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Legislative Update June 2018

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

Legislative Update June 2018 The deadline for a bill to pass out of their house of origin occurred on June 1, 2018.  The following is a short list of important bills that met this deadline by subject area.  A full … Continue reading →

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Update on Electric Vehicle CPUC Decision and Other Related Legislation

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

Transportation electrification is moving ahead in California with the adoption of a CPUC decision and several important bills moving through the legislative process.  This blog will briefly discuss the CPUC decision and provide a short summary of related bills. Yesterday, … Continue reading →

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The Cost of a CAP Part 6: Limitations

Posted on May 3, 2018 by

Part of understanding climate action plan (CAP) cost analyses results includes identifying what is not incorporated into the analyses. CAP implementation cost analyses (ICAs) and benefit-cost analyses (BCAs) described in earlier posts have inherent limitations that can create a level … Continue reading →

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The Cost of a CAP Part 5: The Cost (or Benefit) to Participate

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

How is this CAP going to impact my constituents? Jurisdictions who are in the process of adopting or updating their climate action plans (CAPs) are concerned with more just the budgetary impacts and overall cost-effectiveness of CAP measures. There is … Continue reading →

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The Cost of a CAP Part 4: Emissions Bang for Your Buck

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

Which measures should we include in our City’s CAP? Should we prioritize some over others? Which measures are, in terms of cost, the best for us to implement, while still achieving our GHG reduction goals? However jurisdiction staff phrase the … Continue reading →

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The Cost of a CAP Part 3: The Benefits and Costs of CAP Measures

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

What measures will get us the biggest emissions bang for our buck?  How much will these measures cost residents and businesses in our city? These are the two questions we hear most often. A climate action plan (CAP) benefit-cost analysis … Continue reading →

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The Cost of a CAP: Monetary impacts of local GHG reduction measures

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

More and more cities in California are developing Climate Action Plans (CAPs). During our climate action planning work with cities, we repeatedly hear questions from the public and city staff about costs. How much is this climate action plan going … Continue reading →

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