Western States Overview Climate Change Planning and the Role of Materials, Recycling, and Waste Webinar #1 West Coast Webinars on Climate Change, Waste Prevention, Recovery and Disposal 101 June 26, 2008 1
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Climate Change Planning in Alaska Douglas Buteyn Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Solid Waste Program Fairbanks, Alaska (doug.buteyn@alaska.gov) West Coast Forum on Climate Change, Waste Prevention, Recovery, and Disposal June 26, 2008 3
Climate Change Planning in Alaska Governor Climate Change Sub-Cabinet Mitigation Advisory Group Adaptation Advisory Group Technical Work Group: Technical Work Group: Oil & Gas Infrastructure & Transportation Technical Work Group: Technical Work Group: Energy Supply & Demand Health & Culture Technical Work Group: Technical Work Group: Transportation & Land Use Natural Systems Technical Work Group: Technical Work Group: Forestry, Agriculture, & Waste Economic Activities Technical Work Group: Cross-Cutting Issues 4
Forestry, Agriculture, & Waste Potential Solid Waste Strategies • Biofuels production • Waste-to-energy programs • Advanced recycling and composting • Source reduction • Landfill gas energy programs • Biosolids for energy production 5
Barrow Kotzebue Nome Fairbanks Bethel Anchorage Attu Juneau Adak Ketchikan Unalaska 6
AZ Climate Change Recommendations 49 Recommendations, focused on: • Reducing energy demand, increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy • Increasing alternative fuels and technologies for vehicles and reducing fuel use • Reporting GHG emissions and giving credit for reductions; capping and trading GHG emissions • Setting a state goal: reduce Arizona’s GHG emissions to 2000 level by 2020 and to 50% below 2000 level by 2040 Solid Waste Recommendation, focused on: • Expanding curbside recycling programs to all communities of 50,000 or more people • Increasing penetration of recycling in MF housing • Increasing participation in existing recycling programs and creating new recycling programs for the commercial sector • Providing incentives and developing markets for recycled materials 7
Governor Napolitano’s Executive Order 2006-13 • Set goal to reduce state’s GHG emissions to 2000 levels by 2020 and to 50% below 2000 levels by 2040 • Established Climate Change Executive Committee • Specific directives, including: – Develop a GHG emissions reporting mechanism and establish a multi-state registry – Adopt the Clean Car Program – Convert state vehicle fleet to low-GHG-emissions vehicles 8
Contact Information Kurt Maurer Deputy Director Office of Policy, Planning and Operations Arizona Dept of Environmental Quality (602) 771-4500 Maurer.kurt@azdeq.gov www.azclimatechange.gov 9
AB 32 One Year Later: 2007 Accomplishments & The Road Ahead U.S. EPA Web Broadcast U.S. EPA Web Broadcast Richard Varenchik California Air Resources Board June 26, 2008 10
California GHG Emissions California GHG Emissions California GHG Emissions Agriculture, 6% High GWP, 3% 2002-2004 Recycling and Waste, 1% Average Transportation, 38% Industry, 20% Commercial and Residential, 9% Electricity, 23% ARB, “California 1990 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level and 2020 Emissions Limit” 11 (2007), www.arb.ca.gov/cc/ccei/inventory/1990_level.htm
What I s AB 32? What I s AB 32? • Legislation outlining plan to reduce GHGs • Codifies 2020 GHG limit at 1990 level – Acknowledges that 2020 is not the endpoint • ARB to monitor/regulate GHG sources • Air Resources Board lead, but extensive collaboration with other agencies Large new effort, but must not detract from ARB’s health-based programs 12
Magnitude of the Challenge Magnitude of the Challenge Magnitude of the Challenge ARB Emissions Inventory 700 ~173 MMT CO 2 e Reduction 600 1990 Emission Baseline 500 Million Metric Tons (CO 2 Equivalent) 400 300 80% Reduction ~341 MMT CO 2 e 200 100 0 1990 2000 2004 2020 2050 Year 13
AB 32 Timeline AB 32 Timeline 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2020 2007 Identification/ implementation of further GHG reduction Publish list of emission early actions measures reduction operative strategies Mandatory reporting & 1990 Baseline Publish Reduce GHG scoping emissions to plan 1990 levels Adopt enforceable early action Adopt Scoping Plan regulations 11/08 GHG reduction measures adopted 14
