Community Engagement in State Climate Policy

Martha Dina Arguello, Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles

January 16

ilities % Peo le of C I t

■ Cem nt Ki ln I ess th n 37% ... Petroleum Rerioery -37%to 70%

• p l'er Plant -Greater than 70%

The Climate

Gap:

low income

communities of

color are first

and worst hit

by climate

change

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AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act

Environmental Justice Advisory Committee

AB 32

Original AB 32 EJ advisory

Committee Angela Johnson-Meszaros (co-chair) - California Environmental

Rights Alliance

• Jane Williams (co-chair) - California Communities Against Toxics

• Chione Flegal - Latino Issues Forum

• Henry Clark - West County Toxics Coalition

• Bill Gallegos - Communities for a Better Environment

• Tom Frantz - Association of Irritated Residents

• Jose Carmona - Clean Power Campaign

• Martha Arguello - Physicians for Social Responsibility

• Diane Takvorian - Environmental Health Coalition

Jose Carmona CEERT

Gisele fong

Phry. sicians for Soc ial Respons ibility

End Oil Los Angeles

Tom f rantz * Assoc iation of Irrltated Res idents Central Valley

Kev in Ham i I ton Cli nica Sierra Vista Central Val Iey

Rey Leon Vall ey LEAP Central Val Iey

Lu is Olmedo * Com ite Civico Del Vall e Im perial Valliey

Kemba Shakur Urban Releaf

Mari Rose Taruc* As ian Pac ific E nv imn mental Network

Mon ica Wil son GI obal Al Ii anc efor Inc inerator Alternatives

New Members Appointed September 251 2015

Sek ita Grant The GreenIi n i ng Institu.te

EI eanor Torres The Inc redi bl e Edible Community Garden

Coli n Bail ey The Enrv i mn mental JU)Sti c e Coalition for Water Sacr,am1ento

Oak Park Neighborhood Assoc iation

Continuation and strengthening of programs

established to reach the 2020 GHG emissions

reduction target

Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Renewable Portfolio Standard

Advanced Clean Cars Program

ZEV Program

Sustainable Freight Strategy

SB 375 Sustainable Communities Strategy

Cap-and-Trade Program

Preferred option with declining caps

Evaluation of carbon tax and prescriptive regulations

Opportunities for pubic engagement with

EJAC

Monthly EJAC Calls

Reaching out to EJAC members

Public Workshops

Challenges to

engaging

Communities