Planning and Building

• Energy Upgrade California. Receive up to $4,000 in incentives for qualified home energy efficiency measures. https://energyupgradeca.org/county/san_mateo/overview
• Flex Your Power
  http://www.fypower.org/
• Take a Free Energy Efficiency Class from PG&E
  http://www.pge.com/mybusiness/edusafety/training/pec/classes/
• Get rebates for energy efficiency and conservation
  CA Cash for Appliances: http://www.cash4appliances.org/
  PG&E: http://www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney/rebates/
• Get financial incentives and learn more about energy efficiency through the San Mateo County Residential Energy Action Program.

The County is rolling out the “Reduce Before Your Produce” Program that includes incentives for residential home energy audits and retrofit work. The County will also provide education on additional energy efficiency opportunities.

• Find out more about a variety of green strategies from the Green San Mateo County Portal. The Portal provides tips, a guide to local programs, news, and Green Bag Lunch videos.
• Learn more about local opportunities from the San Mateo County Energy Watch Program

• Spare the Air
• SamTrans - Use public transit or shuttle services throughout the County

• Learn more about water conservation in the County at the Green San Mateo County Portal
  http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/greenportal/
• California Water Service Company Water Conservation
  http://www.calwater.com/Conservation/
• San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Conservation
  http://sfwater.org/msc_main.cfm/MC_ID/13/MSC_ID/168
• Save Our Water
  http://www.saveourh2o.org/
• Save Our Water Conservation Checklist
  http://www.saveourh2o.org/files/conservationchecklist.pdf
• California Urban Water Conservation Council
  http://www.h2ouse.org/

• Learn more about opportunities from the San Mateo County Waste Management & Environmental Services

• Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)
  SSV promotes sustainability through collaboration with local agencies, businesses, and community organizations.
  http://www.h2ouse.org/
• Joint Ventrue Silicon Valley
  Promotes sustainability through collaboration with local agencies, businesses, and community organizations.
  http://www.h2ouse.org/

• AB 32, the 2006 California Global Warming Solutions Act
  Assembly Bill 32 requires California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The 2008 AB 32 Scoping Plan identifies early action and long-term measures to achieve this goal, including a recommended reduction by local governments.
  • AB 32 Fact Sheet http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/factsheets/ab32factsheet.pdf
  • AB 32 Scoping Plan Summary http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/facts/scoping_plan_fs.pdf
  • AB 32 Scoping Plan, Full Document http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm
• SB 375, Regional Targets for Transportation-Related Emissions Reductions
  SB 375 enhances California's ability to reach its AB 32 goals by promoting good planning with the goal of more sustainable communities.
  • California Air Resources Board SB 375 Homepage
    http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/sb375/sb375.htm
  • Joint Policy Committee Website – Coalition of agencies charged with implementing SB 375 in the Bay Area
    http://www.abag.ca.gov/jointpolicy/

• Cool California Local Government Toolkit
  http://www.coolcalifornia.org/local-government
• California Institute for Local Government (ILG) San Francisco Bay Area Climate Portal
  http://www.ca-ilg.org/SFBayClimate
• California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) Model Policies for Greenhouse Gases in General Plans
  http://www.capcoa.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2010/05/CAPCOA-ModelPolicies-6-12-09-915am.pdf
• OPR’s List of California Cities and Counties Addressing Climate Change
  http://www.opr.ca.gov/ceqa/pdfs/City_and_County_Plans_Addressing_Climate_Change.pdf
• Attorney General’s List of Local Government Green Building Ordinances in California
  http://www.ag.ca.gov/globalwarming/pdf/green_building.pdf

• SB 97, CEQA Guidelines and Climate Change
  SB 97 (Dutton), adopted in 2007, directs the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to develop recommended changes to the State’s CEQA guidelines to address greenhouse gas emissions.
  http://www.opr.ca.gov/index.php?a=ceqa/index.html
• California Attorney General Comment Letters on CEQA and Climate Change
• Main Global Warming Site http://www.ag.ca.gov/globalwarming/
• Comment Letters http://www.ag.ca.gov/globalwarming/ceqa/comments.php

• US EPA Climate Change Fact Sheet
  http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/downloads/Climate_Change_Science_Facts.pdf
• U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Understanding and Responding to Climate Change
  http://dels-old.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/climate_change_2008_final.pdf
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report:
  Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report Summary for Policymakers
  http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/syr/en/spm.html
• Climate Change Science, Impacts, and Response Options for California California Energy Commission, 2008
  Provides an overview of climate change impacts to California.
  http://www.energy.ca.gov/2008publications/CEC-500-2008-077/CEC-500-2008-077.PDF
• 2009 State of the Climate Report, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climate Data Center
  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/bams-state-of-the-climate
• Video Highlights of the 2009 State of the Climate Report, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climate Data Center
  video
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Services
  http://www.climate.gov