Urban Planning 869.1

After decades of debate, climate change is now emerging as the basis for statutory compliance requirements and market-driven economic activities. California has been a leader in this transition and recently enacted AB 32 to establish statewide emission limits and enforceable standards to meet those limits, which will profoundly affect certain California industries and create costs and opportunities for many more. This course covers requirements set forth in AB 32 and other laws, greenhouse gas inventories, registration of emissions and offsets, emissions trading, and carbon reduction strategies. Attendees learn about emerging California requirements to quantify and control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the associated market mechanisms and opportunities. Includes examples of specific evaluation and reporting methodologies. This course should interest a broad spectrum of Californian entities since anything that uses energy will be affected by AB 32 and other laws and programs. It is of particular value to those sectors subject to compliance requirements as well as entrepreneurs and service providers interested in providing goods and services to assist compliance and/or provide offsets. Elective course in Certificate in Global Sustainability Concentration in Environmental Law and Policy.

Downtown Los Angeles: 102 Figueroa Courtyard, 261 S. Figueroa St.

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6 hours of CM credit for AICP certified planners available.

6 hours of MCLE credit available.

Gary Lucks, J.D., CPEA, is a principal attorney and scientist with Beyond Compliance LLC, where he advises clients on multimedia environmental management systems (EMS) and environmental compliance. Lucks specializes in environmental compliance auditing, compliance management systems (CMS), compliance counseling, EMS, environmental training, environmental permitting, greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and reduction, and pollution prevention.