California Air Resources Board

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Declares that a climate emergency threatens the state, nation, the planet, the natural world, and all of humanity. 

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Would have required the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to develop economic forecasts that include climate impacts. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.  

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Would have requested the California Council on Science and Technology, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Energy Commission to complete a study analyzing the role of hydrogen underground storage facilities and hydrogen infrastructure in the State’s greenhouse gas reduction strategies. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.  

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Expands the list of projects that may be included on the Climate Resiliency Project Registry to include whole orchard recycling projects.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC), in coordination with CARB and specified entities, to establish a pilot program to encourage and expedite carbon capture and storage projects at industrial facilities, as specified. The bill would have required CEC to establish a competitive grant program to fund no more than 3 proposed projects. The bill would have required CEC to convene a task force to provide technical and policy assistance to obtain permits and licenses necessary to deploy and commercialize carbon capture technology and invite CARB and other specified agencies to join. Finally. the bill would have required projects receiving grants to meet specified labor requirements. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB, at least once every 3 years, to conduct a review of the market-based compliance mechanism, to among other things, evaluate and address concerns related to allowance overallocation and offset credit eligibility. The bill would have required CARB to consult with the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee and Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee as part of the review and consult with those committees in developing and publishing allowance banking metrics concurrent with the first review. The bill would have required CARB to commence the first review by January 30, 2023 or within 30 days of the completion of the update to the Scoping Plan pending as of January 30, 2023, whichever is later. Failed passage on the Assembly Floor.  

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Requires the Department of General Services (DGS), in consultation with CARB, by July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter to publish a greenhouse gas inventory of State agencies for the prior calendar year. The bill also requires DGS to develop and publish a plan of required actions and investments for achieving net zero State agency emissions by 2035 and beginning 2028 and biennially thereafter, publish an updated plan including actions and investments. The bill requires DGS to ensure the required actions and investments are incorporated into the sustainability roadmaps of all State agencies. Finally, the bill requires DGS to report to the Legislature on progress beginning December 31, 2027, and biennially thereafter, and makes agency actions contingent upon appropriation by the Legislature.

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Requires CARB to create and maintain on its website a greenhouse gas emissions dashboard that provides the public updated information regarding how the State is progressing toward achieving its climate goals.

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Would have established the Geologic Carbon Sequestration Group in the California Geological Survey to provide independent expertise and regulatory guidance to the State Air Resources Board, including but not limited to, identification of suitable locations, appropriate subsurface monitoring, and hazards. Moved to the Assembly Inactive File.

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Requires CARB to create the Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage Program to evaluate, demonstrate, and regulate carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects and technology. The bill requires CARB, on or before January 1, 2025, to adopt regulations creating a unified State permitting application for approval of CCUS and CDR projects. The bill also requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to publish a framework for governing agreements for two or more tracts of land overlying the same geologic storage reservoir for the purposes of a carbon sequestration project.

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