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Comment 113 for Public Input on Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Second Investment Plan (investplan2-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Stephen
Last Name: Miller
Email Address: stephen@seiinc.org
Affiliation: Strategic Energy Innovations
Subject: Comments from Sustainable Energy Roadmap to Second Draft of GGR Investment Plan
Comment:
Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on your Draft Cap-And Trade Auction Proceeds Triennial Investment Plan. Strategic Energy Innovations www.seiinc.org, a California based non-profit organization, is currently a major partner in the Sustainable Energy Roadmap (SER) program www.sustainableenergyroadmap.com funded through the Strategic Growth Council. The purpose of this program is to assist a cohort of 20 jurisdictions in the San Joaquin Valley develop plans, and set, and pursue goals relating water conservation, smart growth, transportation, land use, climate and energy. As a core focus of this effort, the SER implementation team is reaching out to and engaging environment justice (EJ) organizations and disadvantaged communities in this process to ensure that these entities are aware of and involved in critical community sustainability efforts. As we have rolled out this project with over the last few months, we have found that jurisdictions are interested in learning in learning best practices and want to set and pursue sustainability and climate goals to achieve these best practices. We have discovered many innovative projects underway in the San Joaquin Valley in the areas of clean transportation and sustainable communities as well clean energy and energy efficiency. We have also found a number of great ideas in the EJ organizations about how they might collaborate to achieve climate and sustainability goals and pursue needed resources from the state and other sources. We see significant opportunities to achieve substantive climate goals in the San Joaquin Valley through a Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) cross cutting project focused in the Valley. While many individual projects are being crafted to deal with unique needs of the clean transportation, clean energy and energy efficiency sectors, there is a need for the state financial support to develop a regional plan and support regional efforts detailing how key Valley EJ organizations and Disadvantaged Communities will develop and coordinate cross cutting approaches to greenhouse gas reduction in the Valley. We recommend that you that the final Triennial Investment Plan and subsequent program guidance allow and provide support for this type of regional planning and collaboration.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2015-11-16 13:09:30
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