Land Use - Policy

 

SB 375

Senate Bill 375 is the recently approved, state-wide legislation aimed at fighting climate change in California through smart development. Besides creating a state-mandated program that brings together formally disjointed planning activities, SB 375 sets benchmark goals of carbon emission reduction within the different regions of California. Also, by creating Sustainable Community Strategies, each region will incorporate housing needs, transportation alternatives, and regional targets for emission reductions into their already existing planning structures. Uniting invested stakeholders in the planning discussion, as well as creating timetables for the implementation of new ideas, SB 375 hopes to considerably reduce climate change and promote sustainable development throughout California.

AB 32

Signed into effect by Gov. Schwarzenegger on Sept. 27. 2006, The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB32), committs the state to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. AB32 gives the California Air Resources Board (CARB) the authority to impose an economy-wide cap on state-wide greenhouse gas emissions.

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    1. SB 375 is the recently approved, state-wide legislation aimed at fighting climate change in California through smart development. Besides creating a state-mandated program that brings together formally disjointed planning activities, SB 375 will set benchmark goals of carbon emission reduction within the different regions of California. Also, by creating Sustainable Community Strategies, each region will be led to incorporate housing needs, transportation alternatives, and regional targets for emission reductions into their already existing planning structures. Uniting invested stakeholders in the planning discussion, as well as creating timetables for the implementation of new ideas, SB 375 hopes to considerably reduce climate change and promote sustainable development throughout California.