The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released a Revised 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan The Revised 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan (Revised Plan) describes the actions the State will take to achieve the SB 32 climate goal of reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) at least 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. It outlines an approach that cuts across economic sectors to combine GHG reductions with reductions of smog-causing pollutants, while also safeguarding public health and economic goals. The Revised Plan also reflects direction in AB 398. A Final Plan, with all supporting materials, will be released prior to the December 14, 2017 Board Hearing. Background The Revised Draft 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan is part of the public process to update the AB 32 Scoping Plan to reflect Governor's Executive Order B-30-15 and SB 32, which establish a mid-term GHG emission reduction target for California of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. All State agencies with jurisdiction over sources of GHG emissions were directed to implement measures to achieve reductions of GHG emissions to meet the 2030 and 2050 targets. CARB was directed to update the AB 32 Scoping Plan. CARB and other State agencies are identifying the suite of programs, regulations, incentives, and supporting actions needed to continue driving down emissions and ensure we are on a trajectory to meet our mid- and long-term climate goals. The Revised Plan includes input from a range of State agencies and is the result of a two-year development process including extensive public and stakeholder outreach designed to ensure that California's climate and air quality efforts continue to improve public health and drive development of a more sustainable economy. This Revised Plan reflects the direction from the legislature on the Cap-and-Trade Program, as described in AB 398, the need to extend the key existing emissions reductions programs, and acknowledges the parallel actions required under AB 617 to strengthen monitoring and reduce air pollution at the community level. This Revised Plan includes the following changes since the January 2017 draft: - Summary of new legislation (Discussed at October 12, 2017 workshop)
- Framing for the path forward beyond 2030
- Updates to the Scoping Plan Scenario to reflect AB 398, in particular the role of the Cap-and-Trade Program (Discussed at October 12, 2017 workshop)
- Updates to the emissions modeling to reflect the updated Scoping Plan Scenario (Discussed at October 12, 2017 workshop and updated since the workshop)
- Estimates of public health and related economic benefits (Discussed at March 28, 2017 workshop)
- Minor updates to AB 197 analyses (Discussed at October 12, 2017 workshop)
- Deferment of extensive discussion and AB 197 analyses on alternative scenarios to an appendix—similar to past Scoping Plans
- Updates to reflect current status of the Clean Power Plan
- Uncertainty discussion for the Scoping Plan Scenario
- Numerical target for SB 375 (Discussed at October 12, 2017 workshop)
- Numerical target for avoided emissions from the natural working lands sector (Discussed at October 12 & 13 workshops)
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