Climate Change Policy

Climate Change Policy

VX2011 California Luncheon Plenary--AB 32: Sustaining California’s Climate Change Leadership Role in North America: Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

The following video features and appearance by LA DWP General Manager Ron Nichols on his first day on the job!

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California’s ARB Makes History—Approves Cap-and-Trade Regulations for State

Mary Nichols
Mary Nichols
In November, California voters soundly rejected Prop. 23, a ballot initiative that would have rolled back regulations arising from AB 32, the landmark greenhouse gas emissions reduction law that has positioned California as a worldwide leader in green policy and technology. In December, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved one of the most significant portions of AB 32’s policy mechanisms—cap-and-trade regulation for business and industry.

In November, California voters soundly rejected Prop.

Presidents Obama, Clinton Speak With One Voice on Global Warming, Energy

President Clinton
President Clinton
Comments from an interview of President Bill Clinton on September 11, 2002, about the potential of cleantech to create a safer country and a more economically and environmentally sustainable country, supplemented by remarks and coverage of President Obama on Earth Day 2009.


North American Jurisdictions Coalesce Around the Climate Registry's Carbon Reporting Standards

Diane Wittenberg
Diane Wittenberg
Diane Wittenberg, former president of the California Climate Action Registry and current executive director of the newly formed Climate Registry, explains the importance of the Climate Registry's emissions reporting program.

Diane Wittenberg

Integrated Waste Management Board Achieves California’s AB 32 Objectives

Margo Reid Brown
Margo Reid Brown
Margo Reid Brown, chair of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, discusses the role of waste management in meeting California's ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Margo Reid Brown

IWLA’s Patty Senecal Details Los Angeles, Long Beach Port Clean Truck Plans—Key Differences May Trigger Litigation

Patty Senecal
Patty Senecal
Patty Senecal explains important disparities in the Clean Trucks plans between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and how these disparities may delay the benefits of the ports’ Clean Air Action Plan.

Patty Senecal

RAND Releases Report: ‘Identifying and Reducing Climate Change Vulnerabilities in Water-Management Plans’

RANDThe RAND Corporation's recently released research brief, entitled “Identifying and Reducing Climate-Change Vulnerabilities in Water-Management Plans,” describes how California utilities can anticipate the effects of climate change to manage regional water supplies. 

RANDWith climate change impacting the assumed climate models of regional water suppliers around the country and

CA State Treasurer Bill Lockyer Unveils Green Building Bond; Expands Sustainable Investments

Bill Lockyer
Bill Lockyer
State
Treasurer Bill Lockyer details how California is using its vast financial resources to secure a greener and more sustainable economy. 

Bill Lockyer

GreenXchange ’07: Governor Bill Richardson Calls for Strong Federal Leadership on Climate Change

Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson speaks passionately about the disconnect between the federal government’s current global warming policies and the level of commitment it will take for the United States to become a global leader in the resolving this challenge.

Bill Richardson

John White on Transitioning Utilities to Clean Energy

John White
John White
John White, the executive director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology (CEERT) assists governments and utilities of all sizes in making the transition to clean energy.

John White

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