BB&K's Christopher Calfee Writes About New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Guidelines for California
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Local Government Agencies Can Reap Benefits of Planning Now
APRIL 22, 2010
The Daily Journal
By Christopher H. Calfee
California's climate change policy is developing at a dizzying pace. Major amendments to guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act have just gone into effect requiring public agencies to analyze and mitigate the effects of their projects' greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, a preliminary draft of California's proposed cap and trade program, which would gradually reduce the emissions blamed for worsening climate change, has been released and the Air Resources Board intends to act on that proposal later this year. Meanwhile, several proposed ballot initiatives would, if enacted, suspend implementation of AB32, the Global Warming Solutions Act signed into law in 2006, and limit standing to litigate in cases under the California Environmental Quality Act, widely known as CEQA. While many local governments are beginning to adopt policies and plans addressing climate change, some might be tempted to defer planning for greenhouse gas reductions until after all of the regulatory dust settles. Local governments that develop greenhouse gas reduction plans now, however, will position themselves to reap the significant rewards that such planning offers. Here's how.
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