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‘Victory for Cleaner Air’ as Federal Court Upholds California Vehicle Emissions Standards – 9 April 2024

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Currently Pending

SB 308 – Carbon Dioxide Removal Market Development Act

ACTIONS TO TAKE ON SB 308
1. Call Your California Assemblymember
2. Declare your Support for SB 308 on Social Media
3. Sign Up for a Virtual Citizen Lobbying Session with Your Assemblymember
OpenAir will connect you with other activists in your California assembly district, and provide materials and training to empower you to participate in a 30 minute zoom meeting with the assembly members staff.

Fact Sheet (PDF)
Citizen Lobbying Presentation about California SB 308 (video)
Snippets:
The bill would require the state board, no later than December 31, 2027, to establish rules and processes for certifying carbon dioxide removal processes that may be used to create negative emissions credits and for tracking negative emissions credits in accordance with certain criteria.

“Durable carbon sequestration method” means a method of carbon sequestration that can reasonably be projected to retain a large majority of the carbon atoms out of the atmosphere for 1,000 years and for which the responsible entity provides a guarantee period of at least 100 years.

In order to be counted for the purpose of balancing continued residual emissions of greenhouse gases, CDR processes must be quantifiable and must include scientifically rigorous approaches to monitor and verify the sequestration of removed carbon in order to ensure that the reduction in atmospheric carbon dioxide is maintained over long periods of time.

California’s Path to Carbon Neutrality by 2045: A Blueprint for Sustainable Progress – 15 November 2023

Restoration Fuels – a commercial scale thermal treatment facility in John Day, Oregon

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