Resources

Scroll down or use the navigation bar at right to find documents related to AB 32 and SB 375, ClimatePlan materials, and reports and publications on land use and climate change.

SB 375 Resources

Regional Targets Advisory Committee (RTAC) - Final Recommendations to Air Resources Board
Download the report (pdf, 2.14 MB)

Communities Tackle Global Warming: A Guide to SB 375 NRDC and CLCV. June 2009.
Download guide (pdf, 893 KB)

SB 375 Summary and Analysis for the Bay Area Greenbelt Alliance. December 2008.
Download summary (pdf, 40KB)

SB 375 Is Now Law -- But What Will It Do? By Bill Fulton, California Planning and Development Report. October 2008.
link to article

DRAFT Policies for the Bay Area’s Implementation of Senate Bill 375Bay Area Joint Policy Committee. January 2009.
The Bay Area's Joint Policy Committee has released a draft document outlining a set of policies for the implementation of SB 375 in the Bay Area. 
Download Draft Policy Statement (pdf, 80KB)

SB 375 Regional Targets Advisory Council
Link to the California Air Resources Board's website for the RTAC.
Link to a list of RTAC members and their bios.

Setting GHG-Reduction Targets, 2010-2012 - Recommendations to RTAC by Dr. Robert A. Johnston
Download the presentation (71 KB pdf)

Southern California Association of Governments' (SCAG's)
SB 375 Conceptual Land Use Scenario
On May 7-8, 2009 SCAG unveiled its SB 375 Conceptual Land Use Scenario.  The scenario takes into account projected growth throughout the region and identifies areas of opportunity for compact, transit-oriented development near job centers and transit.
Download a presentation of the scenario (5.76 MB pdf)

CARB “Toolkit” for Local Governments
The California Air Resources Board has released a toolkit intended to to help local governments reduce costs and aid in meeting the state's ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Link to toolkit

CAPCOA's “Model Policies for GHG in General Plans”
This document provides background information, examples, references, links, and a systematic worksheet to help local governments in moving toward GHG considerations in General Plan updates or Climate Action Plans.
Download the document (4MB pdf)

SB 375 Bill Text (Steinberg, 2008)
Download bill text (pdf, 225KB)

AB 32 Resources

AB 32 Bill Text (Nunez, 2006)
Download bill text (pdf, 110KB)

Report of the Land Use Subgroup of the Climate Action Team (May 2008)
Download Report (pdf, 730KB)

AB 32 Draft Scoping Plan (October 2008)
Download Scoping Plan (pdf, 2MB)
Download Appendix 1, Supporting Documents and Measure Detail (pdf, 3.91MB)
Downlaod Appendix 2, Analysis and Documentation (pdf, 2.18MB)
Download Appendix 3, CEQA Functional Equivalent Document (pdf, 712 KB)

Final Resolution Adopting AB 32 Scoping Plan (December 2008)
Link to resolution

Reports and Publications on Land Use and Climate Change

Walking the Walk: How Walkability Raises Home Values in U.S. Cities. This report explores the connection between home values and walkability and concludes that homes located in more walkable neighborhoods—those with a mix of common daily shopping and social destinations within a short distance—command a price premium over otherwise similar homes in less walkable areas.
By Joe Cortwright for CEOs for Cities. August 2009
Download the report (438 KB pdf)

Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions. This study provides an objective and scientific analysis of the effectiveness and cost of almost 50 scalable transportation strategies, both alone and combined, to reduce GHG emissions.
By Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Published by the Urban Land Istitute. July 2009
Link to Key Findings
Download the Executive Summary (5.66 MB pdf)
Purchase the complete report

Achieving Sustainability in California's Central Valley. This report assesses the capacity of the Central Valley’s cities to manage the economic, social, and environmental problems associated with expected rapid population growth in a sustainable manner,offering alternatives to sprawl and automobile-dependent lifestyles.
By UC Davic Sustainable Transportation Center. July 2009
Download the report (4.42 MB pdf)

Critical Cooling. This report, issued by the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Center (SPUR) presents a cost-effectiveness analysis of options for San Francisco to reduce emissions locally and through regional policy decisions that the city can participate in.
Link to report

Cost-Effective GHG Reductions through Smart Growth & Improved Transportation Choices: An economic case for strategic investment of cap-and-trade revenues. This CCAP study concludes that comprehensive application of smart growth best practices and improved transportation choices could significantly reduce transportation emissions at a cost savings to society. 
By Steve Winkelman, Allison Bishins, and Chuck Kooshian – Center for Clean Air Policy. June 2009
Download the study (1.43 MB pdf)
Download the Executive Summary (37 KB pdf)

