CARB unanimously approves AB 32 implementation plan
California’s top air agency – the California Air Resources Board (CARB) – unanimously approved a sweeping plan yesterday to implement the state’s law 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act (commonly referred to as “AB 32”), requiring dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. After several months of comment on the draft proposal, CARB adopted what is referred to as its “Scoping Plan”, a 134-page plan that outlines targets for every sector of the economy, including cars, refineries, buildings, landfills, energy sources, and others. The ambitious plan requires a third of California’s electricity needs to come from solar energy, wind farms, and other renewable sources to meet the greenhouse gas reduction goals set forth in AB32.
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