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CEQAmap News - Updated June 25, 2009

Natural Resources Agency begins review

of OPR's proposed CEQA Guideline amendments for greenhouse gas emissions.

The Natural Resources Agency (Resources) will soon commence the Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking process for certifying and adopting the recommended Amendments to the CEQA Guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions submitted by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21083.05. read more...

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2009 Greenhouse Gas & Climate Change
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co-authored by
The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute and Sequence Staffing.

According to Sequence Staffing, one of the authors, this survey represents the industry’s first collection of data in relation to the greenhouse gas and climate change workforce.

Seven of the Key findings of the report include:

  1. Greenhouse gas accounting is critical to combating global climate change.
  2. There is a significant shortage of qualified personnel and experts to meet the challenges.
  3. The GHG accounting and climate change industry is projected to grow significantly as a “super sector.”
  4. Carbon is projected to be traded at volumes greater than other major commodities such as steel or coal.
  5. Given the labor shortage, the risk is moderately high that carbon trading could face accounting scandals like those symbolized by Enron, WorldCom and Tyco.
  6. Greenhouse gas accounting is expected to become professionalized like that of the IT Industry; to grow very large and very rapidly.
  7. Educational institutions are not adequately training new graduates with GHG accounting and management skills to meet climate change demands.
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2009 Workforce Survey Results

The survey was intended as a policy neutral approach to obtaining information from the combined International community and experts. The focus of the authors was on acquiring valuable and much needed data while not promoting policy or specific protocols, standards or programs.

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Natural Resources Agency review... (continued from top of page)

Milestones in the rulemaking process include:

  • Resources will publish a Notice of Proposed Action, and make the Proposed Guidelines Amendments and an Initial Statement of Reasons available on its website
  • Publication of the Notice starts a 45-day public comment period on the Proposed Guidelines Amendments
  • Resources will host two public hearings to receive oral comments during the public comment period
  • Resources will consider and respond to all comments received during the comment period. Pursuant to the APA, responses may include changes to the Proposed Guidelines Amendments or an explanation of why no change is being made in response to the suggestion or recommendation
The Notice of Proposed Action will be published soon; please check the Natural Resources Agency CEQA Guidelines website periodically for updates. If you have any questions, you may contact Resources Special Counsel Christopher Calfee or OPR Assistant Planner Ian Peterson.

For more information about OPR and the proposed Guidelines, visit their CEQA Guidelines and Greenhouse Gases Website. Additionally, OPR's Transmittal Letter to the Natural Resouces Agency contains a summary of its proposed amendments.

 
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