Tuesday, October 29, 2013

California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia Agree to Cooperate on Reducing Carbon Pollution

53 million people living in what would be the world’s fifth-largest economy will now be participating in a “far-reaching strategic alignment to combat climate change and promote clean energy.” Click to enlarge.
The signatories agreed to “where appropriate and feasible, link programs to create consistency and predictability” to account for and reduce carbon pollution across the four jurisdictions.  With an eye toward a global agreement in 2015, these heads of state saw commitments to reduce their own carbon emissions as a signal to national and sub-national governments that such an agreement was essential.

California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia Agree to Cooperate on Reducing Carbon Pollution

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