Resources

Assembly Bill 32 requires California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The 2008 AB 32 Scoping Plan identifies early action and long-term measures to achieve this goal, including a recommended reduction by local governments.

SB 375 enhances California's ability to reach its AB 32 goals by promoting good planning with the goal of more sustainable communities.

• SB 375, Regional Targets for Transportation-Related Emissions Reductions California Air Resources Board SB 375 Homepage
• Joint Policy Committee Website - Coalition of agencies charged with implementing SB 375 in the Bay Area

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Climate Change

• SB 97, CEQA Guidelines and Climate Change - SB 97 (Dutton), adopted in 2007, directs the Governor's office of Planning and Research (OPR) to develop recommended changes to the State's CEQA guidelines to address greenhouse gas emissions.
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) CEQA Guidelines for Addressing GHG Emissions - The BAAQMD adopted an update to their CEQA Guidelines in December 2010.  The update includes GHG thresholds of significance to ensure that the Bay Area meets AB 32 targets.

Climate Change Science

• U.S. EPA Climate Change Fact Sheet 
• U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Understanding and Responding to Climate Change
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report Summary for Policymakers 
  IPCC is the leading organization for climate change science and analysis worldwide.
• Climate Change Science, Impacts, and Response Options for California
  California Energy Commission, 2008 
  Provides an overview of climate change impacts to California.
• 2009 State of the Climate Report, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climate Data Center 

Climate Change Adaption

• California Climate Adaptation Strategy (CAS) - California Natural Resources Agency, 2009.  The California Climate Adaptation Strategy (CAS) presents anticipated impacts of climate change in California and ways in which the state may become more resilient.