Greg Marks, Assemblyman Dan Logue's Field Representative, was invited to present a short history of AB 32 The Global Warming Solutions Act, to the Economic Resource Council Board.
It appears that AB 32 is a bastard child (my words not Greg’s) with a questionable UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change heritage.
Greg traced the heritage of AB 32 and the required greenhouse gas inventory regulations, pointing to the UN IPCC Volume 1 - General Guidance and Reporting document which contains this disclaimer:Whilst the information in this IPCC Report is believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the publishers can accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions. Neither the authors nor the publishers have any responsibility for the persistence of any URLs referred to in this report and cannot guarantee that any content of such web sites is or will remain accurate or appropriate.This disclaimer is also included in these guidance volumes as well:
Volume 2 - Energy.
Volume 3 - Industrial Process and Product Use.
Volume 4 - Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use.
Volume 5 - Waste.
Greg points our that CARB's CO2 reduction documents are based on the above guidance, in which the IPCC refused to accept responsibility for it accuracy, reliability and accountability, including this example:
California’s 1990-2004 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and 1990 Emissions LevelNote that none to the Panels that developed the guidance were from North America, let alone the US or California. What the ....?
Consistent with the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines
The IPCC guidelines are the recognized international standard for developing national greenhouse gas inventories. They were developed through an international process which included work by teams of experts from many countries; technical and regional workshops held in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Central Europe and Western Europe; testing of the methods through the actual development of inventories; and country studies to assess the methods in a variety of national contexts.
I think the most interesting bit of information in Greg’s short presentation was that CARB has been given the power by the Legislature and the Governor to make rules and regulations, which they are authorized to enforce in returning California CO2 emissions to 1990 levels, all based on the UN IPCC guidance above.
Greg went on to point out, in 1990 California population was 29,760,021. The States population in 2009 was 38,292,687. A 23% growth in population in 20 years. During the same period, CO2 only grew about 6%. “It looks like California is doing a good job,” said Greg. “How can we get back to 1990 levels with the current population growth?”Exit Question: How can California return to the 1990 levels of CO2 emissions, when our population has increase by 23% over the last 20 years? Maybe some of my going green friends Steve E and Steve F have an answer.
If you are interested a more detailed presentation on AB32 by Greg Marks, Field Rep for Dan Logue, he is available to address your organization or social group. Just give him a call at 530-895-4219 or email: [email protected]
