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Comment 79 for Public Input on Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Second Investment Plan (investplan2-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Evan
Last Name: Edgar
Email Address: evan@edgarinc.org
Affiliation: Ca Compost Coalition
Subject: AB 32-Cost Effectiveness with compost and anaerobic digestion
Comment:
CCC has been submitting these same comments for over one-year where cost-effectiveness of AB 32 programs should receive greater consideration for investments. The LOA recommended that the Governor may want to increase or decrease funding for specific programs in the future that will maximize GHG emission reductions. We look forward to CARB’s leadership on determining GHG reduction metrics by commissioning an update to the 2008 Study titled “A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of AB 32” authored by Stanford University. It would be timely for California Air Resources Board adopt, update, and amend a cost-effectiveness study of AB 32 like the one presented by Stanford University. Data from such a study will show that investments in emerging organics waste management technologies for the production of renewable natural gas and compost will make significant and efficient progress towards accomplishing AB 32’s mandate. The CCC has encouraged CalRecycle to take advantage of the flow of information from the Organics Grant Program to analyze the aggregate data received to provide an assessment of the metrics associated with greenhouse gas reductions from organics management approaches. The Cap-and-Trade program raised $850 million for the 2014-2015 Budget with $30 million allocated to recycling and composting, $200 million to low carbon transportation, and $20 million to improving agricultural efficiency. The allocation was based upon the investment priorities set by the Governor and his Climate Action Team which promoted three key sectors that reduce greenhouse gases: Sustainable Communities & Clean Transportation, Energy Efficiency & Clean Energy, and Natural Resources & Waste Diversion.
Attachment: www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/87-investplan2-ws-UTwAZwFyVmIGaQln.pdf
Original File Name: Marginal Abatement Costs Draft.pdf
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2015-11-13 15:50:33
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