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Report offers strategies to achieve environmental goals. 

Release 09-111
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2009
	  	  	
Leo Kay
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Matt Crenson, ICCT, 917-640-7930
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Report to ARB presents policy recommendations to drive
development of clean technology in California

SACRAMENTO-The California Air Resources Board today received a
report examining the opportunities, challenges and potential
solutions for developing and deploying advanced technologies in
California.

The "Advanced Technology to Meet California's Climate Goals:
Opportunities, Barriers & Policy Solutions" report was prepared
by a ten-member sub-group of the Economic and Technology
Advancement Advisory Committee (ETAAC). It presents a
comprehensive view of California's need to drive and accelerate
the development of technology that will stimulate the state's
transition to a clean energy economy and achieve the greenhouse
gas reductions required under AB 32, California's pioneering
climate change legislation.

"California must take immediate and sustained action to overcome
the barriers to long-term technology advancement ETAAC has
identified, and to achieve our economic, environmental and
climate goals," said Dr. Alan Lloyd, ETAAC Chair and President of
the International Council on Clean Transportation.

The ETAAC report presents an action plan for advanced technology
development to meet climate, economic and air quality goals.

"Addressing climate change is an economic growth opportunity",
said Dr. Bob Epstein, Director of New Resource Bank and Vice
Chair of ETAAC. "This report identifies policies that will enable
California to achieve more jobs, less pollution and greater
energy security."

The report's multi-sector approach to achieving greenhouse
reductions and air quality improvements covers a broad spectrum
of technologies, presenting specific policy action items for the
energy efficiency, renewable energy and clean transportation
sectors.

"Advancing clean transportation is an excellent strategy to meet
our goals of reducing greenhouse gases and other pollutants while
driving California's economic development," Dr. Lloyd said.

The strategies outlined by the report include:

    * A transition to zero-tailpipe-emission transportation
technologies where California can play a leading role in
development, manufacturing, and deployment
    * Development and deployment of new energy efficiency
technologies
    * Innovative financing to help residents and businesses
become more efficient and shrink their carbon footprint
    * A package of recommendations for a suite of centralized
and distributed renewable energy generation technologies
    * Transitional funding assistance for California companies
to deploy advanced technology to improve efficiency and produce
low- or zero-greenhouse gas products; funding could come from
allowances in a cap-and-trade program or federal stimulus dollars


The draft version of the report was developed over the course of
four public meetings and a two-month-long formal public review.

"We will keep the carefully considered recommendations offered
up by the independent technology committee in our back pocket as
we move ahead in carrying out the state's landmark global climate
change plan," said ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols. "Strong
investments in emerging technologies and a green collar workforce
must be central components of every measure we take in this
critical public health realm. It's worth noting that many of our
diesel regulations are also following through on the committee's
direction by reducing black carbon and providing jobs to those
manufacturing and installing filters and cleaner engines."

The ETAAC was formed as directed by the California Global
Warming Solutions Act of 2006 to advise ARB on activities that
will facilitate investment in and implementation of technological
research and development opportunities; and advise the ARB on
state, regional, national, and international economic and
technological developments related to greenhouse gas emission
reductions. The Committee includes a broad cross-section of
viewpoints on the California economy including academics and
representatives of utilities, non-profits, local government,
organized labor and small and corporate business groups.

This latest report updates sections of an initial report
released by the ETAAC in February 2008. The report can be found
at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/etaac/etaac.htm.

The Air Resources Board is a department of the California
Environmental Protection Agency. ARB's mission is to promote and
protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through
effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and
considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air
pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain
health based air quality standards.

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