How California implements a clean-air and global warming reduction plan is being discussed now.
Until today there were no concrete steps on the table as to how California would implement AB 32, the measure to reduce global warming gases in California by 2020.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) created a Climate Change Draft Scoping Plan, which you can read here.
A final version of the plan will recommend a 28 percent cut in the 596 million tons of greenhouses gases the state emits by 2020.
You can listen and watch the California Air Resources Board hearing right now--where Environmental NGOs and utilities are reacting to CARB's climate change scoping plan and testifying about climate change solutions and how California can lead--by clicking here.
A lot of talk about carbon tax, cap and trade, and carbon auctions, and how best to acheive carbon reductions.
I'm against cap and trade, and for a carbon tax, but I'm signing off now to listen to hearing. This is the sort of hearing, when available, I'd testify.
Mary Nichols just recommended the Jared Diamond book, Collapse, which I reviewed here.
Collapse chronicles civilizations that have collapsed under the weight of natural resource abuse/overuse, and shares a few inspirational stories of those that saved their environment and civilization, as a result of individuals fighting for change.
She said the hearing is breaking to resume later today at 1:30 PST.
The Climate Change plan is expected to be finalized later this fall.
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