{"id":12759,"date":"2011-02-09T14:56:33","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T20:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=12759"},"modified":"2016-03-24T14:57:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T19:57:16","slug":"whats-new-objections-filed-in-the-ab-32-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2011\/02\/09\/whats-new-objections-filed-in-the-ab-32-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New? Objections Filed in the AB 32 Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The parties involved in the lawsuit \u201cAssociation of Irritated Residents v. California Air Resources Board (CARB)\u201d<\/em> filed objections\u00a0yesterday to the judge\u2019s tentative ruling that could lead to a temporary suspension of the state\u2019s landmark climate change plan.<\/p>\n

Given the breadth of the materials filed in this suit and the scope of the\u00a0 ruling, the arguments in the objections were both expected and appropriate. In fact, they shouldn\u2019t be a surprise to anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As our post<\/a> explained last week, the AB 32 Scoping Plan is a unique document that defines how California will cut global warming pollution to 1990 levels by 2020 while protecting our economy and attracting billions of investment dollars in companies with innovative clean energy technologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Petitioners, representing environmental justice interests, sued the state more than a year ago to block the plan\u2019s implementation. On January 24th<\/sup>, the San Francisco Superior Court judge\u00a0hearing the case issued a tentative ruling telling CARB that the package of measures in the plan was legal but that the analysis of the alternatives to those measures, and the process used to pass the plan, was defective.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So what happens now? Pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1590,\u00a0the court may order a hearing from which a final ruling would follow a maximum of 10 days later.\u00a0 Without a hearing, we expect to see a ruling within 50 days from the date the tentative decision was filed or before March 15th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

One of the most important aspects of the state\u2019s objections, as EDF sees it, is the request for more clarity on what the court found was wrong with the process, and what part of the plan it intends to stop or \u2018enjoin\u2019 in its decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More certainty on these issues is vital. For California to cut pollution as required, improve its air quality and protect and grow its economy, CARB and other state agencies need to use all of the tools at their disposal. They also need certainty that important initiatives\u2014such as the Million Solar Roofs program, the 33% renewable portfolio standard, and energy efficiency standards\u2014can\u00a0proceed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While we aren\u2019t going to prejudge whether the state met its burden to study alternative approaches to cap-and-trade, we are confident that whatever final decision the court makes, the state can and will take the steps\u00a0needed so that it can\u00a0continue implementing the Scoping Plan\u2019s wide range of measures, including its emissions-trading program that\u2019s scheduled to start in January 2012.<\/p>\n

Though the parties are on opposite sides of the court, there is one common thread running through this case: both sides appear to be committed to making sure the state\u2019s decision-making process, and the implications of those decisions, are analyzed in an open forum.\u00a0 California\u2019s Environmental Quality Act demands it, as does the environment, and all California citizens and communities deserve it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The parties involved in the lawsuit \u201cAssociation of Irritated Residents v. California Air Resources Board (CARB)\u201d filed objections\u00a0yesterday to the judge\u2019s tentative ruling that could lead to a temporary suspension of the state\u2019s landmark climate change plan. Given the breadth of the materials filed in this suit and the scope of the\u00a0 ruling, the arguments …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":919,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-12759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat\u2019s New? 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