Climate Action Program: Moving Forward

Strategy and Leadership for Green, Energy Efficient and Resilient Transportation

The Climate Action Program at the California Department of Transportation (Department) is an interdisciplinary effort intended to promote, facilitate, and coordinate implementation of climate change strategies and related activities within the Department and with partner agencies. The program focuses on both greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and adaptation measures. The overall objective is to encourage innovative ways to balance progressive program delivery within the context of responsible environmental stewardship in a way that: 1) allows transportation strategies, plans, and projects as a whole to contribute to the State’s GHG emission reduction plan, 2) provides guidelines, procedures, performance measures, and a quantifiable set of reporting protocols to monitor GHG footprints, 3) considers potential impact of climate variability on transportation system and development of risk assessment for long lasting transportation investments, and 4) advances applied research to support climate change knowledge base in transportation.

The Climate Action Program serves as a resource for technical assistance, training, information exchange, and partnership-building opportunities.

California Climate Action Program

AB 32: Global Warming Solution Act of 2006 creates a comprehensive, multi-year program to reduce GHG emissions in California. The Department works closely with the California Air Resources Board and the Administration’s Climate Action Team (CAT) to support development and implementation of the California’s Climate Action Program. The Department also collaborates with the local and regional agencies, academic and research institutions, NGO’s, and other environmental and energy stakeholders to advance the State’s climate objectives.

Contact Information

Reza Navai, Ph.D., AICP
Manager of the Climate Action Program
Department of Transportation
reza.navai@dot.ca.gov
916-653-3424

Products and Programs

Climate Action Report 2006:
Climate Action Program Charter: