Butte County General Plan 2030 - Addressing Greenhouse Gas/Climate Change Issues

The issue of Greenhouse Gases/Climate Change has caught the attention of the General Plan processes in California and must be addressed in the Butte County General Plan 2030 process.  Part of this effort is to create a place where information can be shared.

Links

• California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) has just released their white paper “CEQA and Climate Change” <added 2008-08-09>

• Smart Growth America - Growing Cooler:  The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change <added 2008-08-09>

• CSAC Climate Change Information & Policy | CSAC climate Change Working Group Background Material (June, 2007)

• California Office of Planning & Research Documents (info on San Bernardino settlement, SB 97, list of local plans in CA addressing this issue, etc.)

• California Chapter American Planning Association Climate Change Task Force -  Planning Policy Principles for Climate Change Response (September, 2007)

• CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION - THE ROLE OF LAND USE IN MEETING CALIFORNIA’S ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS (August 2007)

• Our Changing Climate - Assessing the Risks to California: A Summary Report from the California Climate Change Center (July, 2006)

• Real Estate and Construction BLOG Article - Global Warming Update: Legislature Amends CEQA Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Attorney General Settles Global Warming Suit

• Alternative Approaches to Analyzing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Global Climate Change in CEQA Documents Final - June 29, 2007 Association of Environmental Professionals

• Jones & Stokes - Addressing Global Warming (Climate Change) in CEQA and NEPA Documents in the Post AB 32 Regulatory Environment

• Marin County Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (October 2006)