AB 32 Climate Change Scoping Plan Document

This page last reviewed August 30, 2011

The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) required the Air Resources Board to prepare a Scoping Plan to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in California.  The Scoping Plan was originally approved in 2008.  In 2011, the Functional Equivalent Document for the Scoping Plan was ammended.  The Scoping Plan was re-approved by the Air Resources Board August 24, 2011, including the Final Supplement to the Functional Equivalent Document (FED), posted below.  The Scoping Plan provides the outline for actions to reduce California’s GHG emissions.  Posted below is the final scoping plan that reflects changes outlined in the errata sheet as well as Board requested modifications from the original approval in 2008.  Also included below are staff responses to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) comments, Supplement to the FED comments, and related documents.

• Scoping Plan Document (posted 5/11/09 version includes Board approved resolution, changes outlined in the errata sheet and Board requested modifications)

Appendices:

• Volume I: Supporting Documents and Measure Detail (Appendices A through F)
• Volume II: Analysis and Documentation (Appendices G through I)
• Volume III: Functional Equivalent Document - CEQA Evaluation of Environmental Impacts (Appendix J)
• Final Supplement to the AB 32 Scoping Plan Functional Equivalent Document (FED) (released August 19, 2011)

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2011 Comments on Supplement to the AB 32 Scoping Plan FED:

• View Comments
• ARB Responses to Comments

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2008 Scoping Plan Comments:

• View Scoping Plan Comments
• View CEQA Evaluation Comments
• Comments Summary
• ARB Responses to Comments on the Functional Equivalent Document (FED)

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Related Documents:

• More information on the Scoping Plan FED
• Final Resolution 11 - 27 (August 2011)
• Status of Scoping Plan Recommended Measures (July 2011)
  
• Proposed Scoping Plan (released October 2008)
• Draft Scoping Plan (released June 2008)
• Supplemental Evaluations (released September 2008)
• Executive Order G-09-001 (May 2009)
• Board Resolution (December, 2008)