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New data released today by the California Air Resources Board (CARB)* shows that the state continued its long-term decline in greenhouse gas emissions, even as the economy continues to expand. [The science behind climate change is unassailable. California has tracked the impacts of climate change on the state for more than two decades finding rapidly accelerating effects. With the increasing severity and frequency of drought, wildfire, extreme heat, and other impacts, I personally observed during decades or working and traveling there and elsewhere nationally or internationally that climate change is real and precipitously worsening. – AutoCrat.]
“California is once again proving that economic growth and environmental protection go hand in hand.” said CARB Chair Lauren Sanchez. “Twenty years ago, we bet that tackling climate change would make California stronger. The results speak for themselves — emissions falling, our economy growing, and our air getting cleaner.”
The CARB report shows ongoing progress reducing emissions across sectors:
- Transportation achieved the largest total decrease driven by the rising use of renewable diesel and zero-emission vehicles.
- Despite an increase in total electricity generation, power sector emissions were down due to the continued expansion of renewables and batteries.
- Industrial, agricultural, and commercial and residential emissions also fell.
The California Road to Clean Air
Signed into law 20 years ago, AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, established California’s climate leadership and the state’s first greenhouse gas reduction goal – get back to 1990 levels by 2020. The target was met six years early in 2014.
- The law spurred the development of California’s groundbreaking Cap-and-Invest Program, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Advanced Clean Car Programs and more.
Successively, the California legislature then passed new laws further buttressing the state’s climate commitment:
- 2016: Governor Brown signed SB 32 requiring the state to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by31 December 2030.
- 2022: Governor Newsom signed AB 1279 codifying the goal to achieve statewide carbon neutrality by 2045 and establishing an 85% emissions reduction target as part of that goal.
A Proven Record
Today, California’s achievements have become an outline for global governing bodies. California successes:
- 28% drop in emissions since 2004.
- 7 million zero-emission vehicles sold.
- 216,445 public and shared EV chargers.
- 67% clean energy.
- 21,860 MW of battery storage.
- 70% renewable diesel sales.
- $36 billion raised by Cap-and-Invest auctions for California Climate Investments statewide.
- #1 in the nation for clean energy jobs with 552,300 employed.
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About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
California Keeps Growing as It Cuts Climate Emissions Again
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New data released today by the California Air Resources Board (CARB)* shows that the state continued its long-term decline in greenhouse gas emissions, even as the economy continues to expand. [The science behind climate change is unassailable. California has tracked the impacts of climate change on the state for more than two decades finding rapidly accelerating effects. With the increasing severity and frequency of drought, wildfire, extreme heat, and other impacts, I personally observed during decades or working and traveling there and elsewhere nationally or internationally that climate change is real and precipitously worsening. – AutoCrat.]
“California is once again proving that economic growth and environmental protection go hand in hand.” said CARB Chair Lauren Sanchez. “Twenty years ago, we bet that tackling climate change would make California stronger. The results speak for themselves — emissions falling, our economy growing, and our air getting cleaner.”
The CARB report shows ongoing progress reducing emissions across sectors:
The California Road to Clean Air
Signed into law 20 years ago, AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, established California’s climate leadership and the state’s first greenhouse gas reduction goal – get back to 1990 levels by 2020. The target was met six years early in 2014.
Successively, the California legislature then passed new laws further buttressing the state’s climate commitment:
A Proven Record
Today, California’s achievements have become an outline for global governing bodies. California successes:
*AutoInformed on
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.