State Best Practices: Energy Policy Panel California’s Climate Change Policies and Program Susan J. Brown

Greenhouse Gas Emission Trends in California

California’s 1999 GHG Emissions

West Coast Governors’ Global Warming Initiative September 2003 announcement by Governors of Oregon, Washington and California Tri-state effort to address global warming through both individual and regional actions Direction to three Staffs to develop joint recommendations by September 2004

West Coast Governors’ Global Warming Initiative State Fleet Procurement Practices Port Emissions and Truck-Free Corridors Energy Efficiency Standards Renewable Energy Resources Reporting protocols and measurements Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure

Reducing Petroleum Dependence Recommends a California strategy for reducing petroleum dependence Adopt a goal of reducing on-road petroleum demand ---to 15 percent below 2003 levels by increase non-petroleum fuels to 20 percent by 2020 Influence Congress to improve CAFE

Petroleum Demand Exceeds Supply

Integrated Energy Policy Report Require Greenhouse Gas Reporting in licensing new power plants Account for cost of GHG emissions in utility resource procurement Use sustainable energy and environmental designs in state buildings Require state agencies to incorporate climate change in planning decisions

State Policy Objectives Enhance California’s Building and Appliance Efficiency Standards beyond 2007 Accelerate the Renewable Portfolio Standard to 2010 Encourage use of low-GHG (i.e. low-emitting and fuel-efficient) vehicles Reduce petroleum dependence ---Double Vehicle Fuel Economy ---Increase non-petroleum fuels

California Climate Change Activities Joint Agency Task Force on Climate Change External Advisory Committee Tri-state planning meetings in June, July and September 2004 Climate Change Scientific Research AB 1493 regulation package in May 2004 California Climate Action Registry