Scoping Plan Scoping Plan • Describes how California will reduce GHG emission levels to 1990 levels by 2020 – Address every sector of the economy • Provides a vision for a low carbon future - 2020 and 2050 • Maximize benefits to California – Criteria and toxic air pollutants reductions – Economic development (greentech) • Must assess economic, environmental, public health and societal impacts in Plan 15
Scoping Plan Measures Scoping Plan Measures • Preliminary recommendations – about 60% of needed tons – Car standards, low carbon fuel standard, land use, energy efficiency, renewable portfolio standard • Options for remaining tons – Direct regulations – Cap and trade program – Carbon fees • Expect positive overall impact on co-pollutants – Efficiency and reduced fuel use 16
Landfill Methane Capture Landfill Methane Capture • Methane 21 times the GWP of CO2 • Early Action Item must be in place by 1/1/2010 • Reduce methane emissions from landfills by requiring gas collection and control systems on landfills where these systems are not currently required • Establish statewide performance standards to maximize methane capture efficiencies • ARB & CIWMB staff will explore opportunities to increase energy recovery from landfill methane gas 17
Landfill Methane Capture (2) Landfill Methane Capture (2) • Expect Annual Reduction of 2-4 Million MT CO2E • 22-Page Draft Regulatory Language posted on web site • October 2008 Staff Report Available for 45 Day Comments • Nov. 2008 to Board for Adoption, Fall 2009 in Effect • http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/cc.htm – Early Action Items – Landfill Methane Capture • http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/landfills/landfills.htm • Renaldo Crooks rcrooks@arb.ca.gov 916 327-5618 18
Commercial Composting Commercial Composting Work Group Work Group • ARB and Integrated Waste Board Working Together • Nearly 200 Ca Commercial Composting Facilities • Composting= VOCs (smog) and GHGs (methane) • Work Group is Evaluating these Emissions • CIWMB is studying emission life-cycle • http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/compost/compost.htm • Join e-mail list • Kate MacGregor 916 927-5974 kmacgreg@arb.ca.gov 19
Scoping Plan Timeline Scoping Plan Timeline • Draft Scoping Plan release: June 26 (Today!) • Public workshops: – July 8: Los Angeles Diamond Bar SCAQMD – July 14: Fresno City Hall – July 17: Sacramento Cal/EPA Building – Aug. 8: San Jose; Aug. 15 San Diego • Community meetings - being scheduled • Final draft Scoping Plan proposal October • Board considers plan: November (20?) • Must be adopted by December 31, 2008 20
Contacts and More I nformation Contacts and More I nformation • ARB Climate Change Web Site –http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/cc.htm –Stay informed - sign up for list serve • California Climate Change Portal –http://www.climatechange.ca.gov • Rich Varenchik rvarench@arb.ca.gov (626) 575-6730 21
CIWMB Climate Action Team Recycling & Waste Management Subgroup Measure Summary • Landfill Methane Capture - BMPs • Liquefied Nature Gas from Landfill Gas • Commercial Recycling • Increase Production and Markets for Compost • Anaerobic Digestion • Extended Producer Responsibility & EPP • Watershed Friendly Landscape 22
CIWMB Climate Action Team Recycling & Waste Management Subgroup Liquefied Nature Gas from Landfill Gas Implements grant-funded projects at two landfills to demonstrate commercial-scale technologies for converting landfill gas to LNG vehicle fuel 23
CIWMB Climate Action Team Recycling & Waste Management Subgroup Commercial Recycling Focuses on using voluntary implementation approaches to increase commercial waste diversion California Climate Action Network (CCAN) Institute for Local Government’s (ILG) ILG to assist local jurisdictions in conducting inventories of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, developing action plans and pilot programs 24
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