Proposed Fiscal Years 2018-2021 Triennial Strategic Research Plan & Proposed Research for Fiscal Year 2018-2019

APRIL 27, 2018

Outline• Planning process changes

• Triennial Strategic Research Plan objectives

• Funding selection process

• Proposed Projects for FY 2018-2019 o $4 million o 16 projects

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Triennial Strategic Planning

• Research initiatives represent CARB’s priorities

• Guides annual project selection

• In-house and contracted projects

• Annual lists of projects for Board approval

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Triennial Plan Objectives • Inform key decisions needed to meet air quality, climate,

environmental justice, and public health goals

• Improve coordination with other funding organizations

• Greater transparency and stakeholder involvement

• Increase clarity for public research proposals

• Increase flexibility for budget changes

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Annual Funding Selection Process

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ID Priority Research

Develop Projects

Solicit Proposals

Evaluate Proposals

Finalize Proposal

Execute Contracts

EO/Board Member

Input

Public Concepts

Due

StakeholderInput

Public workshop every 3 years

Board Approval

RSC Review

RSC Approval

StakeholderInput

Board Approval

StakeholderInput

StakeholderInput

StakeholderInput

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Environmental Justice Challenges

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1995 2000 2005 2010 2015PM

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Monitors in EJ communities

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Monitors in EJ communities

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• Diesel PM and PM2.5 levels at monitors in EJ communities are higher than those in non-EJ

• Research needs:o Identify air pollution

hotspotso Determine sourceso Measure progresso Monitors for toxics and

odors

Environmental Justice Research initiatives & FY 2018-19 Projects

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Community exposure disparities Identify sources

Satellite data, toxics, odors

• Short-term health exposureo White paper and symposium: Development of a 1-hour PM2.5 standard

Health disparities for low-socio-economic status populations Short-term health exposure

2000 2010 2020

• Satellite data, toxics, odorso White Paper: Odor complaints; Health impacts and monitoring methodso White Paper: Improve the toxic emissions inventoryo In-house project: High resolution satellite PM2.5 data

Environmental Justice (cont’d)Research initiatives & FY 2018-19 Projects

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Health disparities for low-SES populations

Community exposure disparities Identify sources

Short-term health exposure

Satellite data, toxics, odors

EJ Screening Method Cumulative impacts

2000 2010 2020

• Cumulative impacts o Cumulative exposure and socio-economic status impacts on healtho Cumulative impacts framework for the implementation of AB 617 and SB 673o In-house project: Total exposures to air pollutants and noise in EJ communities

HealthResearch initiatives & FY 2018-19 Projects

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Children

Indoor exposure: home, schools, in vehicles

Asthmatics Elderly WomenHealth impacts in vulnerable populations

Exposure mitigation

Sustainable communities& health

Exposure: near-roadway, ultrafine PM Exposure: multipollutants, tire & brake wear

• Sustainable communities & healtho Health impacts of exposure to particulate matter

2000 2010 2020

Air Quality – SIPResearch initiatives & FY 2018-19 Projects

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Ozone model improvements Long-range ozone transport

San Joaquin Valley PM2.5Secondary organic carbonPM2.5 model improvements

• San Joaquin Valley PM2.5o Chamber experiments to improve secondary organic aerosol modelso In-house project: Ammonia emissions from agricultural sources

2000 2010 2020

Air Quality - Mobile SourcesResearch initiatives & FY 2018-19 Projects

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Light Duty

Fleet deterioration and high-emitter tracking

Real-world testing MTR & LEV III Real-world & lab emission discrepancies

Heavy Duty

Aftertreatmenttesting

Real-world testing of regulations

Retrofit after-treatment testing Inspection/maintenance feasibility

Reductions from off-road and freight

• Reductions from off-road and freighto Tier 4 off-road diesel engines with and without aftertreatment

2000 2010 2020

• Real-world & lab emission discrepancieso Real-world tire and brake wear emissionso In-house project: Real-world light-duty vehicle fuel economy

Climate - Greenhouse GasesResearch initiatives & FY 2018-19 Projects

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Track progress

Refine emissions estimates

Mitigation optionsBlack Carbon F-gases N2O Methane from dairies

• Refine emission estimates o F-Gas Inventory update for smaller refrigeration and air conditioning systemso In-house project: Continued methane emission monitoring and modeling

2000 2010 2020

Climate – SB 375Research initiatives & FY 2018-19 Projects

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Track progress & co-benefits

Evaluate greenhouse gas emissions reductions

• Tracking progress & co-benefitso Built environment social determinants of health screening tool and

monitoring mapo Induced travel for congested corridors of non-general purpose lanes

2010 2020

• Evaluate greenhouse gas emissions reductionso Environmental and equity impacts of congestion management

strategies

Cross-Cutting TopicsResearch initiatives & FY 2018-19 Projects

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Natural & Working Lands

Transportation

Evaluate crop-specific GHG mitigation strategies

Economics

Potential of advanced technology

Optimal use of organic wasteLow Carbon Fuels

State and sector modeling Market transformationLowest cost analyses

• Potential of advanced technologyo Hybridization and full electrification potentials of off-road applications

2005 2010 20202015

• Optimal use of organic waste o White Paper: Best use of biomass to meet air quality and climate goals

• Market transformationo Factors influencing medium- and heavy-duty truck fleet turnover

Staff Recommendation

• Approve: Research projects for FY 2018-2019

• Next Stepso Develop full proposalso Return to Board for approval

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