The Climate Gap. This report documents the sometimes hidden and often unequal impact climate change will have on people of color and the poor in the United States.
By Rachel Morello-Frosch, Manuel Pastor, & Jim Sadd (USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity). June 2009.
Link to report's website
Downlaod Executive Summary (pdf, 220 KB)
Downlaod full report (pdf, 800 KB)

Job Sprawl Revisited: The Changing Geography of Metropolitan Employment. Amid changing economic conditions during the late 1990s and early 2000s, employment in metropolitan America steadily decentralized. This Brookings report provides an analysis of the spatial location of private-sector jobs in 98 of the largest metropolitan areas by employment.
By The Brookings Institution. April 2009.
Link to report summary
Downlaod full report (pdf, 2.64 MB)

An Action Plan for Public Health - Initial Recommendations for Involving Public Health in Climate Change Policy. This plan presents an important assessment of public health's abilities to fully engage in climate change work as well as a preliminary set of recommended actions. 
By Public Health Law and Policy. March 2009.
Download the action plan (pdf, 2.2 MB)

BART Greenhouse Gas Cost Effective Analysis. This study provides an initial picture of the cost-effectiveness of potential GHG emission abatement strategies that could be implemented by BART and its partners in the San Francisco Bay Area.
By Bay Area Rapid Transit District. December 2008.
Link to analysis

California Climate Risk and Response. A comprehensive examination of the economic impacts of climate change and adaptation in California.
By David Roland-Holst and Fredrich Kahrl, UC Berkeley. November 2008.
Link to Executive Summary
Link to full report

Builder Magazine, November 2008 - article titled "Cottage Industry"
Download article (pdf, 4.06 MB)

CO2 Reductions Attributable to Smart Growth in California. By Reid Ewing, University of Maryland and Arthur C. Nelson, University of Utah. September 2008.
Download report (pdf, 310KB)

Analysis of Measures to Meet the Requirements of California’s Assembly Bill 32 (Discussion Draft). By Jim Sweeney and John Weyant, Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency, Stanford University. September 2008.
Download report (pdf, 727KB)

Strengthening the Ability of Public Transportation to Reduce Our Dependence on Foreign Oil. Congressional Testimony of Robert Puentes, Brookings Institution. September 9, 2008.
Link to paper

Reducing Global Warming and Air Pollution: The Role of Green Development in California. A Report for Environmental Defense Fund by Lawrence Frank and Company. July 2008.
Download summary (pdf, 3.81MB)
Link to full report

Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America. By Andrea Sarzynski, Marilyn A. Brown, and Frank Southworth. The Brookings Institution. May 2008.
Link to report

Growing Cooler, The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change. By Reid Ewing, Keith Bartholomew, Steve Winkelman, Jerry Walters, and Don Chen. Urban Land Institute. May 2008.
Link to executive summary
Order the book from Urban Land Institute

Energy Benefits of Urban Infill, Brownfileds, and Sustainable Urban Redevelopment. By Evans Paull, the Northeast-Midwest Institute. April 2008.
Link to paper

California 2020: Responsible Land Use: A Path to a Sustainable California by 2020. Urban Land Institute. 2007.
Link to report

High Speed Rail and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S. CCAP and CNT. January 2006
Download the study (899 KB pdf)

ClimatePlan Materials

Comment Letter on Sept. 9th RTAC Report
Download comment letter (pdf, 417 KB)

ClimatePlan Strategic Plan - 2009-2011
Download document (pdf, 886 KB)

Realizing the Potential of SB 375: An Index of ClimatePlan Partners and Their Work (Appendix to ClimatePlan's Strategic Plan)
Download Appendix (pdf, 115 KB)

Brochure, Southern California Sustainable Communities Campaign (ClimatePlan, July 2009)
Download brochure (pdf, 458 KB)

Comment Letter on AB 32 October Draft Scoping Plan (ClimatePlan, November 2008)
Download comment letter (pdf, 42.8KB)

Talking Points on AB 32 October Draft Scoping Plan (ClimatePlan, November 2008)
Download talking points (pdf, 32KB)

Fact Sheet - Why California Needs a Higher Target for Land Use (ClimatePlan, November 2008)
Download fact sheet (pdf, 57KB)

Comment Letter on AB 32 June Draft Scoping Plan (ClimatePlan, August 2008)
Download comment letter (pdf, 153KB)

Talking Points on AB 32 June Draft Scoping Plan (ClimatePlan, July 2008)
Download talking points (pdf, 160KB)