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CEQA and Climate Change

Partnering with Local Agencies to Combat Global Warming

Monterey Presentations

Friday, May 23rd, 2008 — Monterey, CA

Local Host:
Vice Mayor Libby Downey, City of Monterey

9:00 am Registration
9:45 am Attorney General's Keynote: Urgency of Global Warming
10:15 am The Critical Role of Local Government
10:45 am Approach under CEQA

Overview on the Fundamentals of Evaluating and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Projects Subject to CEQA: Thresholds, Modeling Emissions, and Mitigation

Moderator: Cliff Rechtschaffen, CA Attorney General’s Office
Approach under CEQA (PDF)

12:15 pm Networking Lunch
1:00 pm Local Government Assistance
1:30 pm Case Studies

Regional, countywide, city and project specific case studies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Moderator: Don Hall, PG&E

3:00 pm Zero Emission Development and How To Achieve It
3:30 pm Concluding Keynote
4:00 pm Adjourn

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