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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021 | 9:00AM (EASTERN). The Circular Carbon Economy project is a joint initiative between Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and the Global CCS Institute. The multi-year project explores options to reduce, reuse, recycle, and remove CO2 emissions from the global energy economy and global ecosystems. The goal is to provide decision makers (including policymakers, investors, and civil society) quantitative understanding of options that can accelerate global decarbonization, reduce risks, and create economic growth. Early work builds on new and existing scholarship to create opportunities and actions for a just and verdant energy transition.

In June, we shared the key findings from our new reports, “Blue Hydrogen: Production and Use,” and “Green Hydrogen in a Circular Carbon Economy: Opportunities and Limits.” The reports touch on production, transportation, and use of zero-carbon hydrogen (blue, green, and bio), how and where there are opportunities to catalytic early action and investment, and what’s needed to put the world on a useful path to maximizing the value of a critical carbon-free fuel.

The Center on Global Energy Policy and the Global CCS Institute will host a discussion that will bring together experts in technology, policy, and finance to address how hydrogen can rapidly provide commercial energy services across key sectors (power, transportation, industry, and buildings). The event will feature a keynote address and a short presentation by project co-leads, Dr. S. Julio Friedmann, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA, and Alex Zapantis, General Manager - Commercial, Global CCS Institute, followed by a panel discussion.

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Moderator:
• Adam Sieminski, Senior Advisor to the Board of Trustees, KAPSARC
Panelists:
• Fatima Alfoura Alshamsi, Energy Policy Exec. Director, Dept. of Energy, UAE
• Dr. Bashir Dabbousi, Director, Technology Strategy & Planning, Saudi Aramco
• Camilla Palladino, Executive VP at Large, Snam
 

This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.

This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend.

For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Kyu Lee ([email protected]) or Genna Morton ([email protected]).

For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 AT 11:00AM (EASTERN). More than 100 Countries and 200 companies around the world have pledged to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. Now we have to ask ourselves, how do we do it? There is more to the net zero challenge than just removing carbon from the power sector. We also need to consider how we can do it affordably and reliably. Join Mitsubishi Power to learn how it is applying advanced modeling to help determine the best path to lower system costs, reduce the amount of curtailment and effectively reduce carbon emissions in the west.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 30 AT 3:00PM (PACIFIC). The California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) is hosting a two-hour workshop in conjunction with the ACT Expo in Long Beach on August 30, 2021. This workshop will cover hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks. As fleet operators in California and beyond begin to consider adopting zero-emission technologies in their fleets, careful consideration of capabilities and requirements is needed to determine if the technology is suited to application duty-cycles, location, and use. Fuel cell electric trucks are capable of performing the heavy workload of commercial and industrial fleets and offer similar operational logistics to diesel fleets with no tailpipe emissions other than water.  

The Hydrogen – It Really Does Work Today! Fuel Cell Truck Workshop at ACT Expo will present the real-world status of hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks to clean transportation stakeholders and fleet operators at ACT Expo. This workshop will cover:

• An overview of CARB’s Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) Ruling
• Top-level analysis of fuel cell electric trucks and comparison to diesel and battery electric
• Real-world perspectives on operation and maintenance from today’s fuel cell truck and bus operators
• Hydrogen refueling insights and cost projections
• An interactive panel discussion to hear viewpoints from the audience

Join the CHBC and expert industry presenters at ACT Expo to learn more about the hydrogen and fuel cell solution!

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 9:00AM (PACIFIC). En Español

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in a virtual public workshop to discuss the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The ACF rulemaking is part of a comprehensive strategy to achieve a zero-emission truck and bus fleet by 2045 everywhere feasible and significantly earlier for market segments such as last mile delivery, public fleets, and drayage applications.
CARB staff previously held a public workgroup meeting in December 2020 and a public workshop in March 2021 to discuss draft concepts. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the initial draft ACF rulemaking language and updated cost assumptions. The workshop will include two primary topics:
• An overview of the draft regulation language and discuss comments and questions. The draft regulation language will include proposed requirements for drayage trucks, high-priority fleets, public fleets, and to increase manufacturer ZEV sales requirements in 2040 to better align with the Governor’s Executive Order N-79-20.
• Updated cost assumptions being used to develop the Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment.
This workshop will be held via GoToWebinar at the following date and time. Interested parties must register to participate.

