California Climate Change Law and Policy

2 credits · Law

Same as EARTHSYS 233, EARTHSYS 133. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the clean cars and trucks bill, and the greenhouse gas emissions performance standard. Complementary and subsidiary regulations such as the renewable portfolio standard, the low Carbon fuel standard, land use law, and energy efficiency and decoupling. Focus is on the draft scoping plan to outline California's policies for economy-wide reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The Western Climate Initiative. History, details, and current status of California's efforts.