Category Archives: Greenhouse Gas
Legislative Update June 2017
The deadline for bill to pass out of their house of origin occurred on June 1, 2017. The following is a short list of important bills that met this deadline as well as two pieces of legislation that may move … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy
Tagged California, Climate Change, CO2, Commercial, Electricity, Energy, Legislation, local government, methodology, Policy, Residential, solar
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Third Appellate District Upholds CARB’s Cap-and-Trade Auction Authority under AB 32
Today, the Third Appellate District affirmed the Sacramento Superior Court judgment from 2013 that dismissed two consolidated lawsuits filed by the California Chamber of Commerce and Morning Star Packing Co against the California Air Resources Board (CARB). These cases attacked … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Litigation
Tagged AB 32, California, Cap and Trade, CARB, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Prop 13
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AB 79: Quantifying Hourly GHG Emissions from Unspecified Electric Generation Sources
Accurately quantifying and allocating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the causal load is a fundamental practice in climate planning. Emissions from unspecified sources remains a blind spot in accurately quantifying and accurately allocating GHG emissions in GHG emission calculations. We … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation
Tagged California, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, GHGs, Legislation, methodology, Policy
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Preparing for A Generation of Electric Vehicles: Incentives and Infrastructure Development
Growing popularity of zero and near-zero emission vehicles among consumers and car manufacturers has not gone unnoticed by the legislature. The 2017 legislative session revealed a push in favor of increasing the amount of such vehicles in the State through … Continue reading
2017 Legislative Session Take-Away: Major Focus on Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities
In the 2017 legislative session, there is a clear trend that shows the intent to focus and prioritize energy and climate policy for low-income and disadvantaged communities. This post will provide a short analysis on the priorities broken down by … Continue reading
GHG Emissions Reporting in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)
On Monday, the CAISO hosted a call to review the Draft GHG Emission Tracking Report and methodology paper that explains the draft’s preliminary results. The report shows estimated GHG emissions for dispatch of internal CAISO resources, net imports (including dynamic … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable Energy
Tagged CAISO, California, CO2, EIM, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, GHGs, methodology
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AB 1110: GHG Emission Intensity Reporting for Electricity, Causation, and the Problem of Electricity from Unspecified Power
The issue of accurately attributing greenhouse gases (GHG) to the load that caused the emission remains a difficult issue for GHG accounting. We previously posted about causation as the basis for attributing GHG emissions from electricity. In this post, we … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation
Tagged California, Electricity, Energy, Legislation, methodology, Policy
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