Posted: 30 Sep 2015 09:39:02

The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) has released, for public

review, a draft Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy

(Draft Strategy).

Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) include methane, black

carbon, and fluorinated gases.  They are powerful climate forcers

that remain in the atmosphere for a much shorter period of time

than longer-lived climate pollutants, including carbon dioxide.

Their relative potency, when measured in terms of how they heat

the atmosphere, can be tens to thousands of times greater than

that of carbon dioxide.  Senate Bill 605 (Lara, Chapter 523,

Statutes of 2014) requires ARB, in coordination with other state

agencies and local air districts, to develop a SLCP Strategy by

the end of 2015, to reduce SLCP emissions in California. 

The Draft Strategy describes ongoing and potential new measures

to reduce SLCP emissions from major sources in the State, and

describes current and future research needs for improving the

SLCP emission inventory and better understanding potential

mitigation measures. 

The Draft Strategy will be discussed at public workshops in

October.   Comments received on the Draft Strategy will inform

the development of a Proposed Strategy, which will be will

presented to the Board in late 2015.  ARB welcomes broad

participation of stakeholders, experts, and interested parties

throughout this process.

The Draft Strategy can be found at ARB's Short-Lived Climate

Pollutant website at:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/shortlived/shortlived.htm

The website also contains a link for submitting written comments

on the Draft Strategy.