The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is hosting a public meeting for the Assembly Bill (AB) 32 Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). The meeting is open to the public and includes a public comment period.

Date:               Monday, July 17, 2023
Time:               1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Riverside HQ Building | Merced River Room | 4001 Iowa Ave., Riverside, California 

Zoom Webinar (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82257770625?pwd=Nk0wZzl5bE56b2l6SEpkVzdXR0M2dz09) | Passcode: 898925

Note: Due to an inadvertent oversight by CARB, there is no recording or transcript available for the July 17, 2023, EJAC meeting. CARB regrets the oversight and has provided a high-level summary of the meeting and panelists’ presentations on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. 

• High-Level Meeting Summary (//ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/07172023%20EJAC%20Meeting%20Takeaway%20Notes.pdf)
• Slides:
  • 07-17-2023 EJAC Meeting Slides (//ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/EJAC%20Meeting%20PPT%2007-17-2023.pdf)
  • 07-17-2023 EJAC Meeting LCFS Panel Presentation 1 Seaton (//ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/Panelist%201%20Phoebe%20Seaton%20LCFS%20Presentation.pdf)
  • 07-17-2023 EJAC Meeting LCFS Panel Presentation 2 Cullenward (//ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/Panelist%202%20Danny%20Cullenward%20LCFS%20Presentation.pdf)
  • 07-17-2023 EJAC Meeting LCFS Panel Presentation 3 Wara (//ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/Panelist%203%20Michael%20Wara%20LCFS%20Presentation.pdf)

Agenda

• Introductions and Opening Remarks
  • Housekeeping and Logistics (Zoom instructions and interpretation; EJAC and CARB introductions)
  • Opening remarks from co-chairs (includes ground rules, meeting agreements, agenda overview)
• CARB Staff Update regarding EJAC’s Request of an Investigation into Events Before the June 2, 2023, EJAC Meeting
• EJAC Workgroups Report Outs and Discussion
  • EJAC to report and discuss sub quorum workgroups organized around the following topic areas:
    1. Public health & social costs + Just transition
    2. Natural and Working Lands/Indigenous land management
    3. Carbon markets (LCFS & Cap-and-trade) + Carbon, Capture Use, and Storage & Carbon Dioxide Removal
• Discuss of 2023 Goals
  • EJAC to discuss objectives, goals and priorities for 2023.
• Preparing for Joint CARB Board Meeting in September
  • EJAC to organize for the Joint CARB Board meeting by setting priorities.
• Break
• Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Panel
  • EJAC invites an external LCFS expert panel to discuss the LCFS program to inform EJAC recommendations as part of AB 32 implementation.
  • Panelists:
    • Phoebe Seaton and Jaime Katz, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
    • Danny Cullenward, Research Fellow, American University
    • Michael Wara, Stanford
• Public Comments
  • EJAC invites Zoom and in-person public comments.
• Next Steps and Closing Remarks

Attending via Teleconference: Jill Sherman-Warne and Sharifa Taylor