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Written by Liz Valdez
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AB-32 Primer by Liz Valdez
Liz Valdez presented a primer on AB-32 at the 7/29/10 meeting, which gave a high-level overview of California’s landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 which established the first-in-the-world comprehensive program of regulatory and market mechanisms to achieve real, quantifiable, cost-effective reductions of GHG. Contained in her presentation is the information necessary to drill down and understand all of the measures contained in AB32, the timelines and the implementation plans.
The aim of the presentation is to give the audience the ability to get the facts and make informed decisions regarding the future implementation of AB32.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 06:22 |
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SEC Environmental Ruling Impacts All Publicly Traded Companies |
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Written by John Swan
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that companies must disclose to investors the physical impact that climate change has on assets and the consequences of regulations curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
The SEC public disclosure guidance on climate-related risks is seen as a major victory by an army of environmental groups and institutional investors that have pressed the issue since 2007.
"This is a big step forward," said Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp, who also chairs the board of trustees for the state's $33 billion pension fund. "As investors, the information being disclosed isn't as useful as it ought to be."
The SEC under President Obama and SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro has worked quietly on the climate-risk guidance in recent months. But, issued on the same day as Obama's State of the Union address, it drew fire from Republicans on Capitol Hill and at the commission. Critics used imprisoned fund manager Bernard Madoff, the global financial crisis and the contentious politics of climate science as cudgels against the SEC.
"Having permitted the now-imprisoned Bernard Madoff to bilk as much as $50 billion from trusting investors, it will now turn its investigative eye to global warming instead of investor protection," Reps. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.) said in a letter sent to Schapiro this week. Barton is the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
The complete article is at;
http://www.eenews.net/public/climatewire/2010/01/28/3
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Last Updated on Friday, 05 March 2010 16:22 |
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2009 INTEGRATED ENERGY POLICY REPORT |
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Written by Henry Perez
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The 2009 INTEGRATED ENERGY POLICY REPORT
The report reviews the Electrical, Natural Gas and Transportation/Fuels sectors, current status and recommendations. This report is required to be updated by SB1389 and conduct assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices. The Energy Commission shall use these assessments and forecasts to develop energy policies that conserve resources, protect the environment, ensure energy reliability, enhance the state's economy, and protect public health and safety.
The recommendations cover:
Electricity Sector
Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
Zero Net Energy Buildings
Building and Appliance Standards
Efficiency in Existing Buildings
Publicly Owned Utility Energy Efficiency Programs and Reporting
Demand Response
Incorporating Efficiency in the Demand Forecast
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Last Updated on Sunday, 25 October 2009 10:08 |
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Written by Jennie Bader
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Mr. Gary Lucks, JD, CPEA — a principal environmental attorney and scientist with Beyond Compliance with 25 years of experience. Mr. Lucks serves as a regulatory compliance and sustainability specialist, where he advises clients on multi-media environmental audits; environmental permitting, training, and regulatory analysis; and multimedia environmental management systems (EMS). Mr. Lucks currently serves on the California State Bar Environmental Legislation Committee and has published numerous articles and newsletters addressing environmental legislation and policy for the California Environmental Law Reporter, the California Environmental Insider, and Specialty Technical Publishers. He is the coauthor of California Environmental Law and Policy: A Practical Guide published by Solano Press. He also published the environmental auditing chapter for the California Environmental Law and Land Use Practice treatise (a Lexis Nexis publication).
THE 2008 ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGISLATIVE RECAP:
A FISCAL FREEFALL
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California Environmental Insider
MARCH 31, 2009
Proposed Legislation
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 October 2009 10:16 |
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AB 920 (J. Huffman) California Solar Surplus Act of 2009 |
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Written by Henry Perez
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Assembly Bill 920, authored by Assemblyman Jared Huffman, D-Marin, and signed by the governor of California, requires utilities to pay solar customers who produce more energy than they use.
Currently homeowners that produce more solar energy than they produce can zero their bills but they’re not paid for the extra energy they feed back into the grid. The payment for producing extra energy is known as “feed-in tariffs” and such an incentive has seen great success in European countries like German and Spain.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 October 2009 21:32 |
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Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) SB107 |
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Written by Stephen D'Andrea
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California's RPS calls for more energy to come from clean, renewable sources. In 2003, the Governor called for an acceleration of the RPS, pushing for 20 percent of California's energy to come from renewable energy sources by 2010 rather than 2017, seven years earlier than statute. This accelerated standard became law in 2006 when the Governor signed SB 107.
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