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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.

Parts of the proposal are strong, such as setting a limit that
declines each year, and setting a minimum price on carbon
pollution. This steady price signal will help businesses make
long-term investments in strategies to reduce global warming
emissions. 

I would 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. 

Thank you for considering my comments.