Updated every five years, the Scoping Plan guides California’s policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change and its dangerous effects. The California Department of Air Resources will hear today about the proposed 2022 plan prior to the final vote this fall.
The following is a statement by Mark Specht.
“If this plan risks reliance on early carbon dioxide removal technologies, it could jeopardize the achievement of California’s climate goals, although these technologies play a role in limiting global warming. It is not a substitute for deep and direct emission reductions, which should be the state’s forefront strategy for dealing with climate change.
“Furthermore, it is alarming that the draft scoping plan requires the maintenance of all existing gas plants and the large-scale construction of new gas power plants by 2045. More cautious and equitable. The choice is to significantly reduce electricity, excluding the construction of pollutant gas facilities in the California community, which is already affected by sector emissions and poor air quality.
“From droughts and extreme heat to devastating wildfires, the effects of climate change experienced in California will be provided by this plan to actively replace fossil fuel use with renewable energy and energy storage. You need to take more urgent action than. “
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