California Officials Tout Climate Accomplishments As Global Models

California officials are using the climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, to tout the state’s climate change policies and regulations as models for other states and countries, while emphasizing the importance of environmental justice during the transition to a clean energy economy. “I would suggest that . . . California has been the tail that has wagged the dog on environmental protection and that we are continuing to play that role,” said California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis (D) during a Nov...