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2017 - States and Regions Climate Actions

Row numberStateCountryRegionPublic?Years disclosedPopulationPopulation yearSectorProgress?Action takenScaleAction descrption
601CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016FinanceOngoing Increase awareness/engage public on financing mechanisms and incentives for energy efficiency/clean energyComprehensive implementationThe California Energy Commission increases awareness and engages the public on financing and incentive opportunities for clean, efficient energy with a host of resources including website fact sheets, tools, and public workshops.
602CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016FinanceOngoing Invest in clean tech R&DComprehensive implementationThe California Energy Commission's Energy Research and Development program includes the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Program, and Natural Gas Research and Development Program. The Energy Commission's energy efficiency R&D focuses on technologies, tools, and strategies to maximize the efficiency of existing buildings and new construction, such as zero net energy buildings, and process improvements for the industrial, agriculture and water sectors. Learn more at: http://database.aceee.org/state/california#sthash.j7UcgPxB.dpuf. Scoping Plan, page 140: "The State will need to continue to coordinate and utilize funding sources, such as the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds), the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (AB 118), Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Program, Carl Moyer Program, Air Quality Improvement Program, and Proposition 39 to expand clean energy investments in California and further reduce GHG and criteria emissions. Additionally, programs including the Bioenergy Feed-In Tariff, created by Senate Bill 1122 (Rubio, Chapter 612, Statutes of 2012), Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Cap-and-Trade, Self-Generation Incentive Program, Federal Renewable Fuel Standard, utility incentives pursuant to Assembly Bill 1900 (Gatto, Chapter 602, Statutes of 2012), and others provide important market signals and potential revenue streams to support projects to reduce GHG emissions."
603CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016FinanceOngoingIssue green bondsComprehensive implementationGreen bond issuance is growing in the State. California is determined to boost green bond issuance and acceptance. The challenge is to find a way to make bonds equally attractive to investors and environmentalists. In January 2017, the California State Treasurer released a report on growing the green bonds market. For more information, visit: http://treasurer.ca.gov/greenbonds/publications/reports/1.pdf
604CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016FinanceOngoingPromote on-bill financingPilot stageThe California Public Utilities Commission has approved pilot on-bill repayment programs in the past: http://www.caleefinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/D1309044-FINAL-EE-Fin-decision.pdf
605CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016FinanceOngoingProvide loans/guarantees for energy efficiency/clean energyComprehensive implementationEnergy Efficiency Financing: http://www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/financing/
606CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016FinanceOngoingProvide tax incentives for clean energyLimited implementationTax breaks have been made available for clean vehicles. For more information, visit: https://www.driveclean.ca.gov/ Tax Credit for Solar System Purchases: http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/consumers/taxcredits.php
607CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016Land usePlannedEstablish GHG reduction plan for LULUCF (e.g. REDD+, etc.)Pilot stageThe Scoping Plan describes a broader goal of promoting infill and reducing natural land conversion. A Natural & Working Lands Action Plan will be developed for 2018.
608CataloniaSpainEuropeYes2016 and 201775225962016EnergyOngoingInstall solar power (e.g. PV, CSP)Limited implementationInstall solar power specially in industry
609CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016FinanceOngoingSupport clean tech companiesLimited implementationThe California Clean Energy Fund supports the ecosystem of entrepreneurs and investors making the State's clean energy transition a reality. Several funding sources are available, such as CEC's California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development Initiative (CalSEED). CalSEED is a funding and professional development program for innovators and entrepreneurs working to bring early-stage clean energy concepts to market. It will provide $24 million in early stage funding across an estimated 100 entrepreneurs over the next five years. A key component of CalSEED will be the development of the Equity program supporting underrepresented applicants and communities. For more information, visit: https://www.calcef.org/
610CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016FinanceOngoingSupport green manufacturingComprehensive implementationThe State Treasurer's Office serves as California's Green Bank. The California State Treasurer promotes California-based manufacturing and reduces greenhouse gases, air pollution, water pollution and energy consumption by providing financial assistance – in the form of a sales and use tax exclusion – to certain alternative energy, manufacturing and advanced transportation projects. For more information, visit: http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/greenbank/
611CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016GovernanceOngoingCollaborate with cities/local governments in reducing emissions/increasing resilienceComprehensive implementationThe California Air Pollution Control Officers Association, is a non-profit association of the air pollution control officers from all 35 local air quality agencies throughout California. CAPCOA was formed in 1976 to promote clean air and to provide a forum for sharing of knowledge, experience, and information among the air quality regulatory agencies around the State. The Association promotes unity and efficiency, and strives to encourage consistency in methods and practices of air pollution control. For more information, visit: http://www.capcoa.org/about/
612CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016GovernanceOngoingCollaborate with national governments in reducing emissions/increasing resilienceComprehensive implementationCalifornia collaborates with various national governments on climate change. Some of these efforts are described below. China: In 2013, California's Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission, or NDRC, which oversees China's efforts to address climate change and much of the government's economic strategy. This MOU was renewed in 2015 for a four-year term. This MOU was a first-of-its-kind agreement between the Chinese national government and a subnational entity. Pursuant to this MOU, CARB has held many meetings with officials responsible for the development of both China's provincial pilot emissions trading systems and China's national emissions trading system. Mexico: In July 2014, California's Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and Mexico's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) Undersecretary Rodolfo Lacy and National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) General Director Jorge Rescala Pérez signed the MOU to Enhance Cooperation on Climate Change and the Environment. CARB leads the California-Mexico MOU's Working Group on Climate Change, and staff meets regularly by phone with representatives from SEMARNAT and CONAFOR. The focus of the Working Group on Climate Change has been to exchange information on topics such as measurement, reporting, and verification GHG emissions data, Cap-and-Trade Program design issues, and forestry-related climate efforts. Others: In addition, CARB also exchanges information with many other national governments regarding Cap-and-Trade and other climate change mitigation programs, pursuant to bilateral MOUs and the multilateral Under2 MOU, International ZEV Alliance, International Carbon Action Partnership, and Partnership for Market Readiness.
613CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016GovernanceOngoingCollaborate with other states/regions in reducing emissions/increasing resiliencComprehensive implementationCalifornia has established joint implementation of cap-and-trade programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with Québec and Ontario. California continues to discuss joint implementation with additional states and provinces.
614CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016GovernanceOngoingSupport businesses in reducing emissions/increasing resilienceComprehensive implementationCalifornia Climate Investments: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/auctionproceeds.htm
615CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016IndustryOngoingImprove energy efficiency of industrial processesLimited implementationThe Regulation for Energy Efficiency and Co-Benefits Assessment of Large Industrial Facilities required the largest industrial facilities to conduct a one-time energy efficiency assessment of GHG sources to determine emission reduction opportunities and are documented in five public reports. Phase 2 will be a Findings Report to identify what actions could be taken. Phase 3 will use the Findings Report to determine actions to implement the identified reductions. The 2017 Scoping Plan Update recommends development of a regulation to reduce GHGs across the refinery sector by 20 percent by 2030 through improved efficiency and other strategies.
616CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016IndustryPlannedPromote industrial symbiosis/industrial ecology programsPilot stageCalRecycle has developed an EPR Framework and Checklists to guide statutory proposals that would allow CalRecycle and other stakeholders to implement product stewardship programs. Over the years, CalRecycle's predecessor, the California Integrated Waste Management Board, engaged in a variety of program activities concerning products and their impact on the environment. These efforts continue as CalRecycle seeks a comprehensive approach for advancing EPR, building upon the efforts elsewhere in the world. See more at: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/epr/
617CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016IndustryOngoingPromote reduced packagingComprehensive implementationEnvironmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP): http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/EPP/ Ban on Single-Use Carryout Bags (SB 270 / Proposition 67): http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/plastics/carryoutbags/FAQ.htm
618CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016IndustryOngoingTax GHG-heavy industrial fuel consumptionComprehensive implementationAB 32 authorized ARB to adopt a schedule of fees, known as the AB 32 Cost of Implementation Fee Regulation, to be paid by sources of GHG emissions. These fees are used to fund costs directly related to state agencies' development, administration, and implementation of AB 32 programs that reduce GHG emissions.
619CataloniaSpainEuropeYes2016 and 201775225962016EnergyOngoingInstall geothermal powerLimited implementationGeothermal atlas
620CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016Land useOngoing Promote conservation efforts for natural areasLimited implementationThe Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC Program) is a component of the Strategic Growth Council's Affordable Housing and Sustainability Program (AHSC). The AHSC, administered by the Strategic Growth Council, aims "to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through project that implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development" The SALC Program complements investments made in urban areas with the purchase of agricultural conservation easements, development of agricultural land strategy plans, and other mechanisms that result in GHG reductions and a more resilient agricultural sector. In future years, the SALC Program is proposed to support farm-scale conservation management practices that further promote reductions in GHG emissions and increases in soil carbon sequestration.
621CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016Land useOngoingPromote sustainable coastal ecosystem managementComprehensive implementationThe Coastal Conservancy's Climate Ready Program provides a focus for our work to protect important coastal resources and habitats from the current and future impacts of climate change. The Conservancy is collaborating with local partners and other agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare communities along the coast and within the San Francisco Bay for climate change. SB 1066 (Lieu) effective January 1, 2013 gave the Coastal Conservancy explicit authority to work with its partners on projects to address the effects of climate change on coastal resources along the coast and within the San Francisco Bay Area. The Conservancy has released the announcement for the next round of grants for the Climate Ready Program. Climate Ready Grant Round 4 will offer technical assistance to help vulnerable communities develop Climate Ready Projects. Applications are due June 30, 2017. See more at: http://scc.ca.gov/2013/04/24/climate-ready-program/
622CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016Land useOngoingPromote sustainable forest managementPilot stageThe California Forest Carbon Plan seeks to reverse negative climate change trends and firmly establish California's forests as a more resilient and reliable long-term carbon sink, rather than a GHG and black carbon emission source. The Plan provides multiple strategies to promote healthy wildland and urban forests that protect and enhance forest carbon and the broader range of ecosystem services for all forests in California. It emphasizes working collaboratively at the watershed or landscape scale to restore resilience to all forestlands in the state. The FCP is available at: http://www.fire.ca.gov/fcat/
623CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016Land useOngoingUndertake environmental impact assessmentComprehensive implementationThe Scoping Plan mentions this as a possibility (page 123). The Scoping Plan has an environmental assessment, and land use projects are generally subject to CEQA and NEPA.
624CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingMass Transit: Adopt bus rapid transitComprehensive implementationCaltrans' Deputy Directive 98 Integrating Bus Rapid Transit into State Facilities and the Department's Policy on Bus Rapid Transit Implementation Support (DP-27) show the Department's commitment to improve public transportation in the state. Along with the Director's Policy and Deputy Directive, the BRT Handbook provides guidance and direction to support BRT implementation that will benefit the Department, local governments, traveling public, and private sector businesses in improving mobility in the state. For more information, visit: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/Brt.html Under the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, projects eligible for funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund include Bus rapid transit and other bus and ferry transit investments to increase ridership and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
625CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingMass Transit: Adopt high speed railComprehensive implementationThrough the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, $800 million has been funded to date for High Speed Rail to support the planning, design, construction, and right-of-way acquisition of the initial operating segment: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/ggrfprogrampage.htm For more information, visit: http://hsr.ca.gov/
626CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportPlannedMass Transit: Improve fuel efficiency of trains (e.g. efficient engines, regenerative braking, energy storage, etc.)Pilot stageCARB submitted a petition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for new national locomotive emission standards for significant additional reductions in criteria and toxic pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions (based on aftertreatment, on-board battery technology, and incentives for zero emission track mile and zero emission locomotives). The petition would also request new standards to reduce toxic and criteria emissions in locomotives upon remanufacture (based on aftertreatment). ARB staff estimate that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could require manufacturers to implement the new locomotive emission regulations by as early as 2023 for remanufactures and 2025 for newly manufactured locomotives. For more information, visit: https://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/railyard.htm The Scoping Plan aims to "Accelerate use of clean vehicle and equipment technologies and fuels of freight through targeted introduction of zero emission or near-zero emission (ZE/NZE) technologies, and continued development of renewable fuels" (page 102).
627CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportPlannedPrivate Transport: Set/strengthen fuel economy standards for cars/trucksComprehensive implementationCalifornia is committed to increasing the use of cleaner fuels and vehicles, as well as their efficiency. The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously to continue with the vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and zero-emission vehicle program for cars and light trucks sold in California through 2025. The U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) is designed to reduce energy consumption by increasing the fuel economy of cars and light trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has set standards to increase CAFE levels rapidly over the next several years, which will improve our nation's energy security and save consumers money at the pump. For more information, visit: https://www.nhtsa.gov/laws-regulations/corporate-average-fuel-economy
628CataloniaSpainEuropeYes2016 and 201775225962016TransportOngoingMass Transit: Adopt bus rapid transitComprehensive implementationA new bus rapid transit system has been established in Catalonia
629CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingMass Transit: Improve metro services (e.g. increase routes, improve stations, reduce fares, etc.)Limited implementationThe California Statewide Transit Strategic Plan is one of the modal plans under the umbrella of the California Transportation Plan 2040. The Statewide Transit Strategic Plan will highlight a sustainable transportation system that supports the outcomes of the California Transportation Plan, the California State Rail Plan, and the California State Bike and Pedestrian Plan. See more at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/drmt/spstsp.html The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) was created to provide grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to fund transformative capital improvements that will modernize California's intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems, and bus and ferry transit systems to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by reducing congestion and vehicle miles traveled throughout California. For more information visit: http://www.dot.ca.gov/drmt/sptircp.html The LCTOP was created to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility, with a priority on serving disadvantaged communities. Approved projects in LCTOP will support new or expanded bus or rail services, expand intermodal transit facilities, and may include equipment acquisition, fueling, maintenance and other costs to operate those services or facilities, with each project reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For more information visit: http://www.dot.ca.gov/drmt/splctop.html
630CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportPlannedMass Transit: Improve rail services (e.g. increase routes, improve stations, reduce fares, etc.)Pilot stageCaltrans is beginning work on its new 2018 Rail Plan which will provide an innovative framework for California's rail network, and set the stage for new and better rail and community connections in the State for the next 20 years and beyond. See more at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/californiarail/
631CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportPlanned Mass Transit: Promote smart logistics (e.g. real-time information)Pilot stageAs discussed in the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan (page 19): California agencies are working with stakeholders to develop several pilot projects, one being the Advanced Technology for Truck Corridors (Southern California). The goal of this pilot project is to work with partners to promote new technologies that increase efficiencies and encourage zero and near-zero emission vehicles on primary freight corridors. Multiple partners can explore options for intelligent transportation systems, connected and semi-autonomous vehicles technologies, collaborative logistics, and potential incentives for zero and near-zero emission trucks. The pilot may focus on freight signal priority, traveler information systems, and communication systems infrastructure on arterial roads, as well as integrated corridor management on highways.
632CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportPlannedMass Transit: Switch freight from trucks to railPilot stageCalifornia supports rail projects that address emissions from locomotives. The California Sustainable Freight Action Plan discusses improving " rail operational efficiency through practices such as handling transloaded international containers at on-dock rail facilities, use of longer trains, and slotted scheduling in shared-use corridors. Support public-private investment with Class 1 railroads and seaports to develop on-dock rail intermodal terminals with advanced technology to reduce truck trips to off-dock terminals" (page C-27). The California Sustainable Freight Action Plan also discusses various means to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from trucks, from zero/near-zero emission vehicle technology to truck platooning.
633CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingPrivate Transport: Increase awareness/engage public on private transport measuresComprehensive implementationSB 375 (2008) requires broad public stakeholder engagement in federally-required regional transportation and land use planning.
634CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingPrivate Transport: Install electric vehicle charging infrastructure (i.e. home, work, highways, etc.)Comprehensive implementationThe California Energy Commission provides money for charging stations. The California Energy Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) is a competitive grant program that provides as much as $100 million annually towards innovative transportation and fuel technologies that help California meet its energy, clean air, and climate-change goals. In 2014, the Energy Commission approved 15 grants totaling more than $5 million to install 475 electric vehicle chargers in communities throughout California, including the cities of San Francisco, Burbank, Torrance and San Diego and the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles. For more information, visit: http://www.energy.ca.gov/drive/
635CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingPrivate Transport: Promote alternative fuel  production (e.g. biofuels, natural gas, hydrogen, etc.)Comprehensive implementationCalifornia's Low Carbon Fuel Standard is designed to encourage the use of cleaner low-carbon fuels in California, encourage the production of those fuels, and therefore, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The LCFS standards are expressed in terms of the "carbon intensity" (CI) of gasoline and diesel fuel and their respective substitutes. The LCFS is performance-based and fuel-neutral, allowing the market to determine how the carbon intensity of California's transportation fuels will be reduced. For more information, visit: https://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/lcfs.htm The Alternative Diesel Fuels (ADF) regulation is intended to create a framework for these low carbon, and often times lower polluting, diesel fuel substitutes to enter the commercial market in California, while mitigating any potential environmental or public health impacts. For more information, visit: https://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/adf/adf.htm
636CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingPrivate Transport: Set GHG emissions standardsComprehensive implementationSB 375 (2008) Regional Targets require percent reduction in per capita GHG emissions from passenger vehicles relative to 2005 emission levels in the State's 18 MPOs.
