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I'd like to thank you for taking global warming seriously and
developing a plan to reduce global warming pollution while at the
same time creating jobs and making California a healthier and more
prosperous place to live. The proposed program will decrease global
warming emissions from the state’s largest polluters and establish
a market price on these emissions. This program is one of many
policies CARB is using to reach the state’s goal of reducing global
warming emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, along with renewable
energy, energy efficiency, and cleaner transportation standards. 
I recommend that the program be strengthened by requiring more of
the state’s largest polluters to pay for their global warming
emissions instead of giving permits away for free. By forcing
polluters to pay for the emissions they generate by purchasing
permits in an auction, we can then re-invest the auction funds into
efforts that will help us transition to a cleaner economy and help
lower energy costs for Californians—such as making homes and
businesses more energy efficient, increasing public transit
options, and developing wind and solar projects in California.