California’s Climate Plan Misses the Mark?

On this week’s EcoNews Report, Gang Green talks with Professor Dan Kammen of UC Berkeley and Gary Hughes of Biofuelwatch to investigate how the state of California intends to meet its climate targets and whether its plan is sufficient. (Spoiler alert: it’s not). 

The California Air Resources Board has released its draft scoping plan, a document intended to guide the state’s climate actions moving forward. The plan has been poorly received by environmental groups. Find out more on this week’s episode.

REQUIRED READING:

• “Op-Ed: California can do better than carbon neutrality by 2045,” Daniel Kammen, Los Angeles Times, May 17, 2022.
• Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: Resist False Solutions to Climate Change