The California Air Resources Board has released the Proposed Final 2017
Climate Change Scoping Plan Update
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) announces the release
of the proposed final version of the 2017
Climate Change Scoping Plan: The Strategy for Achieving California’s 2030
Greenhouse Gas Target (2017 Scoping Plan).
The materials released today also include appendices and emissions
modeling information and data.
The 2017 Scoping Plan will be presented to the Board on
December 14, 2017, for consideration for approval, along with the finalized
environmental documents.
Background
In January 2017, CARB released the Proposed Scoping Plan
and held subsequent Board meeting discussions in January and February that
included opportunities for stakeholder feedback and public comment. In February 2017, a public workshop was
held to present an overview of the Proposed Scoping Plan and provide
information on refinements to analyses under consideration as part of the
development of the final Scoping Plan.
In March 2017, updates to emissions modeling and economic analyses were
presented at a public workshop. In
October 2017, a public workshop was held to present additional updated modeling
results to reflect the direction provided in AB 398, clarifying the role of the
Cap-and-Trade Program through 2030.
What is the 2017 Scoping Plan?
The 2017 Scoping Plan describes the actions the State will take to
achieve the SB 32 climate goal of reducing GHGs at least 40 percent below 1990
levels by 2030. All State agencies with
jurisdiction over sources of GHG emissions were directed to implement measures
to achieve reductions of GHG emissions to meet the 2030 and 2050 targets. Per AB 398, CARB was directed to update the
AB 32 Scoping Plan by January 1, 2018.
The Plan includes input from a range of State agencies and is the result
of a two-year development process including extensive public and stakeholder
outreach designed to ensure that California’s climate and air quality efforts
continue to improve public health and drive development of a more sustainable
economy. It outlines an approach that
cuts across economic sectors to combine GHG reductions with reductions of
smog-causing pollutants, while also safeguarding public health and economic
goals. The Plan reflects the direction
from the Legislature on the Cap-and-Trade Program, as described in AB 398, the
need to extend key existing emissions reductions programs, and acknowledges the
parallel actions required under AB 617 to strengthen monitoring and reduce air
pollution at the community level.
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