2021 - Senate Bill 596 (Becker, Josh), Greenhouse Gases: Cement Sector: Net-Zero Emissions Strategy (Chaptered)
Bill Number
SB 596
Legislative Session
2021-2022
Bill Information
Category
Climate Change
Status
Chaptered
Author
Becker.Josh
Contact
Office of Legislative Affairs
Email
Summary
Requires CARB, by July 1, 2023, to develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce cement sector emissions to net zero no later than December 31, 2045, and implement the strategy upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill requires CARB to establish interim targets, and authorizes CARB to adjust the interim targets up or down, as specified. The bill requires CARB, in developing the strategy, to evaluate measures to reduce costs of implementing greenhouse gas reduction technologies for cement plants and take other actions, as specified.