AB 32 Environmental Justice Advisory Committee Meeting VIRTUAL 5/24 9:30am
Broadcast Time: 5/24/2022 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Coordinator: Trish Johnson
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is hosting a hybrid public meeting for the Assembly Bill (AB) 32 Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). The hybrid meeting is open to the public and includes a public comment period.
Date: May 24, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Locations: Zoom or Telephone
USA 866 434 5269 US Toll-free
Conference code: 779864
Passcode: 911660
or
CalEPA Headquarters | Sierra Hearing Room
1001 I Street, 2nd Floor, Sacramento, California 95814
Agenda
- Introductions and Opening Remarks
- Community Engagement: The EJAC will hear a report back on outcomes from the San Joaquin Valley community workshop held in February 2022, and may discuss and take action on EJAC community engagement activities.
- Initial Discussion on the Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update: The EJAC will discuss the Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update and may discuss and take action on next steps for developing final recommendations.
- Updates on the 2022 Scoping Plan development schedule: The EJAC will hear updates from EJAC Co-Chairs and/or CARB staff on 2022 Scoping Plan development activities including EJAC meetings. The EJAC may take action regarding input on the schedule, including future EJAC meetings.
- Public Comment
- Closing
SUPPORTING MEDIA
San Joaquin Valley Climate Justice & Scoping Plan OverviewSJV CLIMATE JUSTICE & THE SCOPING PLAN OVERVIEW_5.24.22.PDF · 5.774 MB
2022 Annual AB 32 Report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (ca.gov)
The successes of AB 32 and accompanying benefits to the State illustrate the need to
maintain and continue GHG reductions beyond 2020. Senate Bill (SB) 32 (Pavley,
Chapter 249, Statutes of 2016) requires California greenhouse gas emissions to be
reduced to 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. AB 398 (Garcia, E., Chapter 135,
Statutes of 2017) provided additional direction to CARB on the Cap-and-Trade
Program’s role in achieving the SB 32 target. AB 617 (Garcia, C., Chapter 136,
Statutes of 2017) was passed alongside AB 398, to focus on reducing air pollution
exposure in overburdened communities.
1 These legislative mandates establish California’s long-term climate goals and provide additional direction to CARB on implementation of the State’s climate and air quality programs
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) requested applications for the AB 32 Environmental Justice Advisory Committee from April 12 - May 3, 2021.
The 2022 Scoping Plan will begin in early 2021 and will evaluate progress towards the 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target and chart a path for deep decarbonization by 2045 to reduce and/or replace fossil fuels. Recommendations from the EJAC will include just transition and energy policies that are designed to benefit low-income and pollution-burdened communities. Several independent modeling studies have shown that a rapid transition away from the combustion of fossil fuels will be necessary to achieve carbon neutrality. This rapid transformation can have implications for jobs, household cost impacts, and improved public health. Four key reports that are inputs into the Scoping Plan include:
- California Energy Commission, California Public Utilities Commission, and CARB, “SB 100 Joint Agency Report”
- CARB, “Achieving Carbon Neutrality in California: PATHWAYS Scenarios Developed for the California Air Resources Board”
- California Workforce Development Board, “Putting California on the High Road: A Job and Climate Action Plan for 2030”
- California Environmental Protection Agency, “AB 74 Transportation Carbon Neutrality Studies—Public Notice and Meeting Agenda”
CARB’s initial timeline estimates at least five EJAC meetings starting as early as June 2021 and continuing through summer 2022, with opportunity for at least five sets of community meetings; EJAC can determine the number of committee and community meetings.
Criteria to select potential new EJAC members include:
- Representatives from communities in the State with the most significant exposure to air pollution, including, but not limited to, communities with minority populations or low-income populations.
- Strive to include regional representation across California and advocates from faith-based organizations, neighborhood organizations, non-profit organizations, and tribes.
- Representatives that have expertise in transportation; fossil gas grid and electricity grid decarbonization and infrastructure; natural and working lands; clean fuels and technology; public health
- Environmental justice experience in topic areas that would contribute to the perspectives of existing active committee members.
- Conflict of interest response: Do you have any personal conflict of interest (whether a financial interest, personal activity, or relationship) that could impair your ability to act impartially and in the best interest of EJAC?
Applications consisting of a one-page statement of interest and one-page resume and/or one-page CV were received by CARB's Office of Environmental Justice through by 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on May 3, 2021.
Putting California on the High Road: A Jobs and Climate Action Plan for 2030 (berkeley.edu)
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