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CALIFORNIA GREENINGDAVID BIGGS
HOW DID CALIFORNIA BECOME A “GREEN” STATE?
HOW DID CALIFORNIA BECOME A “GREEN” STATE?
▸ UNIQUE GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
HOW DID CALIFORNIA BECOME A “GREEN” STATE?
▸ UNIQUE GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
▸ SEVERE CLIMATE EVENTS TRIGGER NEW POLICIES
SIERRA SNOWMELT
SIERRA SNOWMELT
COLORADO RIVER
SIERRA SNOWMELT
COLORADO RIVER
DESERTS
SIERRA SNOWMELT
EL NIÑOCOLORADO RIVER
DESERTS
NATURAL FLOOD/DROUGHT EXTREMES
NATURAL FLOOD/DROUGHT EXTREMES FAILURES TO ADAPT…
NATURAL FLOOD/DROUGHT EXTREMES FAILURES TO ADAPT…
NATURAL CYCLES, HUMAN DISASTERS
WATER KEY TO BUILDING CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY & CITIES
LA Aqueduct
WATER KEY TO BUILDING CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY & CITIES
LA Aqueduct
Kern Canal
WATER KEY TO BUILDING CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY & CITIES
LA Aqueduct
Kern Canal
WATER KEY TO BUILDING CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY & CITIES
“Chinatown” - 1974
THE 1976-77 DROUGHT
THE 1976-77 DROUGHT
THE 1976-77 DROUGHT
THE 1976-77 DROUGHT
RECOGNIZING A RECURRING PATTERN
https://xkcd.com/1410/
RECOGNIZING A RECURRING PATTERN
https://xkcd.com/1410/
2014 - 7.5 BN DOLLAR WATER BOND
BROWN: “IT IS WHAT WE MUST DO TO GET THROUGH THIS DROUGHT AND PREPARE FOR THE NEXT. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH OUR CURRENT PROBLEM DERIVES FROM THE BUILD-UP OF HEAT-TRAPPING GASSES, BUT WE CAN TAKE THIS DROUGHT AS A STARK WARNING OF THINGS TO COME.”
EDUCATING VOTERS
EDUCATING VOTERS
EDUCATING VOTERS
EDUCATING VOTERS
EDUCATING VOTERS
TRANSPORTATION AND EMISSIONS
KEY TO MIGRATION, WORK & ECONOMIC BOOMS - 1920-1980
TRANSPORTATION AND EMISSIONS
KEY TO MIGRATION, WORK & ECONOMIC BOOMS - 1920-1980
“CAR CULTURE”
TRANSPORTATION AND EMISSIONS
https://www.travelblog.org/Photos/7817480
KEY TO MIGRATION, WORK & ECONOMIC BOOMS - 1920-1980
“CAR CULTURE”
TRANSPORTATION AND EMISSIONS
https://www.travelblog.org/Photos/7817480
KEY TO MIGRATION, WORK & ECONOMIC BOOMS - 1920-1980
“CAR CULTURE”
“THE GREAT SMOG” - JULY 26, 1943
“THE GREAT SMOG” - JULY 26, 1943
CLEAN AIR & EMISSIONS CONTROLS -1967-2011
1966 - TAIL PIPE EMISSIONS CONTROLS 1967 - CARB – 1967, CALIF STAND EMISSIONS 1967 - FED AIR QUALITY ACT | ALLOW CALIFORNIA TAKE A LEADING ROLE 2011 - CAP & TRADE POLICY - 2017 RENEWED
THE FEDERAL WAIVER
CLEAN AIR & EMISSIONS CONTROLS -1967-2011
1966 - TAIL PIPE EMISSIONS CONTROLS 1967 - CARB – 1967, CALIF STAND EMISSIONS 1967 - FED AIR QUALITY ACT | ALLOW CALIFORNIA TAKE A LEADING ROLE 2011 - CAP & TRADE POLICY - 2017 RENEWED
THE FEDERAL WAIVER
“SMOG CHECK”
ENERGY IN CALIFORNIA
ENERGY IN CALIFORNIA
“POOR” IN COAL - “TESLA MINE” 1897
ENERGY IN CALIFORNIA
“POOR” IN COAL - “TESLA MINE” 1897
WIND - ALTAMONT
RICH IN OIL, NATURAL GAS…
BIGGEST WESTERN CONSUMER OF COAL & GAS POWER
EARLY PIONEER IN RENEWABLES WIND AND SOLAR…
SAN GORGONIO PASS - LA BASIN TO PALM SPRINGS/DESERT
IVANPAH - SOLAR PLANT NEAR LAS VEGAS
A RECENT HISTORY: 1988-2017
CLIMATE POLICY
LEGISLATION & CLIMATE ACTION TEAMS
▸ 1988 - AB 4420 - California Energy Commission - Climate Impacts
▸ 2000 - AB1771 - Climate Registry
▸ 2002 - AB1493 - Vehicle GHG Standards
▸ 2005 - Schwarzenegger - GHG Emissions Targets, 2020, 2030, 2050, Climate Action Teams
▸ 2016 - SB32/AB197 - Climate Change Solutions Act
Targets:
2020
2030
Targets:
2020
2030
Targets:
2020
2030
Targets:
2020
2030
Cap and Trade
Energy Sector
Electric Vehicles
Sustainable Freight
Environmental justice
SB32 and Under2 will require bold strategies to meet 2030 (and 2050) targets.
One important element of the struggle - multi-sector coordination:
One important element of the struggle - multi-sector coordination:
One important element of the struggle - multi-sector coordination:
Climate Action Teams
One important element of the struggle - multi-sector coordination:
Climate Action Teams
One important element of the struggle - multi-sector coordination:
Climate Action Teams
Under2: similar targets, sharing
tech, best practices,