Presentation by Deb Swackhamer of the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Center for Science Technology and Public Policy at the July 20, 2011 meeting of the MN Chemical Regulation and Policy Project Work Group. http://www.environmental-initiative.org/projects/minnesota-chemical-regulation-a-policy

1. Lessons
from
the
California
Green
Chemistry
Initiative

2. Some
Context:
Excerpts
from
memo
from
CA
Secretary
of
Environmental
Protec8on
— “A
growing
body
of
science
and
literature
is
emerging
identifying
a
variety
of
concerns
and
challenges
regarding
the
use
and
regulation
of
chemicals.
— In
the
absence
of
a
unifying
approach,
interest
groups
and
policy
makers
have
been
attempting
to
take
these
issues
on
one-­‐by-­‐one.
Product
by
product,
chemical
by
chemical,
and
now
even
city
by
city
approaches
can
often
have
unintended,
even
regrettable
consequences,
even
with
the
best
of
intentions.
— we
need
to
develop
a
coordinated,
comprehensive
strategy
designed
to
foster
the
development
of
information
on
the
hazards
posed
by
chemicals,
ways
to
reduce
exposure
to
dangerous
substances,
approaches
that
encourage
cleaner
and
less
polluting
industrial
processes,
and
strategies
to
encourage
manufacturers
to
take
greater
responsibility
for
the
products
they
produce.
— Our
strategy,
and
the
policy
that
it
champions,
must
have
at
its
core
and
be
governed
by
sound
science.”

3. “California
Green
Chemistry
Ini3a3ve
Phase
1:
A
Compila3on
of
Op3ons”,
January
2008
Conversation
with
California
— brainstorming
sessions
–
6
all
around
the
state,
multi-­‐
stakeholder
— Green
Chemistry
symposia
–
3
on
variety
of
topics
— a
web
log
–
to
invite
ideas
to
be
conveyed
and
discussed
online
— the
Science
Advisory
Panel
–
to
sift
through
results
of
Conversation
and
recommend
options
— preparation
of
Phase
1
Report

4. “Green
Chemistry
Op3ons
for
the
State
of
California:
A
Report
from
the
Green
Chemistry
Ini3a3ve
Science
Advisory
Panel
to
Department
of
Toxic
Substances
Control
Director,
Maureen
Gorsen”,
May
2008
— Seven
months
of
science
expert
panel
— Framework
for
advancing
green
chemistry
and
a
collection
of
options
that
have
been
proposed
by
one
or
more
individuals
on
the
Panel
— Will
require
utilization
of
policy
instruments
to
increase
both
supply
of
and
demand
for
greener
chemicals

5. Supply-­‐side
Op8ons
— help
to
facilitate
the
creation
and
dissemination
of
greener
chemicals,
processes
and
technologies:
— instilling
green
chemistry
into
education
— supporting
research
and
innovation
in
green
chemistry
and
engineering
— building
green
chemistry
capacity
— providing
incentives
to
industry
and
recognition
of
its
efforts

6. Demand-­‐side
Op8ons
— help
to
ensure
the
economic
viability
of
greener
chemicals
by
better
informing
the
market,
leveling
the
playing
field
on
which
greener
options
compete,
and
creating
a
regulatory
climate
that
drives
both
the
development
and
the
adoption
of
greener
alternatives:
— identifying
and
prioritizing
chemicals
or
chemical
uses
of
concern
— developing,
improving
and
effectively
employing
regulations
— developing
incentives
to
boost
demand
for
green
chemistry

7. Addressing
all
three
gaps
in
data,
safety
and
technology:
— supply-­‐side
focuses
more
on
the
technology
gap
— demand
side
targets
the
data
gap
and
safety
gap

8. II.
Green
Chem
Op3ons
for
CA—the
Supply
Side
II.
A.
Green
Chemistry
and
Engineering
Education
— 1:
Train
K-­‐12
Science
Educators
— 2:
Develop
K-­‐12
Green
Chemistry
Teaching
Materials
— 3:
Develop
Green
Chem
Interdisciplinary
Education
Courses
— 4:
Integrate
Green
Chemistry
into
Higher
Education
Chemistry
and
Chemical
Engineering
Curricula
— 5:
Develop
Fellowships
and
Internships
in
Green
Chemistry
— 6:
Promote
Green
Chemistry
in
Business
School
Education
— 7:
Support
new
Faculty
Positions
in
Green
Chemistry
— 8:
Introduce
Green
Chemistry
into
Vocational
and
Workforce
Development
Training
Programs

