Strategic Emissions Reduction

State Policy Priorities

• Clean Air Act (state and federal statutes)
• AB 32 California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
• SB 375 Redesigning Communities to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
• AB 1007 Alternative [Transportation] Fuels Plan
• Energy Action Plan (EAP)
• Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
• California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan (CEESP)

Primary Goals

• Protect public health and safety by improving air quality
  Objective: Reduce rate of asthma and other respiratory health issues by improving both indoor and outdoor air quality
  Strategies:

  • Indoor air quality
    • Require use of zero-low emissions materials and supplies in City owned or operated buildings; integrate into procurement and design specifications
    • Provide education, technical assistance and incentives to constituents to adopt similar policies and practices
    • Partner with suppliers of zero emissions products
  • Outdoor air quality
    • Reduce days AQI = “unhealthy” or “hazardous” by ‘x’% by [YYYY]
    • Reduce days ozone exceeds 8 hr standard
    • Reduce use of fossil fuels and combustion technologies
    • Use best available controls technologies (BACT) on all sources of stationary emissions
• Mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
  Objective: Achieve AB 32 goals
  Strategies:

  • Join the Climate Action Registry and compute City’s GHG baseline; develop and implement citywide GHG reduction plan
  • Displace fossil transportation fuels and energy with clean and renewable alternatives
  • Reduce use of combustion and CFC/HCFC equipment
  • Provide education, technical assistance and incentives to constituents to do the same
  • Protect and increase local carbon sequestration

Implementation Options

• Develop and implement a climate change action policy
  • Set up GHG monitoring and reporting system
  • Establish baseline and reduction goal; monitor progress
  • Provide recognition or other incentives for adopters and leaders
  • Facilitate cooperation among agencies, targeted sectors, and community
• Increase compliance with air quality standards (local, regional, state and national)
  • Encourage compliance through incentives (tax, permitting, zoning, recognition)
  • Partner with regional air quality agencies (SCAQMD) and initiatives
  • Support implementation of stationary control measures established by the state
• Promote development of low-carbon and renewable fuels, zero emission technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles
  • Support R&D efforts, industry development, end-uses
  • Participate in pilot or partnership programs
  • Purchase qualifying alternative fuel and efficient vehicles
  • Enable participation in alternative fuel programs for private and public fleet vehicles
• Cooperate with regional agencies to promote air quality improvement
  • Encourage the use of building and other construction materials and methods which generate minimum amounts of particulate matter during construction and demolition
  • Achieve better coordination between City and State agencies to make sure that development of new stationary sources of pollution are reviewed and permitted for air quality impacts