“America is now a global

leader when it comes to

taking serious action to

fight climate change.”

-President Obama After rejecting the Keystone XL

Pipeline,11/6/15

2002: Marin County climate planning process starts

2010: Marin Clean Energy plugs in first low carbon electricity of its kindin California, now widely emulated

2015: County begins serious efforts to address sea level rise

2009: San Rafael adopts Climate Change Action Plan, spurring similar plans in every town in Marin

2012: Marin Carbon Project demonstrates carbon sequestration

Nov 10, 2015: County scheduled to update its Climate Action Plan, increasing 2020 goal

“It's time for courage, it's time for

creativity and it's time for boldness to

tackle climate change.”

-Governor Jerry Brown

Pioneer global agreement amongst states, provinces and countries to limit global temperature rise to below 2° Celsius

Tackle California’s climate-related disasters--drought, wildfires, flooding, biodiversity, anticipated migrations

What’s Ahead for California?

Lead the California delegation at the COP21 meeting in Paris

Raging wildfires at unprecedented levels

4 years of drought in California destructive, costly,

life-threatening

Drought in

East Africa

Heat waves

Korea & China

Floods

in JakartaTyphoon Haiyan

Wildfires

in Australia

Between 2002-2012

Increase in renewable

energy generation

2006: California Global Warming Solutions Act sets goals for GHG reduction.

2008: Sustainable Communities Act targets GHG reduction in futuretransportation and land use.

2015: Clean Energy & Pollution Reduction Act calls for a 50%Renewable Portfolio Standard, doubling energy savings in buildings, and increased electric car charging infrastructure.

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Facts about California’s

Green Economy

created

clean energy jobs since 2002

billion increase in Silicon Valley green

energy investments since 2006

cut GHG emissions by

from 1990 levels

Saved consumers upwards of billion since

2002 $74

200,000

We can grow the economy and protect the environment at the same time

Climate leadership policies are good for consumers

Cap and Trade is working to cut GHG and drive innovation

Clean transportation saves money

Lower energy bills for Californians

“America is now a global

leader when it comes to

taking serious action to

fight climate change.”

-President Obama After rejecting the Keystone XL

Pipeline,11/6/15

Future power plants must carbon pollution from current levels

Existing power plants cut carbon pollution by 32% from 2005 levels by 2030

closing a few hundred coal-fired power plants

EPA assigns individual states a target for reducing emissions with drafts due by 2016

The first-ever national standards addressing carbon pollution for power plants finalized by President Obama in August 2015

effectively ensuring no new coal plants are built in the United States

prevents generates saves

3,600 premature deaths

1,700 non-fatal heart attacks

90,000 asthma attacks in children

300,000 missed work and school days

30% more renewable energy investment

10,000+ jobs

Lowers costs for renewable energy

30 million homes could be powered by the energy saved

$115 billion saved by consumers from 2020-2030

$85/year savings on energy bills

Nov 30 – Dec 11th convention of 190 countries to make a new international agreement on climate,

aiming to keep global warming below 2°C

countries committed to reduce their GHG emissions by 2030

of global emissions are covered—but pledges to date will lower

projected warming to 2.7°C, still short of the 2.0°C goal

governments environmentalorganizations

financialinstitutions

oil & gas CEOs

sub-nationalorganizations

Renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable forestry are important to both

developed and developing nations

Emissions control and climate mitigation are increasingly universal issues

Early warning systems for climate disasters are a priority for all nations

Expectations are high since the US-China agreement last year

Funds will likely remain insufficient for poor countries

A framework for continuing negotiations is expected