State air regulators planned to vote on a plan Thursday that cuts carbon emissions in California by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but critics say it doesn't go far enough to combat climate change.
The plan puts the state on a path to so-called carbon neutrality by 2045, meaning California will remove as many carbon emissions from the atmosphere as it emits. Doing so will require a rapid reduction in planet-warming emissions and a ramp up of technology to remove remaining greenhouse gasses from the air.
At the beginning of Thursday's meeting, California Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph touted the latest version of the plan as the most ambitious to date. It underwent changes after public comments earlier this year. Another goal would mean new residential and commercial buildings will be powered by electric appliances before the next decade.
The plan's targets include having 10% of aviation fuel demand come from electric or hydrogen sources by 2045 and ensuring all medium-duty vehicles sold are zero-emission by 2040. The board has already passed a policy to ban the sale of new cars powered solely by gasoline in the state starting in 2035.The plan refers to carbon capture as a"necessary tool" to implement in the state alongside other strategies to mitigate climate change.
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