Title
Summary
Contents
Introduction 4
Climate Change Actions in California 4
Statewide Emission Reduction Program 5
Implementation 6
Emissions Leakage 6
Linkage with Other Emissions Trading Programs 7
Greenhouse Gas Performance Standard 8
Motor Vehicle Emissions 10
Transportation Fuels 11
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 12
Emission Allocation 13
Safety Valve 14
Emissions Cap 13
Emissions Leakage 16
Issues for Congress 17
Potential Effects of State Actions 17
States as Policy Laboratories 17
Possible Economic Impacts 18
Patchwork of Regulations 19
Limitations of State Actions 20
Legal Challenges to State Actions 20
Figure 1: California Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Historical and Projected Levels Compared with 2020 Target 5
Figure 2: Sources of California Electricity, by Fuel Type and Location of Generation (based on 2005 data) 9
Figure 3: Comparison of Observed Emissions in RGGI States to RGGI Emissions Cap 16
Table 1: Top Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Nation and Selected U.S. States (2001 data) 17