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California Likely to Impose Drastic Carbon Dioxide Restrictions

posted by CoolHand on Wednesday August 31 2016, @05:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the tonight-they're-going-to-pollute-like-its-1999 dept.

butthurt writes:

Both houses of the California legislature have passed a bill called SB-32 which would tell the California Air Resources Board "to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to 40% below the 1990 level by 2030." The state's Democratic governor has issued a statement indicating that he intends to sign it into law.

The Western States Petroleum Association and the California Manufacturers & Technology Association expressed their opposition to the bill.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 31 2016, @08:18PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 31 2016, @08:18PM (#395840)

    So what?

    The people for whom it is most easy to take the first step are taking the first step. Somebody has to go first. If it were the people for whom it is hardest to take the first step, I'm pretty sure you'd be shitting on them for being unrealistic. Heads you win, tails they lose.

  • (Score: 2) by Capt. Obvious on Wednesday August 31 2016, @08:52PM

    by Capt. Obvious (6089) on Wednesday August 31 2016, @08:52PM (#395853)

    Yes, gotta start somewhere. But this really doesn't seem like much. In the past, California has gotten better fuel standards for cars by mandating them for sale in the state. I worry that without that motivator of higher than US standards, this law will actually do damage to the environment by encouraging hybrids/evs and having gas guzzlers revert in quality.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 31 2016, @10:31PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 31 2016, @10:31PM (#395902)

      This law is the mechanism for higher fuel standards. It gives CARB the authority to mandate the necessary fuel efficiencies to meet the total carbon emissions target.