California Health and Safety Code

§ 38561.6

HSC § 38561.6 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 25.5 · Part 4

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Carbon intensity” means the quantity of life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of building material, and specifically the ratio between the net upstream carbon dioxide impact (emissions minus storage) of a material and the weight of the material.

(2)“Embodied carbon trading system” means a market-based credit trading platform of greenhouse gas emissions exchanges, banking, credits, and other transactions, governed by rules and protocols established by the state board, that result in the same greenhouse gas emission reduction, over the same time period, as direct compliance with a greenhouse gas emission limit or emission reduction measure adopted by the state board pursuant to this division.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 316, Sec. 3. (AB 43) Effective January 1, 2024.