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Priority Area: Climate Action
Barrier: Planning Capacity

Challenge/Local/State

Description

State Solution
(Type of Activity: Policy/Regulation )

Allowing More Flexible Planning Pathways Beyond Full CAP Updates. State representatives discussed recognizing alternative planning approaches—such as sector-specific plans or partial inventories—rather than requiring comprehensive CAP updates in all cases. This policy flexibility enables local governments to take action without excessive planning overhead.

Further Progress Pathways: The 2027 Scoping Plan update: The Local Actions Appendix of the Scoping Plan provides recommendations and guidance for developing Climate Action Plans (CAPs), including methods for setting local GHG reduction targets. It outlines 13 recommended strategies within three priority areas—transportation electrification, VMT reduction, and building decarbonization—that have been validated through academic research to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Appendix also offers guidance on determining consistency with the Scoping Plan qualitatively by incorporating project attributes associated with low per capita GHG impacts, and provides direction for preparing CEQA-Qualified CAPs.
Region: Statewide

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