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Meeting materials will be made available in advance of the workshop on the Advanced Clean Fleets Meetings & Events website. Draft rulemaking language and cost assumptions will be made available for a 30-day comment period and will be posted online prior to the meeting date.
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Background
Achieving California’s long-term air quality, climate, and public health goals will require a transition from the conventional combustion technologies to zero-emission everywhere feasible and near-zero-emission powered by clean, low-carbon renewable fuels everywhere else.  Promoting the development and use of zero-emission trucks will contribute to the goals set in the Sustainable Freight Action Plan and will help achieve emission reductions as outlined in the State Implementation Plan, Senate Bill (SB) 350 (de León, Chapter 547, Statutes of 2015), Assembly Bill 32 (Nuñez, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006), and SB 32 (Pavley, Chapter 249, Statutes of 2016).  This effort is part of a broader strategy to increase clean, affordable transportation options such as zero-emission technologies, innovative methods to improve goods movement, and efficiency of transportation systems in California.
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Contact
If you have any questions regarding the workshop, please contact Advanced Clean Fleets email. If you wish to receive information regarding the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, please visit the Advanced Clean Fleets website. To receive updates and notices of upcoming meetings, please subscribe to the Advanced Clean Fleets email list. If you need technical support during the workshop, please message Mr. Harinder Phagura during the webinar. 

If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (i.e. Braille, large print) or another language, please contact Mr. Harinder Phagura, as soon as possible. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 2:30PM (PACIFIC). The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in virtual public workshop to discuss the Draft Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Fourth Investment Plan (Fourth Investment Plan). Every three years, the Department of Finance, in consultation with CARB and other State agencies, submits an Investment Plan to the Legislature to guide the investment of Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds. The Fourth Investment Plan will cover Fiscal Years 2022-23 through 2024-25 and is due to the Legislature in January 2022. Priority investment types identified in the Investment Plan do not guarantee funding but rather provide recommendations to the Legislature on potential funding opportunities to consider. The upcoming workshop provides the public with an opportunity to learn more about and share input on the Draft Fourth Investment Plan, which will be released for public comment prior to the workshop. The workshop will be held via Zoom webinar at the following date and time:

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The Draft Fourth Investment Plan, workshop presentation, and any additional supporting materials will be posted to the Investment Plan webpage prior to the workshop. This webpage also contains more information about the Investment Plan as well as an event flyer.

How to Participate
To participate in the workshop, please register before the workshop begins. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information to join the Zoom webinar either through a computer, digital device, or via phone line. The workshop will be conducted in English with live Spanish interpretation. During the workshop, participants will be able to ask questions and provide comments through the Zoom “raise hand” feature or via phone line.
Telephone Access Only
Call 1 (636) 651-3185 or 1 (877) 810-9415 (toll free) and enter in the conference code: 522431. The webinar ID is: 854 6400 0405 and passcode 461642. To ask a question or comment over the telephone, dial *9 to “raise your hand” and *6 to mute/unmute your phone line. Please note that there is no in-person attendance option for this meeting.
Background
California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged and low-income communities. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged communities and low-income communities and households. To learn more, visit the California Climate Investments website.
Contact
If you have questions about the workshop, please email [email protected]. To receive regular updates about California Climate Investments, please sign up for the email list.If you require a special accommodation or language needs for any of the following:

• An interpreter to be available during the workshop;
• Having documents available in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print) or another language;
• A disability-related reasonable accommodation.
 

