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Greenhouse Gas Mit igat ion
Leg i s l a t i on , Regu la t i on , and DWR Po l i c i e s
Andrew Schwarz P.E.June, 2014Division of Statewide Integrated Water Management
Itinerary
A little about CO2 and GHGs
Important Laws, Regulations and Executive Orders• Federal• State
DWR Policies• Sustainability Targets• CEQA Climate Change Committee• Dealing with GHGs in a CEQA document
Observed GHG Concentrations
(Last 50 years)
Measured CO2
Concentrations
(Last million years) Observations
The Greenhouse Effect
It’s Not Just CO2
GHG-Greenhouse Gases •carbon dioxide (CO2), •methane (CH4), •nitrous oxide (N2O), •sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), •perfluorocarbon (PFC), •nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), •hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)
(Kyoto Protocol and California State law (Health &Saf. Code, §38505, subd.(g); CEQA Guidelines, § 15364.5))
……………………1…………………………..25
…………………..298………22,800
…………10,900…….17,200……….1,810
Global W
arming Potential
Carbon Dioxide Equivalents
(CO2 x 1) + (CH4 x 25) + (N2O x 298) + (SF6 x 22,900)
= Carbon Dioxide Equivalents [CO2e]
+ = ? ++ +
This Is Why We Care About GHG Concentrations
Full achievement of all emissions reduction goals with no cheating and no leakage
Greenhouse Gases
How much is a lot?
Worldwide Emissions: 9.1 Gt CO2e= 9,100,000,000 mt
US Emissions:1.498 Gt CO2e
Average Coal Burning Power Plant :1.2 Mmt CO2e
Average car: 6.5 mt CO2e
California and National Mandatory GHG Reporting Threshold: 25,000 mtCO2e
DWR Annual Emissions: 2.6 Mmt CO2e?
GHG Inventories:
If you aren’t keeping score it doesn’t count!
A greenhouse gas inventory is an accounting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted to or removed from the atmosphere over a period of time. (Can be for a country, a state, a city, a company, a household.)
What do you think is in DWR’s Inventory?
What do you think DWR’s Inventory would be used for?
DWR Reporting To The Climate Registry
None!
(Well that’s not actually true, but California Laws are generally
more stringent and detailed so if you comply with state law you’re
probably already complying with federal law)
Federal Laws and Regulations
State Laws and Regulations
Legislation/ Policy Name
Signed into Law/ Ordered Description
SB 1771 09/2000 Establishes California Climate Registry to develop protocols for voluntary accounting and tracking of GHG emissions
EO S-20-04 07/2004 Commits state agencies, departments, and other entities under the direct executive authority to reducing grid-based energy purchases by 20 percent
SB 1078SB 107EO S-14-08
09/200209/200611/2008
Establish renewable energy mandates and goals as a percentage of total energy supplied in the State
EO S-3-05AB 32
06/2005
09/2006
Establish statewide GHG emissions reduction mandates and targets
SB 97 08/2007 Directs OPR to develop guideline amendments for the analysis of climate change in CEQA documents
SB97
Senate Bill 97
GHGs are explicitly required to be
analyzed for CEQA
•Reduce water use by 20% per capita
•Incorporate wastewater reuse into facilities when technically feasible and cost effective
•Acquire 360 GWh/yr of renewable energy resources by 2020 and reduce grid-based retail energy demand 20% by 2015
•Reduce carbon emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050
•Divert 50% of waste by 2020
DWR PoliciesSustainability Targets
DWR PoliciesCEQA Climate Change
Committee
Committee Chairs: John Andrew (Assistant Deputy Directory)Katy Spanos (Legal)Heidi Rooks (DES)
The committee provides guidance and advice to DWR staff regarding all aspects of climate change and GHG analysis for planning documents.
DWR PoliciesCEQA Climate Change
Committee
•Formal review committee created by the Director in 2009
•All environmental and other decision documents where DWR is the Lead Agency must be reviewed prior to publication
DWR PoliciesCEQA Climate Change
Committee
•C4 meets the third Wednesday of every other month
•All staff are welcome to attend
•http://dwr.climatechange.water.ca.gov/climate_change_ceqa.html
•Comprehensive analysis of DWR’s GHG emissions past, present, and future
• GHG emissions reduction goals
•11 GHG emissions reduction measures to meet the goals
DWR PoliciesClimate Action Plan/GHG Emissions Reduction Plan
GHG Emission Reduction Measure
2020 Annual Emission Reduction (mtCO2e)
2050 Annual Emission Reduction (mtCO2e)
OP-1 Reid Gardner Power Substitution 882,700 882,700
OP-2 Energy Efficiency Improvements 48,500 48,500+
OP-3 Renewable Energy Procurement Plan 157,320 1,573,200
OP-4 Distributed Renewable Generation 10 Unknown
OP-5 Lower Emissions Energy Sources 23,180 23,180+
OP-6 Carbon Sequestration Actions Unknown Unknown
CO-1 Construction Best Management Practices 580 Not quantified
CO-2 Statewide Equipment and Fuel Regulations 900 Not quantified
BP-1 SMUD Commercial Greenergy Program 960 Not quantified
BP-2 SMUD Carbon Offset Program 2,580 2,580
BP-3 Implement DWR Sustainability Initiatives Not quantified
Not quantified
Total Annual Reductions 1,116,730 N/A
DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan
Legislation/ Policy Name
Signed into Law/ Ordered Description
SB 1771 09/2000 Establishes California Climate Registry to develop protocols for voluntary accounting and tracking of GHG emissions.
EO S-20-04 07/2004 Commits state agencies, departments, and other entities under the direct executive authority to reducing grid-based energy purchases by 20 percent.
SB 1078, SB 107,
EO S-14-08
09/2002, 09/2006, 11/2008
Establishes renewable energy mandates and goals as a percentage of total energy supplied in the State.
EO S-3-05, AB 32
06/2005, 09/2006
Establishes statewide GHG emissions reduction mandates and targets
SB 97 08/2007 Directs OPR to develop guideline amendments for the analysis of climate change in CEQA documents.
Why does DWR need a GHG Emissions Reduction Plan?
DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan
AB32/E0 S-3-05 Goal
Future emissions will be
•50% below 1990 levels by 2020•80% below 1990 by 2050
DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan
CEQA Projects and Reliance on the GGERP
•Future DWR projects may rely on the GGERP for the GHG emissions analysis of their project
•Must be consistent with the GGERP
DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan
How Do I Determine if my Project is Consistent?
DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan
http://dwrclimatechange.water.ca.gov/
guidance_resources.cfm•GGERP Implementation Procedures Guide•Forms•Template Text for CEQA Documents•Spreadsheet Emissions Calculator
Take Away Points
•AB32 and EO S-3-05 are the main GHG mitigation law and policy in California
•California will reduce GHG emissions to:
1990 levels by 2020 80% below 1990 levels by 2050
•DWR has similar but more aggressive GHG reduction goals
•All public environmental documents must be reviewed by C4 (Even now with the GGERP)
•C4 is a resource available to help guide projects
Questions?
Comments?
Discussion?