MTC ABAG Library

Climate Change

MTC Climate Change. Clearing the Air: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Information on MTC's planning and programing projects dealing with climate change. Includes links to MTC reports, articles, and past conferences on transportation and climate change.

One Bay Area: A project of the Metropolitan Transportation Commisson, Association of Bay Area Government, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission to develop an integrated transportation, land-use and housing plan known as a Sustainable Communities Strategy (Strategy), with the ultimate goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions for cars and light-duty trucks.

San Francisco Bay Area Climate Action Portal: A project of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Institute for Local Government, designed to allow local governments to easily access tools and resources for implementing climate actions. Through the website you can track the actions of local cities and counties, research governmental policies, follow climate research, keep track of climate related news, and more.

Association of Bay Area Government's Climate Protection: ABAG website with tips, tools, and resources that may assist local governments and residents.

Bay Area Ecosystems Climate Change Consortium: The Bay Area Ecosystems Climate Change Consortium (BAECCC) identifies and addresses climate change impacts on ecosystems by using science to inform adaptive management for long-term ecological and economic benefits.

Climate Change at the Local Level: A Survey of California's Cities and Counties: A report published by the Public Policy Institute of California; survey results detailing various climate-related actions undertaken by California cities and counties.

Transportation, land use and greenhouse gases : a Bay Area resource guide: A Climate Change Resource Guide, produced for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, to aid a serious discussion on ways to reduce transportation and land use related greenhouse gasses.

Climate change hits home : adaptation strategies for the San Francisco Bay Area: SPUR surveys the likely impacts of climate change in the Bay Area.

California Climate Change Portal: This website contains information on the impacts of climate change on California and the state's policies relating to global warming. It is also the home of the California Climate Change Center, a "virtual" research and information website operated by the California Energy Commission through its Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program.

California Air Resources Board: Climate Change Program: This website provides information on implementing California’s Scoping Plan. The Plan is a central requirement of Assembly Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, requiring California to develop regulations that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

California Climate Program: The Center for Clean Air Policy's website on California's climate change programs and legislation.

California Senate Bill 375: Text of California's landmark climate change bill: SB 375

Climate Change Just the Facts: The Governor's Office of Planning & Research has compiled the key facts about climate science, the expert consensus, and some of the common arguments from responses to those who spread doubt and confusion to prevent action.

The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast: A paper from the California Climate Change Center

A bold plan for sustainable California communities : a report on the implementation of Senate Bill 375: This report tells the story of how Southern California and Sacramento have tackled implementation of the new law.

State Legislation Around the Country: A clearinghouse of state legislative efforts to combat climate change from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Planners Energy and Climate Database: From the American Planning Association, this database provides examples of communities that have taken steps to integrate energy and climate change issues into planning, states that have addressed climate change issues in plans or policies, and other relevant documents to help planners understand and address energy and climate change.

U.S. Department of Transporation: Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse: The Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse is designed as a one-stop source of information on transportation and climate change issues. It includes information on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, analytic methods and tools, GHG reduction strategies, potential impacts of climate change on transportation infrastructure, and approaches for integrating climate change considerations into transportation decision making.

Federal Highway Administration: Highways and Climate Change: his website provides information on FHWA research, publications, and resources related to climate change science, policies, and actions. You will also find some current state and local practices in adapting to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change: The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research on changes in the global environment and their implications for society.

United States Global Change Research Program: EPA's Climate Change Site offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society – communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments.

Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming website was established by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in early 2007 to add urgency and resources to the commitment of this Congress to address the challenges of America's oil dependence and the threat of global warming.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. transportation: This report examines whether we can substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. transportation.

A framework for considering climate change in transportation and land use scenario planning : final report: A framework for federal, state, regional, and local agencies to use to work collaboratively to reduce GHG emissions.