ENEP426 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13.2: Emission Intensity, Environmental Technology, California Air Resources Board
13 Apr 2017
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The case of a subnational state actor tackling a global challenge. Ca has surpassed any other american state in sheer range of climate policies enacted or boldness of overall emissions reduction place. Leading ca policies being adopted in the eu. Emissions from transport will be reduced from adoption of smart growth planning and urban and regional anti sprawl design regulations. Many of the anticipated tools will be applied at business firm level. Below is some prominent policies that have been enacted by the state. Ab 32 first state level economy wide approach in us establishing a cap on ghg emissions that cuts across all major sectors of the econ. The cap allows regulated actors to trade the rights to pollute ghgs among themselves. Ca"s initial steps in climate vhange polices was in 2002 when established statutory caps in us on carbon emissoins from vehicles. Ca has claim to have established the world"s first global warming standard for fuel .
