I
am a father of 2 kids under 4 years old and I am desperately
worried about their future in a warming world. As it stands, CARB
staff are recommending that the Board select a scoping plan that
lacks any sense of urgency and is far from ambitious enough to get
us where we need to be by 2030. Worse, the world is watching
California, a putative leader in climate action—and if we
adopt a go-slow program of insufficient change, others are likely
to dilute their own goals and programs. The draft plan will
not keep global temperatures close to what scientists say will
avoid catastrophe. The world has
only ten years to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent if we
are to attain the goal. President Biden has committed the United
States to a 50 percent reduction by 2030. Yet the draft plan admits
that it may not achieve even 40 percent by 2030. Please address
climate change for what it is - a crisis with unimaginable
consequences for future generations. Be a leader of the world and
enact aggressive programs to address the impending
catastrophes.
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