California Sets More Aggressive Net-Zero Emissions Target

The California Climate Crisis Act is the first codification of the state’s carbon neutrality goal.

The California legislature codified a more aggressive emissions reduction policy for the state. The legislature recently passed AB 1279, known as the California Climate Crisis Act, which establishes a target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as soon as possible but no later than 2045 and sets the goal to reduce statewide anthropogenic GHG emiss…