Report 2020-114 Recommendation 4 Responses
Report 2020-114: California Air Resources Board: Improved Program Measurement Would Help California Work More Strategically to Meet Its Climate Change Goals (Release Date: February 2021)
Recommendation #4 To: Air Resources Board, State
To better assist the State in achieving its GHG goals, CARB should use the information we describe to refine its GHG emissions estimates for its incentive programs in its annual reports to the Legislature, the funding plans approved by its board, and any longer-term planning documents or reports.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2023
CARB continues to implement changes in response to this recommendation. Work to address this recommendation is contingent on the outcome of CARB's efforts to address recommendations 1 through 3, including the research contract described in CARB's response to recommendation 1. That work is currently under contract and the associated task is expected to be completed in late Fall of 2023. The outcomes of these analyses will determine how CARB will address this recommendation.
- Estimated Completion Date: TBD
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2022
CARB continues to implement changes in response to this recommendation. Work to address this recommendation is contingent on the outcome of CARB's efforts to address recommendations 1 through 3, including the research contract described in CARB's response to recommendation 1. That work is currently under contract. The outcomes of these analyses will determine how CARB will address this recommendation.
- Estimated Completion Date: 2024
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
1-Year Agency Response
Work to address this recommendation is contingent on the outcome of CARB's efforts to address recommendations 1 through 3, including the research contract described in CARB's response to recommendation 1. That work is currently under contract, and interim results are expected starting in Summer 2022. The outcomes of these analyses will determine how CARB will address this recommendation.
- Estimated Completion Date: To be determined
- Response Date: February 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
CARB is committed to refining our emission estimate methodology as more data and information become available. As is noted in the recommendation, the data collected and analyzed through implementing the previous 3 recommendations will be used to refine the GHG emissions estimates for our incentive programs for this recommendation. There is not yet new information available upon which to update GHG emissions estimates from CARB's incentives programs.
- Estimated Completion Date: To be determined
- Response Date: August 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
CARB is committed to refining our emission estimate methodology as more data and information becomes available. As is noted in the recommendation, the data collected and analyzed through implementing the previous 3 recommendations will be used to refine the GHG emissions estimates for our incentive programs for this recommendation.
- Estimated Completion Date: To be determined
- Response Date: April 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2020-114
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.