Category Archives: Transportation
Shelter-in-Place, VMT and Flattening the GHG Curve in San Diego County
Many thanks to Yichao Gu, technical policy analyst, EPIC. Vehicle-Miles-Traveled (VMT) is an important metric. VMT determines gas tax revenues, drives the need for and maintenance of roads, and contributes to air pollution (1) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In … Continue reading
Posted in COVID, Energy, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, Telecommute, Telework, Transportation, Uncategorized, Vehicle Miles Traveled, VMT, Work from Home
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2018 Chaptered Bill Update
On September 30th, Governor Brown signed or vetoed all enrolled bills passed by the legislature. This completed the 2018 legislative session fulfilling one of Governor Brown’s last major duties before leaving office. The 2017-2018 two year legislative session saw the … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged Budget, California, Climate Change, Commercial, Costs, Electricity, Energy, Financing, Industrial, Legislation, Nuclear, Oil, PACE, Policy, prices, rates, Reform, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Waste, Water
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Enrolled Bill Update September 2018
The deadline for the Legislature to pass pending legislation and send it to the Governor’s desk was August 31st. The Governor sign, veto, or allow enrolled bills to become law by September 30, 2018. The Legislature passed many bills that … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged California, Climate Change, DA, Electricity, Energy, Legislation, PACE, Policy, rates, San Diego, Transportation
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2017 Final Chaptered and Vetoed Legislative Update for 2017 Session
The following list and information is an update to the previously posted 10/4/17 and 10/10/17 Legislative Updates that includes actions by the Governor between 10/11/17 and 10/15/17. This concludes the 2017 legislative session with the passing of the October 15, … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged Air Pollution, Aliso Canyon, California, Climate Change, Davis-Stirling Act, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy, Energy Storage, Gas, GHGs, Legislation, Oil, photovoltaics, Policy, San Diego, Solar Energy, Transportation, Wood
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2017 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislative Update as of 10/10/17
The following list and information is an update to the previously posted 10/4/17 Legislative Update that includes actions by the Governor between 10/4/17 and 10/10/17. We will continue to provide updates as the October 15, 2017 deadline for the Governor … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Air Pollution, Alternative Fuels, Alternative Vehicles, California, CEQA, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Program Investment Charge, Financing, Legislation, methodology, Oil, PACE, Policy, Safety/Security, Transportation, Waste
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Legislative Update: Enrolled Bills 2017
Bills introduced in the 2017 legislative session were required to be enrolled and sent to the Governor by September 15, 2017, concluding the last legislative deadline. Nearly forty bills were enrolled sometime before this deadline. Several bills dealing with renewable … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged Aliso Canyon, California, CPUC, DERs, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Electricity, Energy, GHGs, Integrated Resouce Planning, Legislation, Policy, Property Assessed Clean Energy, rates, San Diego, SANDAG
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Exercising Discretion in CEQA EIR GHG Analysis: Cleveland National Forest v. SANDAG
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court issued a narrow opinion on the appeal by the San Diego Association of Government (SANDAG) of the appellate decision in Cleveland National Forest Foundation et al., v. San Diego Association of Government. The California Supreme … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Litigation, Transportation
Tagged California, CEQA, GHGs, Litigation, Regional Transporation Planning, SB 375
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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
Addressing the Role of Electric Vehicles in Greenhouse Gas Reduction: California Independent System Operator Action
Source: Kempton and Tomic 2005. Journal of Power Sources This is the third post in a series looking at legislative and regulatory action addressing Electric Vehicle (EV) greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions(See previous posts on the CPUC and State Legislative … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Transportation, Uncategorized
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COPs and CAPs: Goals for stabilization of carbon emissions
The COP21 talks and events started on Monday November 30, 2015. Though California is not a nation, and therefore not a member of the UNFCCC, there are 8 California lawmakers accompanying Governor Brown to the Conference. While the US government, … Continue reading
