The goal is to scale up renewables yet stabilize the electric grid’s reliability. Newsom directed the air board to include a provision that avoids the need for 10 gigawatts of new natural gas production by ramping up construction of offshore wind projects. They now expect to hold a second public hearing and vote in mid-December.Ī major strategy is to reduce greenhouse gases by accelerating California’s transition to renewable energy. The strategies would cost an estimated $18 billion in 2035 and $27 billion in 2045.Īir board officials have delayed taking action on the plan until the end of the year, instead of later this month as scheduled. The plan includes a bold commitment to eliminate 91% of fossil fuels. Unveiled in May, California’s draft scoping plan outlines an expansive list of strategies to combat climate change and fulfill a state mandate to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. No such projects exist in California and the practices are controversial. The changes to California’s proposed climate change scoping plan also include fast-tracking projects by 2030 to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and from the smokestacks of polluting industries.
Gavin Newsom and environmentalists, the California Air Resources Board has bolstered its climate roadmap with several new strategies, including offshore wind development, climate-friendly housing construction, cleaner aviation fuels and reducing miles traveled.
California’s climate scoping plan includes goals for climate-friendly housing. New housing under construction in a neighborhood in Elk Grove.
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