Enforcement Data - Climate Programs
In 2006, the Legislature passed the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 [Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32)], which created a comprehensive, multi-year program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California. The 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality lays out a path to achieve targets for carbon neutrality and reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by 85 percent below 1990 levels no later than 2045. AB32 includes a list of greenhouse gases to be regulated including carbon dioxide, methane, sulfur hexafluoride, and hydrofluorocarbons.
The tables below provides the results of investigations and inspections for a number of our climate programs, including the alternative fuels programs such as the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and Alternative Diesel Fuel Regulation (ADF), results of any mandatory reporting violations as required by the Regulation for Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (MRR), and short-lived climate pollutant programs. Short-lived climate pollutants are powerful climate forcers that have relatively short atmospheric lifetimes. These pollutants include greenhouse gases such as methane and hydrofluorocarbons. The Landfill Methane Gas Regulation (LMR), Refrigerant Management Program (RMP), Sulfur Hexafluoride Regulation, and California Oil and Gas Regulation (COGR) are several regulations adopted to ensure achievement of greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
The "Oil and Gas Inspection (2022)" table displays data from joint inspections between CARB the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), and local air districts. In 2023, CARB participated in the Methane Task Force to inspect active and idle wells with CalGEM and local air districts. The number of violations in 2023 include non-compliance with CARB, CalGEM, and/or air district regulations. All violations of CARB’s oil and gas regulation, COGR, were issued by the local air district. For more details, visit the Oil and Gas Enforcement page.
