Under Assembly Bill 32 (AB32), the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is required to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources in California.  The overall mandate is to achieve 1990 GHG emission levels by 2020.  Glass manufacturing plants are a source of GHG emissions.  GHG emissions are emitted by: 1) direct emissions from fuel combustion, 2) direct emissions from raw material (limestone and soda ash) during combustion, and 3) indirect emissions from electricity use.

ARB staff is evaluating the potential strategies that the glass manufacturing industry can implement to achieve GHG emission reductions.  Potential approaches in reducing GHG emissions from glass manufacturing plants were identified during a preliminary analysis and summarized in a concept paper.  A workgroup has been formed which will support ARB’s technical assessment of the potential strategies.  The technical assessment will determine if the strategies are technically feasible and cost‑effective.  Please contact us if you would like to be a member of the workgroup.