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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010). 2006 AB 32. Required state to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and gave broad authority to CARB to implement the standard. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). AB 1803.

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DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns Effective Dec. 8, On Medical Leave; Jessica Shirley Named Interim Acting Secretary

PA Environment Daily

Prior to joining DEP she worked in the Department of Labor and Industry on workforce development, labor law compliance and unemployment compensation issues from 2010 to 2011. Richard Negrin Richard Negrin served as Acting Secretary of DEP from January 17 until he was confirmed by the Senate on June 27. Read more here.

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General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole

PA Environment Daily

million cut from the DEP and DCNR General Fund budget in FY 2010-11 budget; -- $180 million diverted from the DCNR Oil and Gas Fund to General Fund in proposed FY 2010-11 budget; -- $5.5 million cut continued from the FY 2010-11 DEP and DCNR General Fund budget in FY 2011-12 budget; -- $8.3 million from DEP, $1.5

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

Clean Energy Law

Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), requires CARB to develop and update every five years a scoping plan that describes the approach California will take to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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A deep dive into the IPCC’s updated carbon budget numbers

Real Climate

from Rogelj et al (2018) – note how the red dot marked 2010 moves to the purple dot marked 2010, once historical modelling uncertainties are corrected for. C warming estimate between 1850-1900 and 2006-2015. C is now 500 GtCO 2 starting from the beginning of 2020, with a 66% uncertainty range of 300–900 GtCO 2.

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Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

Guest Post By Erin Boedicker , 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. In a place that is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2020), mitigation of warming agents is crucial. June 25, 2020. Particles that are less than 2.5 References Arctic Council.

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How the Endangered Species Act is Helping to Restore the Klamath River Basin

Vermont Law

PacifiCorp’s 50-year license expired in 2006, and since then they have operated the dams under annual licenses. Four dams are proposed to be removed beginning in 2020, along with various associated power generation facilities, water intake structures, canals, pipelines, and ancillary buildings. Klamath Restoration (2010, February 18).