First Name | Andrew |
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Last Name | Michael |
Email Address | amichael@bayareacouncil.org |
Affiliation | Bay Area Council |
Subject | Updated Comments on Scoping Plan |
Comment | Mary Nichols Chair, California Air Resources Board Sacramento, CA 95814 Bay Area Council Updated Comments on AB 32 Draft Scoping Plan (Please see attachment for full discussion of Scoping Plan) Dear Chair Nichols: The Bay Area Council appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed scoping plan recently released by the California Air Resources Board. We applaud the greater emphasis on the role of land use to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the recognition that local governments are essential partners in the fight against global warming. More than doubling the land use goal, from 2 MMTCO2 to 5 MMTCO2, is an important step forward, and with that as an objective, we recommend that the Cap and Trade on Greenhouse Gas Emissions be implemented with urgency in conjunction with the Western Climate Initiative. The Cap and Trade Market will provide an economic incentive for emissions reduction and the reduced costs for market participants can further innovation and technology implementation to reduce energy use and emissions. The recommendations on implementing the Low Carbon Fuel Standards and reducing emissions of future cars taken together will drive the innovation necessary to meet the 2050 reduction target. The draft scoping plan reduces the local government reduction target from 2 MMTCO2 in 2020 in the draft scoping plan to zero in the Proposed Scoping Plan. The ARB should re-consider providing reductions from local governments in their accounting or sector specific policies by including real tools, mandates, incentives – including offset project credits for those reductions outside of the cap and trade program - and specific guidelines that will help local governments enforce and scale up existing efforts, thereby enabling them to act as allies in statewide GHG reductions. The Bay Area Council comments on supportive actions are broken into applicable sections and are as follows: Overview, The Goals, Mandatory Reporting, Implementing a Cap and Trade System, Coordinate Investments in Clean Tech and Energy Efficiency, Relevant Fee and Public Goods Charge in Transportation and Water, and Early Action Credit. Be well, Andrew Michael Vice President Sustainable Development Bay Area Council |
Attachment | www.arb.ca.gov/lists/scopingpln08/883-bac_ab_32_comments_pge_chevron_edits_25_nov.doc |
Original File Name | BAC AB 32 comments PGE Chevron edits 25 Nov.doc |
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-12-01 16:39:19 |
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