Online Resources
- 2008 Reported GHG emissions
Visit the CARB website to view data on California's largest GHG emitters. (arb.ca.gov)
- AB 32: CA's Global Warming Solutions Act
Read about CA's emissions reduction goal for 2020. (arb.ca.gov)
- Carbon Watch
Learn more about carbon with this joint project from PBS's Frontline/World and the Center for Investigative Reporting (pbs.org)
- Google Public Data: CO2 Emissions per Capita
View and compare per capita emissions data by country (google.com/public data)
- CA Climate Change Portal
Learn about CA's policies on climate change (ca.gov)
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KQED: California's Biggest Industrial CO2 Emitters of 2008
In 2009, California's mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program required the state's largest industrial GHG emitters to report their emissions for the first time, and in November the California Air Resources Board released this data to the public.
See the map below to see view the largest emitters. (Click here to view a larger map and a list of emitters.)
View KQED: California's Biggest Industrial CO2 Emitters of 2008 in a larger map
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The California Report | Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013, 8:50 AM
Lawsuit: Calif. Cap-and-Trade is Unconstitutional
California's cap-and-trade program is the first of its size and scale in the country. As such, it has attracted attention and lawsuits from environmentalists on one side and business groups on the other. Now, the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation alleges that the program's charge for carbon emissions violates California law because it constitutes a tax -- and taxes in California require approval by a two-thirds majority in both houses of the state Legislature.
The California Report | Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012, 8:50 AM
Calif. Carbon Trading Market Opens for Business
Today marks a milestone in California's quest to combat climate change. The state is holding its first cap-and-trade auction, where companies will pay for permission to emit greenhouse gases.
Forum | Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012, 9:00 AM
Calif. Carbon Market Set to Open
California is taking a closely watched step to cut greenhouse gas emissions through a new cap-and-trade program. On Wednesday, the state will open a carbon market that forces its biggest polluters to buy and sell permits to emit carbon dioxide. Some say cap-and-trade here could become either a model or a cautionary tale for others.
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