Outreach and Education

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 FROM 9:30AM - 4:00PM PACIFIC TIME. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will be hosting a virtual workgroup meeting to strategize on how to move toward a one hundred percent zero-emission bus fleet. Panelists invited include California transit agencies, the Governor’s Office of Business Administration and Economic Development (GO-Biz), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the California Energy Commission (CEC), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), electric utilities, and hydrogen suppliers and station builders. This meeting will present current successes and discuss challenges and solutions on infrastructure needed for a full-scale conversion.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 16 FROM 6:00PM- 9:00PM. join Climate Resolve for our annual gala and awards ceremony, Coolest in LA 2023. This year’s Coolest in LA, our 10th gala celebrating local climate achievements, will be held at the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Historic Downtown Los Angeles. It’s shaping-up to be our biggest and most glamorous event to date.

We’re excited to honor the following climate leaders at this year’s gala:

• Kellie Hawkins Davis • EKA • Ms. Hawkins Davis served as a healthcare investments advisor to the Obama Administration. Prior to her federal service, she served the administration of former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, where she served as a policy advisor and later as a general manager for a city agency. Ms. Hawkins Davis is currently a partner at EKA PR firm.
• Andy Lipkis • ARLA • Mr. Lipkis is the Founder of TreePeople, a practical visionary who began planting trees to rehabilitate smog and fire damaged Los Angeles. Mr. Lipkis is the current Project Executive at Accelerate Resilience LA (ARLA)
• GuardTop • CoolSeal • GuardTop offers innovative, solar-activated engineering to deliver a higher performing, longer-lasting asphalt sealcoat for forward-thinking communities and institutions. They reduce surface temperatures, preserve and protect surfaces.
• 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa • Governor Newsom’s Infrastructure Lead • Mr. Villaraigosa is currently a partner and co-chair at Actum where he focuses on strategic and crisis communication consulting to senior executives in large public and private sector organizations.

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TUESDAY, MAY 9 - THURSDAY, MAY 11. Join AIChE in Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands for their, Center for Hydrogen Safety Europe Conference. The Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS), the conference will bring together academics, industry, and government representatives to create a space for applied hydrogen safety topics to be discussed, to provide a space for collaboration and community, and to give opportunity for your questions.

Submit An Abstract - DEADLINE Wednesday, March 15, 2023

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 FROM 9:00AM- 4:00PM PACIFIC. The Board will consider approving the 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan (2022 Scoping Plan) along with considering whether to certify the Environmental Analysis prepared for the 2022 Scoping Plan (including adopting the California Environmental Quality Act findings and statement of overriding considerations). The plan recommends a suite of actions to reduce anthropogenic emissions by 85% below 1990 levels and achieve carbon neutrality in California no later than 2045. This is the second of two Board hearings on this item.

As part of this agenda item, the Board will consider delegating to the CARB Executive Officer the task to collaborate with the Natural Resources Agency in establishing the expert advisory committee required by Assembly Bill 757 to advise the state regarding carbon sequestration and other nature-based climate solutions to greenhouse gas emissions.
*This item is scheduled to be heard on Thursday, December 15. Because the length of public testimony cannot be predicted in advance, this item may continue on Friday, December 16.

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https://cal-span.org/

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 AT 11:30AM PACIFIC TIME. Please join the South Coast AQMD Governing Board to celebrate our clean air heroes. The 33rd Annual Clean Air Awards will be held virtually on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. The event will feature our awardees, notable speakers and special guests.

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Event Information with a link to join the virtual celebration will be emailed to you. We look forward to seeing you at the virtual Clean Air Awards.

More Information:
Email: [email protected]
Phone:  (909) 396-2432

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 AT 10:00AM. The California Energy Commission (CEC) will host a workshop to discuss and receive stakeholder feedback on how to define, measure, and improve the benefits provided to communities by the CEC Clean Transportation Program (CTP). The CEC is committed to equity, which includes how funds are allocated.
This workshop continues the effort to ensure that CTP projects are not only located in disadvantaged and low-income communities but also that these communities benefit from CTP investments.

The public can participate in the workshop consistent with the attendance instructions below. The CEC aims to begin promptly at the start time posted and the end time is an estimate based on the proposed agenda. The workshop may end sooner or later than the posted end time. Spanish interpretation will be available.

Notice and Agenda
• Notice of Clean Transportation Program Community Benefits Workshop
Remote Attendance
Remote Attendance Instructions, participants may join via Zoom by internet or phone.
• To join via Zoom. Attend workshop via Zoom or login in and enter the Webinar ID 982 3805 5375 and passcode 283317 and follow all prompts.
• To join by telephone. Call toll-free at (888) 475-4499 or toll at (669) 219-2599. When prompted, enter the Webinar ID 982 3805 5375 and passcode 283317.

