Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 15:31:36 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- The California Air Resources Board to release Proposed First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan on February 10th From: jraymond@arb.ca.gov The California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) will release the Proposed First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan (Proposed First Update) on Monday, February 10th at 5:00 pm (PST). The appendices to the report, including the Environmental Analysis will be released at a later date. This Proposed First Update is a key step in the implementation of AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. AB 32 requires the Scoping Plan to be updated at least every five years. In October 2013, ARB released a discussion draft for stakeholder review and comment. The Proposed First Update reflects additional analysis, expertise, and public input that ARB has received over the past several months. The Proposed First Update will be discussed at the Board Meeting on February 20, 2014. The Board Meeting is an opportunity for the public to provide input on the Proposed First Update. In addition, interested parties may submit written comments to ARB’s website at the address below. The Final Proposed Scoping Plan Update will be presented for Board consideration for approval at a late-Spring Board Hearing. For more background information, please visit the following website: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. 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Also, please read our listserve disclaimer at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm . The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 08:16:17 -0800 Subject: arbcombo -- The Air Resources Board has released the proposed update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan From: jraymond@arb.ca.gov The Air Resources Board has released the proposed update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan. The Scoping Plan guides development and implementation of California’s groundbreaking greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. The Air Resources Board is required to update the Scoping Plan every five years. The 2013 Scoping Plan update lays out the remaining steps to the 2020 limits set by AB 32. It moves the process forward with an approach which cuts across economic sectors to combine greenhouse gas reductions with reductions of smog-causing pollutants. It also describes the need to extend key reduction programs now underway. The 2013 update lays the scientific and technological foundation to ensure sustainable midterm and long-term emission reductions as well as public health and economic goals. To achieve these goals California will need to continue building on the AB 32 framework over the coming decades. The update also lays out a set of new actions that will move the state farther along the path to a low-carbon, sustainable future. Some of the actions are near-term, while others are focused on longer-term efforts that will provide major benefits well into the future. Every major economic sector in the state must play an increasing role in this cross-cutting effort to reduce greenhouse gases and smog. Success will require the creation of new policies in some sectors, and expanding and refining existing policies in others. The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: • Energy • Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure • Agriculture • Water • Waste management • Natural lands • Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon) • Green Buildings The 2013 update incorporates the latest scientific consensus which indicates the need for accelerated emissions reductions in the coming decades to achieve climate stabilization. This update calls for a midterm statewide greenhouse gas reduction target, and specific reduction targets for each of the key sectors to guide California’s path toward an 80 percent reduction by 2050. The 2013 Scoping Plan update includes input from a range of key state agencies. It is also the result of extensive public and stakeholder processes designed to ensure that California’s greenhouse gas and pollution reduction efforts continue to improve public health and drive development of a more sustainable economy. To view the 2013 Scoping Plan update, click here: http://bit.ly/1iICCQh California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: agriculture-sp, altsup, auctionproceeds, ccms, cement, commref, energyaudits, foam, hfcdiy, lcfs, localaction, manuremgmt, mvac-dismant, mvac-gwp, reftrack, residref, res, semiconductors, sf6nonelec, tire-pressure. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to one of the lists aggregated to make this particular ARB combination listserve broadcast. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org . ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:51:03 -0700 Subject: arbcombo -- Notice of Public Availability of the Draft Environmental Analysis Prepared for Proposed First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan From: awhiting@arb.ca.gov A notice for the Draft Environmental Analysis prepared for the Proposed First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan (Proposed Update) has been posted on the ARB website. The Draft Environmental Analysis (EA), prepared in accordance with ARB's certified regulatory program (California Code of Regulation, title. 17, sections 60006-60008) to comply with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is now available for a 45-day public review and comment period. The Board will conduct a public hearing at the time and place noted below to consider approving the Proposed Update. The Board will also consider the Environmental Analysis and staff's written responses to comments on the Draft Environmental Analysis received during the 45-day comment period. Date: May 22, 2014 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor Byron Sher Auditorium Sacramento, California 95814 Directions: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPABldg/location.htm To view the notice for the EA and the public hearing and submit comments: http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php ARB also posted on the ARB website other supporting materials, including Appendix B - Status of Scoping Plan Measures, and Appendix C - Focus Group Working Papers. To download a copy of these materials please visit the following web page: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/document/updatedscopingplan2013.htm The EA contains a programmatic level of environmental review of the strategies, policies and recommendations set forth in the Proposed Update. To download a copy of the EA please visit the following web page: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/document/updatedscopingplan2013.htm Electronic submittal of comments: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/2013comments.htm Today’s release commences a 45-day public review and comment period. ARB invites comments on the EA; comments will be accepted during a 45-day public comment period that begins on March 14, 2014 and ends on April 28, 2014 at 5:00 pm. *** NOTE: All comments on the Proposed Update can be submitted using the existing form. However, a separate comment docket has been established for EA comments only. *** After the 45-day public review and comment period, ARB staff will consider comments received and will prepare written responses to comments raising significant environmental issues based on the EA. The written responses to comments will be posted on ARB’s website listed above prior to the Board hearing on May 22, 2014 at the time and location noted above. Further inquiries regarding this matter should be directed to Mr. David Mallory, Manager of the Climate Change Policy Section at (916) 445-8316. What is the First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan? As required by AB 32, the initial Scoping Plan was developed in 2008. This Plan must be updated every five years. The First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan (Update) builds upon the initial Scoping Plan with new strategies and recommendations. The Update defines ARB’s climate change priorities for the next five years and lays the groundwork to start the transition to achieve California’s longer-term climate goals. It highlights California’s progress toward meeting the near-term 2020 GHG emission reduction goals defined in the initial Scoping Plan and evaluates how to align the State's longer-term GHG reduction strategies with other State policy priorities, for water, waste, natural resources, agriculture, clean energy, transportation and land use. For more background information, please visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. 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