- NextEra Energy Resources
April 2009 Public Meetings
April 28 - Criteria for Compliance Offsets in a California Cap-and-Trade Program
Public Comments Received:
- Ken Johnson
- AtmosClear
- California Rice Commission
- Cooler Inc.
- First Climate
- Independent Energy Producers Association
- International Rivers
- Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.
- New Forests
- PG&E
- Sempra Energy
- TerraPass
- Voluntary Carbon Standard
- California Wastewater Climate Change Group
- Barbara Haya
- Western Power Trading Forum
- California Unions for Reliable Energy
- Northern California Power Agency
- Southern California Edison Company
- New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
- The Nature Conservancy
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- American Lung Association in California
April 28 - Introduction to Cap Setting in a California Cap-and-Trade Program
Public Comments Received:
- PG&E
- Independent Energy Producers Association
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Center for Resource Solutions, Env. CA, Env. Defense Fund, NRDC, Sierra Club & UCS
- Southern California Edison Company
- Sempra Energy
- New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
- Northern California Power Agency
- Modesto Irrigation District, Redding Electric Utility, Turlock Irrigation District
April 13 - Discussion of Emissions Leakage Issues in a California Cap-and-Trade Program
Public Comments Received:
- Ken Johnson
- Sempra Energy
- Southern California Edison
- CRA International, Inc.
- Southern California Public Power Authority
- New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
- Coalition for Sustainable Cement Manufacturing and the Environment
- Global Warming Action Coalition
- California Metals Coalition
- Western States Petroleum Association
- Analysis Group
March 2009 Public Meetings
March 23 - Implementing a Quantitative Limit on the Use of Offsets in a California Cap-and-Trade Program
Public Comments Received:
- Ken Johnson
- Modesto Irrigation District, Redding Electric Utility, and Turlock Irrigation District
- Sempra Energy
- Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.
- Global Warming Action Coalition
- Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison
- EcoSecurities
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Northern California Power Agency
- Southern California Public Power Authority
- NextEra Energy Resources
- Western Power Trading Forum
- First Climate LLC
- Western States Petroleum Association
- Environmental Defense Fund
March 23 - Overview of a California Cap-and-Trade Market
Public Comments Received:
- Ken Johnson
- Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.
- Independent Energy Producers Association
- Western Power Trading Forum
- Southern California Edison
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- NextEra Energy Resources
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Northern California Power Agency
- Modesto Irrigation District, Redding Electric Utility, and Turlock Irrigation District
March 10 - Recognizing and Crediting Early Action in a California Cap-and-Trade Market
Public Comments Received:
- Sonoma County Water Agency
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- County of Los Angeles
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Bear Valley Electric Service
- Sempra Energy
- Global Warming Action Coalition
- Northern California Power Agency
- Waste Management
- California Climate Action Registry
- Renewable Energy Marketers Association
- Modesto Irrigation District, Redding Electric Utility, and Turlock Irrigation District
- The Nature Conservancy
February 2009 Public Meeting
February 18, 2009 - Greenhouse Gas Reporting in a California Cap-and-Trade Program
- Notice
- Agenda
- Background Information
- Detailed Agenda
- Biomass Issue Paper
- Presentation
- Email Comments Recieved During Workshop



