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The proposed amendments are being offered in recognition of the
fact that climate change poses a threat to life on the planet as we
know it. To mitigate this threat California has a goal of reaching
zero emissions by 2045. The proposed amendments do not do enough to
reach this goal. Alternative 1 of the staff report is the only
alternative that addresses the need to reduce CO2e emissions
sufficiently.
Alternative 1 is a more expensive option in the short term. The
effects of climate change, however, are way more expensive and
devastating in the long term. 
Alternative 1 can be improved by adding incentives and tax breaks.
I believe it is a false argument, by the way, to assert that
supermarkets and the like will be permanently damaged financially
as a result of having to close down temporarily to install
refrigerant systems utilizing natural substances like ammonia and
CO2. Customers pick their supermarkets bases on prices, product and
convenience to their homes or workplaces. One or two days of
closure in order to install new refrigeration units will not alter
customers' choices.