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California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: natural and working lands: market-based compliance mechanisms.

It became law on Oct 7, 2023.

CA AB 1159 · Assembly Bill · 2023–2024

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Latest action
Oct 7, 2023

What it does

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases and authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms in the regulation of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act requires the state board to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. The act declares the policy of the state to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, but no later than 2045, and to achieve and maintain net negative greenhouse gas emissions thereafter. The act requires…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

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    Oct 7, 2023

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