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The Center for American Progress reports
Hawaii's Governor David Ige (D) signed a bill on [June 4] implementing the most ambitious climate law in the United States. The new law, which comes into effect July 1, sets the goal for the state to become carbon neutral by 2045.
Along with the carbon neutral bill, Governor Ige also signed two other climate bills into law. A second bill requires the state to use carbon offsets to restore the state's forests by planting trees which will help absorb carbon from the atmosphere. And a third law mandates that sea level rise be factored into the review process for building projects.
[...] Ige [noted]: "Sea level rise is already having an impact on beaches, roadways, and homes near the shoreline. As a result, we face difficult land-use decisions, and requiring an analysis of sea level rise before beginning construction is just plain common sense."
The carbon neutral bill notes that Hawaii could see $19 billion worth of damage from sea level rise.
Hawaii now surpasses Rhode Island as the most ambitious state when it comes to tackling climate change. Rhode Island aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 95 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.
Before introducing the three laws, Hawaii already had some of the strongest climate policies in the country. This includes a target introduced in 2015 to reach 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. And last year, despite President Trump's announcement to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, Hawaii became the first state the introduce a law to uphold the Paris climate target of limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius.
As an archipelago in the Central Pacific, however, Hawaii relies on carbon-heavy modes of transport: planes and ships. This is one reason why the state chose to pursue a carbon offset program, Scott Glenn, head of the state's environmental quality office [said].
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 07 2018, @06:16AM (2 children)
Some people (Trump voters) do not realize that Hawaii is a State of the United States. They think it is part of Kenya! But then, they have no idea where Kenya is! Ha! What maroons! But the real kicker, is that Donald J(oker) Trump was not born in the United States! He was born in Bermuda, and his mother was an illegal immigrant! Donald is an anchor baby, and anchor who brought in Ivana, Marla, and Melania, and probably Melanie as well. So there it is, an illegal president, bringing in illegal immigrants, and making Fox News pay for it!
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 07 2018, @06:59AM
Born in Panama!!
Who ever let him run for president of USA??
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(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 07 2018, @12:58PM
Found the incel! Everybody knows that Hawaii is a territory of Kenya! Our President made a tremendous deal with Pele. A fantastic deal to get rid of the Kenyan imperialists! And Pele is a very fit woman. Very hot. You sound like somebody who is scared by alphas like Trump and the effect he has on women like Pele, the tremendous deals he can make with such an amazing goddess! We're going to free Hawaii from Kenyan domination and make Hawaii great again!