California Health and Safety Code

§ 38561.2

HSC § 38561.2 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 25.5 · Part 4

Statute text

(a)(1) By July 1, 2023, the state board shall develop a comprehensive strategy for the state’s cement sector to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases associated with cement used within the state as soon as possible, but no later than December 31, 2045.

(2)To ensure adequate progress is made toward achieving the goal established in paragraph (1), the state board shall establish interim targets for reductions in the greenhouse gas intensity of cement used within the state relative to the average greenhouse gas intensity of cement used within the state during the 2019 calendar year, with the goal of reducing the greenhouse gas intensity of cement used within the state to 40 percent below the 2019 average levels by December 31, 2035.

(3)When determining the greenhouse gas intensity of cement, the state board shall not include greenhouse gas emissions reductions attributable to activities or offsets that are unrelated to the raw materials, fuels or other energy sources, processes, or transportation involved in making or using cement or its inputs.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 246, Sec. 2. (SB 596) Effective January 1, 2022.