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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff invite you to participate in a virtual public workshop to provide input on CARB’s development of a framework for measuring and then reducing the net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from building materials that are used in the State of California. At this workshop, staff will introduce the public to building embodied carbon concepts, consult with the public about key topics in developing the framework, including the structure of a potential reporting system for building material embodied carbon, and discuss the public engagement process moving forward.
This workshop is the first in a series of workshops and focused meetings with interested parties that CARB will be hosting to inform the rulemaking process related to embodied carbon.
Staff’s presentation and an agenda will be posted prior to the workshop on CARB’s Building Embodied Carbon Website where more information on the program can also be found.
Date: September 19, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual via Zoom – Please register through the link below
Background
California has committed to reducing GHG emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality no later than 2045. California has made (and continues to make) considerable progress in reducing GHG emissions from buildings through energy efficiency, clean renewable energy, and building electrification. As a result, embodied carbon in building materials represents an increasingly large share of remaining building-related emissions.
Assembly Bill 2446 (Holden) and Assembly Bill 43 (Holden), which added and amended Health and Safety Codes sections 38561.3 and 38561.6, require CARB to develop a framework for measuring the average carbon intensity of the materials used in the construction of new buildings and a strategy for reducing GHG emissions from building materials by 40 percent no later than December 31, 2035.
Embodied carbon refers to the lifecycle GHG emissions resulting from the extraction, manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, use, and disposal of building materials. Reducing embodied carbon in new construction immediately is critical for ensuring that California can achieve its housing and climate goals, especially considering housing production in California is anticipated to ramp up significantly over the next 10 years.
Contact
Please contact embodiedcarbon@arb.ca.gov if you have questions about the workshop.
If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print) or another language, please email Hanjiro Ambrose as soon as possible. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.
More Information
To stay informed regarding CARB’s work on embodied carbon in buildings, please sign up for updates via CARB’s “Embodied Carbon” GovDelivery topic.
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