Category Archives: GHG targets
Legislative Update: End of 2024 Legislative Session
The deadline for the Governor to sign or vetoes bills passed on September 30th. The Governor has called an extraordinary session where nine bills were introduced. So far, ABX2-1 and ABX2-9 appear to be active while the other seven may … Continue reading
Posted in Air Pollution, All-electric, APCD, CEQA, CPUC, Energy, GHG targets, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Vehicle Miles Traveled, VMT
Tagged California, Electricity, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Policy, rates, Renewable
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Blog # 3 on EPCA Litigation: What can the Limited Case Law Tells Us About Interpreting the EPCA?
This blog will continue the discussion on the EPCA specific to two past, unpublished EPCA cases that predate the litigation against the City of Berkeley. The first is a building performance regulation that applied to both existing and new construction … Continue reading
Posted in All-electric, Building Peformance Standard, climate planning, Energy, Energy Efficiency, EPCA, Federal Preemption, GHG targets, GHGs, Litigation, Reach Codes
Tagged California, climate planning, Electricity, Energy, EPCA, Federal Preemption, Legislation, Local Energy Codes, Policy, State Energy Codes
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City of Berkeley Files Petition for Rehearing in CRA v. City of Berkeley 9th Circuit Case Regarding Authority to Ban Natural Gas Plumbing in New Construction
As the previous post discussed here, the City of Berkeley was granted until 5/31/23 to file a petition for rehearing en banc to the full 9th Circuit. Yesterday, the City of Berkeley filed its Petition for Rehearing En Banc. This … Continue reading
Implications of CRA v. Berkeley on All-Electric Building Codes and Reach Codes in California
On April 17, 2023, a three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit issued an Opinion in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley finding that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempts a City of Berkeley’s ordinance that prohibits … Continue reading
Posted in Air Pollution, All-electric, climate planning, Energy, Energy Efficiency, EPCA, Federal Preemption, GHG targets, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, Reach Codes
Tagged All-electric Construction, Building Codes, California, City of Berkeley, climate planning, Electricity, Energy, Federal Preemption, Greenhouse Gas, natural gas ban, Policy
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Legislative Update: Review of Trends through the 2022 Summer Recess
This blog was drafted by Allie Maggart, a 2024 J.D./M.A. joint degree candidate at the University of San Diego School of Law and Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, with minimal edits. As the legislative calendars move towards the … Continue reading
Posted in Air Pollution, CEQA, climate planning, CPUC, Energy, GHG targets, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged California, Climate Change, climate planning, Electricity, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Housing, Legislation, Policy, Reliability, Renewable, Transportation, Utility Regulation, wildfire
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Coming to Terms with Climate Commitments: How difficult is carbon neutrality to achieve?
In my last post on “coming to terms” with climate commitments, I focused on the terms and the meaning of various climate commitments. It is important to understand what they mean but it is equally important to understand the magnitude … Continue reading
Posted in climate planning, GHG targets, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas
Tagged California, Climate Change, climate planning, Greenhouse Gas
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