Transcript CA Manufacturers & Technology Assn. Mike Rogge Greenhouse gas presentation to Cal EPA Climate Action Team workshop October 24, 2005

CA Manufacturers & Technology Assn.
Mike Rogge
Greenhouse gas presentation to
Cal EPA Climate Action Team workshop
October 24, 2005
California’s greenhouse gas
inventory over last ten years
Greenhouse gas reduction targets
could have a chilling effect on new
investment and plant expansions
Concerns about regulations on manufacturers
that could arise to meet the targets
• California manufacturers face extremely high operating costs in the state,
nearly 30% above the national average. In order to remain competitive,
they have become the most productive and efficient manufacturers in the
world. That means they produce more goods, with less inputs, including
energy, than any other region. In this way, they are already helping to limit
greenhouse gas emissions.
• Regulations that would cap existing emissions and force purchasing of
emission credits would limit growth of manufacturers in the future.
Competition is global, and adding new costs in California is not an option.
California could lose high-paying, high-benefit manufacturing jobs to
other, less restrictive, states or countries.
• Policies to address global issues should be the purview of the federal
government. This would ensure that California companies are not
disadvantaged compared to other companies in other states who do not
have to comply with California rules. The federal government is also in the
position to coordinate targets, compliance enforcement and regulations
with other countries to protect the national economy.
CMTA
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Principles
1.
GHG programs must be structured to maintain a healthy economy in
California and ensure the competitiveness of the state’s businesses.
2.
Encourage energy conservation and efficiency
3.
Support increased development, generation and use of cost-effective low
GHG energy sources
4.
Encourage investment in low GHG impact technology
5.
Promote flexible, voluntary and incentive-based approaches to GHG
reductions
6.
Use staged approach to implementation