California doesn’t care what the new federal global warming policies in Washington D.C. may be and has set the most ambitious goal to cut carbon emissions in the U.S. According to the newly released plan emissions will be cut 40 percent over 1990 levels by 2030. “We’ve got the scientists, we’ve got the lawyers, and we’re ready to fight,” governor Jerry Brown said. “Whatever Washington thinks they are doing, California is the future.”
California sets the most ambitious climate goal in the U.S.
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