California Department of Water Resources – Pathway A
General approach and action plan
Roadmap Developed?
Yes - formally adopted
Status of Strategy
Planned
General Pillars of Strategy
Energy efficiency, Offsets, Conservation, Renewables or low-carbon energy, Customer education, Value chain engagement, Product/service transformation, Low-carbon materials, Employee engagement/training/workforce development, Waste reduction/circular
Energy efficiency, Offsets, Conservation, Renewables or low-carbon energy, Customer education, Value chain engagement, Product/service transformation, Low-carbon materials, Employee engagement/training/workforce development, Waste reduction/circular
Year Adopted
2020
Terminology Tags
The Climate Action Plan is the Department’s guide to addressing climate change in the programs, projects, and activities over which it has authority.
Our Climate Action Plan is divided into three phases to address mitigation, adaptation, and consistency in the analysis of climate change:
Phase I: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan (GGERP, 2020)– The Plan lays out the Department’s GHG emissions reduction goals and strategies for the near-term (present to 2030) and long-term (2045).
Phase II: Climate Change Analysis Guidance – This phase of planning develops a framework and guidance for consistent incorporation and alignment of analysis for climate change impacts in DWR’s project and program planning activities.
Phase III: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (VA) describes, evaluates, and quantifies the vulnerabilities of DWR’s assets and business to potential climate change impacts. The Phase III: Adaptation Plan (AP) will help prioritize DWR resiliency efforts such as infrastructure improvements, enhanced maintenance and operation procedures, revised health and safety procedures, and improved habitat management.
The Climate Registry General Reporting and Verification Protocols, Executive Orders, SB1203, SB1020
Goal 3: Good health and well-being, Goal 4: Quality education, Goal 5: Gender equality, Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy, Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth, Goal 9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure, Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production, Goal 13: Climate action, Goal 14: Life below water, Goal 15: Life on land, Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the goal
Yes
DWR will consider purchasing carbon offsets from other entities as needed to meet its GHG reduction goals. Carbon offsets purchased by DWR pursuant to Update 2023 must represent a real, permanent, quantifiable, verifiable, enforceable, and additional reduction of GHG emissions consistent with the requirements of AB 32
Energy/fuel switching, Operational adjustments, Materials adjustments, Policy engagement, Value chain engagement, Market mechanisms, Customer education, Land use management, Internal strategies (strategies to reduce direct GHG emissions within Scope 1), External strategies (strategies to reduce indirect emissions and project-based offsets/credits), Nature-based solutions, Research & development, Adaptation/Resilience, Direct air carbon dioxide capture and storage (DACCS)
