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The Rise of Reach Codes
Last week, the California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted energy efficiency standards to be included in the 2022 state building standards (Title 24, Part 6). The new energy code will further increase building energy efficiency and reduce emissions from California buildings … Continue reading
How has Vehicle-Miles-Traveled flattened Air Pollution in the San Diego Region After Covid-19 Shutdowns?
Co-authored with Bill Brick (San Diego Air Pollution Control District) Over the past several weeks there has been a reduction in daily vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the San Diego region due to Shelter-in-Place orders issued by the Governor of … Continue reading
Posted in Air Pollution, APCD, COVID, GHGs, Greenhouse Gas, Nitrous Oxides, Ozone, Uncategorized, Vehicle Miles Traveled, VMT, Work from Home
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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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Paying for Carbon Performance
Historically in California, programs to encourage energy-efficient or renewable energy technologies provide upfront financial incentives. While the dollar amounts of these incentives are typically developed in part based on the lifecycle costs and performance of the technology in question, very … Continue reading
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2019 Introduced Bill Update
With the deadline for the Legislature to introduce bills passing last Friday, we are currently tracking approximately 210 energy, climate, and other related bills for this session. This session marks a higher volume of introduced bills than previous sessions with … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, California, Climate Change, Costs, Electricity, Energy, Legislation, Nuclear, Policy, prices, rates, Reform, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Waste
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Legislative Update June 2018
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
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
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
The Cost of a CAP Part 5: The Cost (or Benefit) to Participate
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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Tagged Benefit-Cost Analysis, CAPs, Climate Action Plans, climate planning, Cost Analysis, Participants
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The Cost of a CAP Part 4: Emissions Bang for Your Buck
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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