Zoom Closed Captioning Service. At the bottom of the screen, click the Live Transcript CC icon and choose “Show Subtitle” or “View Full Transcript” from the pop-up menu. To stop closed captioning, close the “Live Transcript” or select “Hide Subtitle” from the pop-up menu. If joining by phone, closed captioning is automatic and cannot be turned off. While closed captioning is available in real-time, it can include errors. A more accurate transcript of the workshop will be docketed and posted as soon as possible after the meeting concludes.

Zoom Spanish Interpreting Services. Open the Zoom meeting. In the “Navigation” panel, click “Interpretation,” then click “Spanish”. Click “Mute Original Audio” to reduce background noise.

Zoom Difficulty. Contact Zoom at (888) 799-9666 ext. 2, or the CEC Public Advisor at [email protected], or by phone at (916) 957-7910.

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 AT 10:00AM PACIFIC. The California Energy Commission (CEC) will host a staff workshop to solicit feedback on the implementation of the new Clean Hydrogen Program created under Assembly Bill (AB) 209 (The Energy and Climate Change budget bill, Chapter 251, enacted in September 2022). This new program will contribute to economy-wide decarbonization by providing opportunities to accelerate clean hydrogen production and use. The staff workshop will discuss proposed program scope, project eligibility, and project requirements and considerations. Additionally, stakeholders and members of the public will have the opportunity to provide feedback during the workshop and via written comment.

The workshop will be held remotely. The public can participate in the workshop consistent with the attendance instructions below. The CEC aims to begin promptly at the start time posted, and the end time is an estimate based on the proposed agenda. The workshop may end sooner or later than the posted end time.

Agenda
The staff workshop will include presentations by CEC staff and opportunities for public comment
on the following topics:

• Overview of the Clean Hydrogen Program.
• Proposed program scope, funding areas, and project requirements and considerations.
• Questions for stakeholders and input of public comments.
• Next steps and stakeholder engagement opportunities.

A detailed meeting schedule will be posted prior to the workshop at https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=22-ERDD-03.

Background 

Attendance Instructions
Remote participants may join via Zoom by internet or phone.
• To join via Zoom. Click on
https://energy.zoom.us/j/95443784424?pwd=OWVJL1FqTDlYeSs0RVpFOC8vaDJ5Zz09 or
login in at https://zoom.us/ and enter the Webinar ID 994 1439 8941 and passcode
18214131 and follow all prompts.
• To join by telephone. Call toll-free at (888) 475-4499 or toll at (669) 219-2599. When
prompted, enter the Webinar ID 994 1439 8941 and passcode 18214131.
Zoom Closed Captioning Service. At the bottom of the screen, click the Live Transcript CC icon and choose “Show Subtitle” or “View Full Transcript” from the pop-up menu. To stop closed

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 AT 3:00PM EASTERN. With state and regional efforts to advance a clean hydrogen economy rapidly expanding, it will be important to consider the corresponding economic development and workforce opportunities. Tax credits are available for clean hydrogen projects that will boost economic opportunity, and investments in pilot demonstration projects may support new revenue opportunities for local communities. To help address labor gaps across the clean hydrogen supply chain and expand access to careers in the sector, states can support workforce development efforts, such as re-training programs for former oil and gas workers or apprenticeship programs at local colleges and technical institutions. This webinar will provide State Energy Offices with an overview of these and other potential workforce and economic development strategies as they explore a market for clean hydrogen in their states and regions.

Please register for the webinar here and email Kelsey Jones ([email protected]) with any questions.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Global Mass Transit is organizing its second conference on “Clean Buses in the US”, on November 9-10, 2022 at InterContinental San Francisco. As of December 2021, over 3,500 ZEBs have been funded, ordered, delivered or deployed in the US. California is leading the deployment of ZEBs in the country and accounts for a 39 per cent share of the current ZEB fleet. This is driven primarily by its policies and programs that target a 100 per cent ZEB fleet by 2040. Other leading states include Washington, New York and Florida.

Transit agencies have mostly focused on the deployment of battery electric buses, with 95 percent of the current ZEB fleet comprising electric buses. Only a 5 percent share is occupied by fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs). This is due to factors such as the lower cost of procurement of electric buses and charging infrastructure. However, in the coming decade, the demand for hydrogen buses is expected to increase, owing mainly to factors such as faster refueling time and better mileage.

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