Tougher Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits Move Forward in Legislature

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A view of wind turbines in Riverside County, Calif. Creative Commons image by

By Katie Orr, KQED News Fix

The Assembly on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 32, which would require California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2030. That’s a step up from the current law that requires emissions meet 1990 levels by 2020.

To get there, the state would focus on things like increasing the use of renewable energy and encouraging the use of electric vehicles. 

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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