The Senate has approved legislation by Sen. Fran Pavley that sets a long-range target for slashing emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
Senators approved SB 32 on a vote of 22 to 15 and sent it to the Assembly. The bill is part of a multi-bill, climate-change initiative sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León.
Nine years ago, Pavley authored the landmark bill, AB 32, which mandated a drop in climate pollution to 1990 levels by 2020. This year’s proposal goes farther: 80 percent below 1990 levels by mid-century.
The measure also incorporates an interim goal, outlined by Gov. Jerry Brown in a recent executive order, of 40 percent below 1990 emissions by 2030.
“California is closing on its current goal,” said Pavley, D-Agoura Hills. “SB 32 will keep that momentum going for another 30 years by building on progress we have made.”
Passing SB 32 is good for the planet, good for the economy and good for the health of all Californians. “The Golden State is a leader and a laboratory for inventing and perfecting new technologies that attract billions of dollars in investments and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs,” said Pavley.
SB 32, by cutting all types of air pollution, will boost the quality and the length of people’s lives, particularly in such heavily impacted areas as the San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles Basin, the senator stressed.
That translates to an estimated savings in healthcare costs of $8 billion over the next decade, according to the American Lung Assn.
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“This year’s proposal goes farther: 80 percent below 1990 levels by mid-century.”
To press release author: I think it should read, “… proposal goes further: …” What do you think? (Well, someone has to monitor the trivia.)