9. Supply-­‐side,
Con3nued
II.
B.
Research,
Invention,
and
Innovation
in
the
Context
of
Green
Chemistry
and
Engineering
— 9:
Implement
a
process
to
identify
all
on-­‐going
efforts
in
Green
Chemistry
Science
&
Technology,
identify
gaps
— 10:
Support
Green
Chemistry
R&D
Efforts
— 11:
Promote,
Encourage,
and
Facilitate
the
Development
of
Industry
–
University
Partnerships
— 12:
Strengthen
the
Green
Chemistry
Infrastructure

10. Supply-­‐side,
Con3nued
II.
C.
Other
Incentives
to
Boost
Green
Chem
Supply
— 13:
Implement
management
system
approaches
for
California
Chemical
Manufacturers
— 14:
Promote
Green
Chemistry
by
Industry
Associations
— 15:
Promote
Value
Chain
Communications
— 16:
Awards
programs
and
competitions:
Establish
Green
Chemistry
Innovation
Awards,
Governor’s
Green
Chemistry
Award,
and/or
Green
Chemistry
Business
Plan
Competition
— 17:
Establish
a
“California
Chemistry
Research
Challenge”
— 18:
Develop
a
“Green
Chemistry
Web
Portal”
— 19:
Add
Green
Chemistry
to
State
Technical
Assistance
Programs

11. Supply-­‐side,
Con3nued
II.
D.
Evaluating
Products,
Problems
and
Potential
New
Solutions
— 20:
Advance
the
Science
of
Alternatives
Assessment
— 21:
Establish
one
or
more
independent
non-­‐profit
institutes
to
identify,
develop,
and
test
safer
alternatives

12. III.
Green
Chem
–
The
Demand
Side
III.
A.
Identifying
and
prioritizing
chemicals
of
concern
— 22:
Adopt
a
policy
to
identify
chemicals
of
concern,
and
develop
specific
criteria
for
this
purpose
— 23:
Develop
a
comprehensive
“map”
of
the
flow
of
chemicals
in
California
— 24:
Help
advance
the
science
of
toxicology
— 25:
Target
Chemical
Uses
of
Concern
Based
on
Hazard,
Exposure
and
Risk

13. Demand-­‐side,
Con3nued
III.
B.
Regulations
— 26.
Require
chemical
manufacturers
and
importers
to
provide
specific
information
about
hazards
and
uses
of
their
products.
— 27:
Require
companies
to
provide
chemical
information
to
Cal/EPA
that
they
submit
to
other
authorities
— 28:
Require
product
manufacturers
and
importers
to
disclose
chemical
ingredients
— 29:
Require
chemical
makers
and
users
to
systematically
identify
and
consider
safer
alternatives
— 30:
Authorize
Cal/EPA
to
phase
out
hazardous
chemicals
— 31:
Phase
out
chlorinated
solvents
— 32:
Require
all
air
quality
management
districts
to
adopt
SCAQMD
regulations
on
cleaning
products

14. Demand-­‐side,
Con3nued
III.
C.
Incentives
to
Boost
Demand
for
Green
Chem
— 33:
Provide
retailers
with
access
to
guides
for
selecting
greener
alternatives
to
toxic
products,
via
a
retailer
clearinghouse.
— 34:
Develop
a
“green
scorecard”
for
chemical
products
that
lets
both
producers
&
consumers
know
which
products
truly
are
greener.
— 35:
Screen
chemical
product
formulations
for
safety,
health
and
environmental
preferability,
based
on
full
ingredient
disclosure
by
the
producer
to
the
screener.
— 36:
Incorporate
green
chemistry
criteria
into
state
procurement
processes.
— 37:
Provide
marketing
exposure
for
green
chemistry
products
and
processes.
— 38:
Create
a
web-­‐based
marketplace
for
greener
chemicals
and
products