Please contact Kathryn Kynett as soon as possible, but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled event. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Cap-and-Trade Dollars at Work

California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11 AT 10:00AM (PACIFIC). Zoom: To join, enter the meeting ID 938-6923-0237 and the password mtg@10am. To participate by phone, dial (669) 900-6833 or toll free at (888) 475-4499 and enter meeting ID 938-6923-0237. For Zoom technical support dial (888) 799-9666 ext. 2, or contact the CEC’s Public Advisor’s Office for help at [email protected], (916) 654-4489 or (800) 822-6228.

AGENDA

Public comment periods will be available throughout the business meeting and is expected to be three minutes or less per speaker and one person per organization. Depending on the number of members of the public seeking to make a comment, the Chair may adjust the total time allotted for public comment and the time allotted for each comment.

If participating via Zoom’s online platform, use the “raise hand” feature to indicate you would like to make a comment. The Public Advisor will open your line to speak. Please restate and spell your name for the record; indicate if you have an affiliation; and begin your comments.

If participating by telephone, press *9 to “raise your hand” and *6 to mute/unmute. The Public Advisor will announce the last three digits of the phone number listed and open your line. Make sure to unmute your phone before speaking then restate and spell your name for the record, indicate if you have an affiliation; and begin your comments.

Verizon: The CEC’s Verizon phone line will solely be available if the Zoom service disconnects and shuts down. If that situation arises, the CEC Verizon line will be available for the public to listen and make public comment. Call the CEC’s Verizon line at (888) 823-5065 and enter the passcode: business meeting. To make public comment about a specific item, please provide your name, affiliation if any, and the item number to the operator. Once connected, press *0 for help or to speak with the operator. The operator will open your line when it is your turn to speak. Restate and spell your name for the record. The operator will mute your line when you are finished commenting.

Public Advisor Assistance. Direct questions about how to participate in the business meeting or to request interpreting services or other reasonable accommodations to the Public Advisor’s Office at [email protected], by phone at (916) 654-4489 or toll free at (800) 822-6228. Requests for interpreting services and reasonable accommodations should be made at least five days in advance. The Public Advisor may upon the request of public participants who may be absent from the CEC’s place of business or during the business meeting when a matter of interest to them is being considered, neutrally and publicly relate those participants’ points to the CEC on behalf of members of the public. If you are interested in this service, please email concise comments, specifying your main points, before the start of the business meeting to the Public Advisor’s Office. Comments submitted after the business meeting starts will be filed in the business meeting docket. The CEC will work diligently to accommodate all requests.

SEPTEMBER 20-23. SPI, ESI &  Smart Energy Week is the most comprehensive event in North America for the renewable energy industry, including solar, storage, smart energy, wind, hydrogen & fuel cells, geothermal, and EV infrastructure. Anchored by the flagship event, SPI, Smart Energy Week brings together an extensive alliance of renewable energy leaders for multiple days of networking, education, and innovation that moves the industry forward. SPI, ESI & Smart Energy Week, has become the center of integration for the wider energy industry - with Energy Storage International (the largest energy storage event in North America), Smart Energy Marketplace + Microgrid, Hydrogen + Fuel Cells International, EV International, and Wind Energy International.

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SEPTEMBER 7-10, 2021. 2021 Pacific Fuels & Convinience Summit, in San Diego, CA. Join Keith Malone and staff on Wednesday, September 8 during the "Fuels of the Future: Taking Advantage of Opportunities in an Evolving Market" Panel with CaFCP members. As of July 1, California has 48 light-duty hydrogen stations that are open to passenger car drivers, in addition to two stations serving heavy-duty trucks in Southern California.  More than 100 stations – car, bus and truck – are in development and expected to open over the next several years.

Economic data from the California Energy Commission shows hydrogen station costs coming down, and the percentage of private co-investment increasing substantially. In addition, a recent report from the Air Resources Board shows that California can have a self-sufficient (translation: no government funding) light-duty hydrogen fueling network by 2030 with a final infusion of state co-funding that will likely attract a 90% investment match by private industry.

Join us for a session about hydrogen station development that includes a panel discussion and Q&A session with developers and operators.

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