637CataloniaSpainEuropeYes2016 and 201775225962016TransportOngoingMass Transit: Adopt high speed railComprehensive implementationHigh speed rail to the French border already in place. High speed rail to other important cities in Spain such as Madrid and Zaragoza
638CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingPrivate Transport: Set low-carbon fuel standardComprehensive implementationCalifornia's Low Carbon Fuel Standard is designed to encourage the use of cleaner low-carbon fuels in California, encourage the production of those fuels, and therefore, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The LCFS standards are expressed in terms of the "carbon intensity" (CI) of gasoline and diesel fuel and their respective substitutes. The LCFS is performance-based and fuel-neutral, allowing the market to determine how the carbon intensity of California's transportation fuels will be reduced. For more information, visit: https://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/lcfs.htm
639CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingPrivate Transport: Set manufacturing requirements (e.g. zero-emission vehicle standard)Comprehensive implementation1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on California roadways by 2025 are called for in the ZEV Action Plan (2016). For more information, visit: https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/2016_ZEV_Action_Plan.pdf
640CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingPrivate Transport: Switch to electric/hybrid vehicles in cars/taxis/government fleetsComprehensive implementation1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on California roadways by 2025 are called for in the ZEV Action Plan (2016). For more information, visit: https://www.gov.ca.gov/docs/2016_ZEV_Action_Plan.pdf Administered by the Center for Sustainable Energy for the California Air Resources Board, the Increased Incentives for Public Fleets in Disadvantaged Communities (Public Fleet Pilot Project) offers up to $15,000 in rebates for the purchase of new, eligible zero-emission and plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles. The Public Fleet Pilot Project replaces standard CVRP rebates with increased incentives for public agencies operating in California's most vulnerable and pollution-burdened areas. For more information, visit: https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/pfp
641CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016TransportOngoingPrivate Transport: Switch to other lower-carbon fuel in cars/taxis/government fleets (e.g. biofuels, hydrogen, etc.Comprehensive implementationAssembly Bill 692, commencing January 1, 2017, would require, except as provided, at least 3% of the aggregate amount of bulk transportation fuel purchased by the State government to be procured from very low carbon transportation fuel sources. The bill would require, except as provided, the percentage to be increased by 1% each year thereafter until January 1, 2024. The bill would require the Department of General Services to coordinate with State agencies that are buyers of transportation fuel and submit an annual progress report to the Legislature.
642CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016WasteOngoingAdopt source separation policies (e.g. collection for dry recyclables, organic compostable waste, etc.)Comprehensive implementationCalRecycle's SB 1826: Mandatory Commercial Organic's Recycling. CalRecycle's SB 1383: 20% edible food recovery and 75% organics recycling goal by 2025.
643CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016WasteOngoingEstablish waste reduction/recycling planComprehensive implementationCalRecycle AB 341 75% Waste Diversion Goal by 2020. The Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy recommends waste reduction to meet landfill methane goals: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/shortlived/shortlived.htm CalRecycle's SB 1383 20% edible food recovery and 75% organics recycling goal by 2025.
644CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016WastePlannedIncrease awareness/engage public on waste reduction/recycling measuresLimited implementationPublic education and outreach related to edible food recovery and organics recycling will be a component of CalRecycle's SB 1383 regulatory development process and was mentioned in CARB's SLCP Strategy.
645CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016WastePlannedInstall anaerobic digestionLimited implementationThe Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy mentions the potential to utilize excess capacity at existing digesters as well as install additional digesters in the State to help CalRecycle meet the goals of SB 1383.
646CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016WasteOngoingInstall landfill gas management/landfill gas to energyComprehensive implementationLandfill Methane Regulation: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/landfills/landfills.htm Per SB 840, CPUC is evaluating siloxane and higher heating values of biogas (including landfill gas) for the purpose of pipeline injection.
647CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016WasteOngoingInstall mechanical biological treatmentComprehensive implementationSB 1826, CalRecycle's Mandatory Commercial Organic's Recycling: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/recycle/commercial/organics/ SB 1383: CalRecycle's initiative for 20% edible food recovery and 75% organics recycling goal by 2025.
648CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016WasteOngoingInstall municipal recycling points or centers (for residents or businessesComprehensive implementationSB 1826, CalRecycle's Mandatory Commercial Organic's Recycling: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/recycle/commercial/organics/ Per SB 1383, CalRecycle is implementing a goal of 20% edible food recovery and 75% organics recycling goal by 2025.
649CaliforniaUSANorth AmericaYes2016 and 2017392000002016WasteOngoing Install waste heat recoveryLimited implementationSelf-Generation Incentive Program: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/General.aspx?id=5935 AB 1613, Waste Heat & Carbon Emissions Reduction Act: http://www.energy.ca.gov/wasteheat/ The Scoping Plan proposes installation of waste heat recovery systems as a means to reduce GHGs at refineries (page 39). The Clean Energy Jobs Plan calls for an additional 6,500 MW of new CHP capacity by 2030.
650CantabriaSpainEuropeYes2016 and 20175822062016WasteOngoingInstall advanced thermal treatment/waste to energyComprehensive implementationMeruelo energy recovery plant (non-recyclable waste)

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