CARB Supports Draft Climate Plan Despite Stakeholder Calls For Change

After hours of public testimony, California air board members are generally supporting their staff’s proposed plan to reach the state’s climate objectives and achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, while rejecting calls for major changes by an array of stakeholders such as significantly accelerating greenhouse gas emission reductions. “Make no mistake -- this draft scoping plan is ambitious. We are the fifth largest economy in the world, and we are fueled largely by fossil fuels. . . . This plan fundamentally...