| Comment | 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 this 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 recommend strengthening this program 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.
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