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newsrel -- Air Resources Board Chair commends U.S. EPA on release of Clean Power Plan

Posted: 03 Aug 2015 10:41:49
Please consider the following news release from the California
Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1IAS2QM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 3, 2015

NEWS RELEASE 15-45

CONTACT:
Dave Clegern
(916) 322-2990
dave.clegern@arb.ca.gov

Air Resources Board Chair commends U.S. EPA on release of Clean
Power Plan

Plan will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from
power plants

Sacramento—Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Nichols today
released the following statement on US EPA’s Clean Power Plan
rules, which limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants:

“The Clean Power Plan supports successful state programs like
those California has put in place. We will move quickly to
implement it and urge other states to do the same,” said Chair
Nichols.  “California’s experience demonstrates that greenhouse
gas emission reductions and economic growth can go hand-in-hand,
and we are very pleased to see the federal government now take a
leading role in the effort to curb climate change and create new
economic opportunities.”

Background

The Clean Power Plan, issued under the federal Clean Air Act, is
a keystone of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan to
reduce the country’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Carbon
dioxide (CO2) is the primary GHG  pollutant, accounting for
nearly three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions and 84
percent of U.S. GHG emissions. 

Fossil fuel-fired power plants are, by far, the largest emitters
of GHGs among stationary sources in the U.S. These emissions are
a major threat to public health and can be avoided using cleaner
power generation options that are also more cost-effective for
ratepayers. California has long supported Clean Air Act action,
and played a significant role in U.S. EPA’s collaborative effort
to develop the Plan.

Under the regulation each state is given its own reduction target
based on the amount of GHG its existing power generators can
reduce through well-demonstrated options (ranging from power
plant upgrades to energy efficiency).  Each state is also given
the flexibility to meet the target using measures that they
choose.  The national reduction in U.S. EPA’s proposed rule was
estimated to be about 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

California’s target reflects that national goal, and the state is
already well on its way to further reducing power sector
emissions. That target fits within the planned economy-wide state
reduction goal of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. That
target was set recently by Governor Brown’s Executive Order
(B-30-15). California is currently on track to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 under the California Global
Warming Solutions Act (AB 32). 

The Clean Power Plan builds on the success of programs already
underway across the country, which show that energy efficiency,
renewable energy, and smarter grids can deliver clean power,
protecting the public and the planet. 

ARB looks forward to building a state compliance plan that
supports both the state and federal GHG reductions efforts
through a public stakeholder process, beginning this fall. 

See more about AB 32 here: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/cc.htm

Governor Brown’s Executive Order directing 40 percent emission
reductions beyond 2020 is here:
http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18938

Learn more about the Clean Power Plan here:
http://www2.epa.gov/cleanpowerplan


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