Greenhouse Gas Mit igat ion

Leg i s l a t i on , Regu la t i on , and DWR Po l i c i e s

Andrew Schwarz P.E.June, 2014Division of Statewide Integrated Water Management

Itinerary

A little about CO2 and GHGs

Important Laws, Regulations and Executive Orders• Federal• State

DWR Policies• Sustainability Targets• CEQA Climate Change Committee• Dealing with GHGs in a CEQA document

Observed GHG Concentrations

(Last 50 years)

Measured CO2

Concentrations

(Last million years) Observations

The Greenhouse Effect

It’s Not Just CO2

GHG-Greenhouse Gases •carbon dioxide (CO2), •methane (CH4), •nitrous oxide (N2O), •sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), •perfluorocarbon (PFC), •nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), •hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)

(Kyoto Protocol and California State law (Health &Saf. Code, §38505, subd.(g); CEQA Guidelines, § 15364.5))

……………………1…………………………..25

…………………..298………22,800

…………10,900…….17,200……….1,810

Global W

arming Potential

Carbon Dioxide Equivalents

(CO2 x 1) + (CH4 x 25) + (N2O x 298) + (SF6 x 22,900)

= Carbon Dioxide Equivalents [CO2e]

+ = ? ++ +

This Is Why We Care About GHG Concentrations

Full achievement of all emissions reduction goals with no cheating and no leakage

Greenhouse Gases

How much is a lot?

Worldwide Emissions: 9.1 Gt CO2e= 9,100,000,000 mt

US Emissions:1.498 Gt CO2e

Average Coal Burning Power Plant :1.2 Mmt CO2e

Average car: 6.5 mt CO2e

California and National Mandatory GHG Reporting Threshold: 25,000 mtCO2e

DWR Annual Emissions: 2.6 Mmt CO2e?

GHG Inventories:

If you aren’t keeping score it doesn’t count!

A greenhouse gas inventory is an accounting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted to or removed from the atmosphere over a period of time. (Can be for a country, a state, a city, a company, a household.)

What do you think is in DWR’s Inventory?

What do you think DWR’s Inventory would be used for?

DWR Reporting To The Climate Registry

None!

(Well that’s not actually true, but California Laws are generally

more stringent and detailed so if you comply with state law you’re

probably already complying with federal law)

Federal Laws and Regulations

State Laws and Regulations

Legislation/ Policy Name

Signed into Law/ Ordered Description

SB 1771 09/2000 Establishes California Climate Registry to develop protocols for voluntary accounting and tracking of GHG emissions

EO S-20-04 07/2004 Commits state agencies, departments, and other entities under the direct executive authority to reducing grid-based energy purchases by 20 percent

SB 1078SB 107EO S-14-08

09/200209/200611/2008

Establish renewable energy mandates and goals as a percentage of total energy supplied in the State

EO S-3-05AB 32

06/2005

09/2006

Establish statewide GHG emissions reduction mandates and targets

SB 97 08/2007 Directs OPR to develop guideline amendments for the analysis of climate change in CEQA documents

SB97

Senate Bill 97

GHGs are explicitly required to be

analyzed for CEQA

•Reduce water use by 20% per capita

•Incorporate wastewater reuse into facilities when technically feasible and cost effective

•Acquire 360 GWh/yr of renewable energy resources by 2020 and reduce grid-based retail energy demand 20% by 2015

•Reduce carbon emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050

•Divert 50% of waste by 2020

DWR PoliciesSustainability Targets

DWR PoliciesCEQA Climate Change

Committee

Committee Chairs: John Andrew (Assistant Deputy Directory)Katy Spanos (Legal)Heidi Rooks (DES)

The committee provides guidance and advice to DWR staff regarding all aspects of climate change and GHG analysis for planning documents.

DWR PoliciesCEQA Climate Change

Committee

•Formal review committee created by the Director in 2009

•All environmental and other decision documents where DWR is the Lead Agency must be reviewed prior to publication

DWR PoliciesCEQA Climate Change

Committee

•C4 meets the third Wednesday of every other month

•All staff are welcome to attend

•http://dwr.climatechange.water.ca.gov/climate_change_ceqa.html

•CEQAclimatechange@water.ca.gov

•Comprehensive analysis of DWR’s GHG emissions past, present, and future

• GHG emissions reduction goals

•11 GHG emissions reduction measures to meet the goals

DWR PoliciesClimate Action Plan/GHG Emissions Reduction Plan

GHG Emission Reduction Measure

2020 Annual Emission Reduction (mtCO2e)

2050 Annual Emission Reduction (mtCO2e)

OP-1 Reid Gardner Power Substitution 882,700 882,700

OP-2 Energy Efficiency Improvements 48,500 48,500+

OP-3 Renewable Energy Procurement Plan 157,320 1,573,200

OP-4 Distributed Renewable Generation 10 Unknown

OP-5 Lower Emissions Energy Sources 23,180 23,180+

OP-6 Carbon Sequestration Actions Unknown Unknown

CO-1 Construction Best Management Practices 580 Not quantified

CO-2 Statewide Equipment and Fuel Regulations 900 Not quantified

BP-1 SMUD Commercial Greenergy Program 960 Not quantified

BP-2 SMUD Carbon Offset Program 2,580 2,580

BP-3 Implement DWR Sustainability Initiatives Not quantified

Not quantified

Total Annual Reductions 1,116,730 N/A

DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan

Legislation/ Policy Name

Signed into Law/ Ordered Description

SB 1771 09/2000 Establishes California Climate Registry to develop protocols for voluntary accounting and tracking of GHG emissions.

EO S-20-04 07/2004 Commits state agencies, departments, and other entities under the direct executive authority to reducing grid-based energy purchases by 20 percent.

SB 1078, SB 107,

EO S-14-08

09/2002, 09/2006, 11/2008

Establishes renewable energy mandates and goals as a percentage of total energy supplied in the State.

EO S-3-05, AB 32

06/2005, 09/2006

Establishes statewide GHG emissions reduction mandates and targets

SB 97 08/2007 Directs OPR to develop guideline amendments for the analysis of climate change in CEQA documents.

Why does DWR need a GHG Emissions Reduction Plan?

DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan

AB32/E0 S-3-05 Goal

Future emissions will be

•50% below 1990 levels by 2020•80% below 1990 by 2050

DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan

CEQA Projects and Reliance on the GGERP

•Future DWR projects may rely on the GGERP for the GHG emissions analysis of their project

•Must be consistent with the GGERP

DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan

How Do I Determine if my Project is Consistent?

DWR PoliciesGHG Emissions Reduction Plan

http://dwrclimatechange.water.ca.gov/

guidance_resources.cfm•GGERP Implementation Procedures Guide•Forms•Template Text for CEQA Documents•Spreadsheet Emissions Calculator

Take Away Points

•AB32 and EO S-3-05 are the main GHG mitigation law and policy in California

•California will reduce GHG emissions to:

1990 levels by 2020 80% below 1990 levels by 2050

•DWR has similar but more aggressive GHG reduction goals

•All public environmental documents must be reviewed by C4 (Even now with the GGERP)

•C4 is a resource available to help guide projects

Questions?

Comments?

Discussion?