California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32)

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California state law climate change mitigation policy greenhouse gas emissions reduction law

The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) is a landmark state law that mandates economy-wide reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and establishes a comprehensive framework for California’s climate change mitigation policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf California state law ⓘ
climate change mitigation policy ⓘ
greenhouse gas emissions reduction law ⓘ
administeredBy California Air Resources Board NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AB 32 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorizes cap-and-trade program ⓘ
market-based compliance mechanisms ⓘ
statewide greenhouse gas emissions cap ⓘ
baselineYear 1990 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emissionsCovered carbon dioxide ⓘ
hydrofluorocarbons ⓘ
methane ⓘ
nitrogen trifluoride ⓘ
nitrous oxide ⓘ
perfluorocarbons ⓘ
sulfur hexafluoride ⓘ
emissionsTargetType absolute statewide cap ⓘ
enactmentYear 2006 ⓘ
includes enforcement mechanisms for non-compliance ⓘ
provisions for early action measures ⓘ
influenced California cap-and-trade program NERFINISHED ⓘ
Low Carbon Fuel Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Renewable Portfolio Standard implementation in California ⓘ
inspired subnational climate policies in other jurisdictions ⓘ
jurisdiction California, United States ⓘ
surface form: State of California
legalBasisFor California cap-and-trade regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislativeBody California State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ
mandatesEmissionLevel 1990 greenhouse gas emissions level by 2020 ⓘ
objective address climate change ⓘ
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California ⓘ
policyFrameworkFor California climate change mitigation policies ⓘ
policyScope economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ
region U.S. West Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulates greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ
requires California Air Resources Board to develop a Scoping Plan ⓘ
mandatory greenhouse gas emissions monitoring ⓘ
statewide greenhouse gas emissions reporting ⓘ
sectorCoverage commercial sector ⓘ
electricity generation sector ⓘ
industrial sector ⓘ
residential sector ⓘ
transportation sector ⓘ
signedBy Arnold Schwarzenegger NERFINISHED ⓘ
signingDate 2006-09-27 ⓘ
sponsor Fabian Núñez NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fran Pavley NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetYear 2020 ⓘ

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this entity surface form: California Global Warming Solutions Act