AB 32 Implementation Group

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AB 32 Implementation Group
Our coalition represents large and small businesses that are vital to California’s economy and that provide hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Our Mission is to be a constructive voice in the process to implement AB 32 (The Global Warming Solutions Act) and ensure that the greenhouse gas emission reductions required are achieved while maintaining the competitiveness of California businesses and protecting the interests of consumers and workers.

AB 32 should be implemented consistent with these Six Principles:

1. Provide Regulatory Certainty
2. Adopt Policies that Keep Jobs in California and Achieve

Global Emission Reductions (Leakage)
3. Use Sound Scientific Methods of Review
4. Impose Only Cost-Effective & Technologically Feasible Regulations
5. Promote Innovation and Market-Based Strategies
6. Minimize and Fairly Allocate Compliance Costs

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Nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office Identifies Weaknesses in CARB's Economic Analysis

"Assembly Member Niello's request to the California's Legislative Analysts's Office, a nonpartisan fiscal and policy advisor, regarding CARB's draft Scoping Plan for the implementation of AB 32 (the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006) concludes that to ensure AB 32 is implemented cost-effectively and efficiently that the economic analysis weaknesses identified in the LAO report must be addressed.

To see Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines and Assemblyman Roger Niello's memo to Governor Schwarzenegger and Members of the Legislature click here.

To see the complete LAO analysis click here.

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Learn more about energy efficiency of new and existing buildings from the AB 32 GREEN BUILDING CARBON CREDIT / CARBON FOOTPRINT STUDY.

As part of the AB 32 process, several major Real Estate Groups including CBPA, ICSC, NAIOP, and BOMA California have funded efforts to quantify energy efficiency of new and existing buildings, and to think through the most efficacious way to incent energy efficiency under the regulatory scheme.

Click here for more information.