A study by a San Francisco-based think tank reveals the state is not on pace for its goals.
FILE - Steam is emitted from smoke stacks at a coal-fired power plant Nov. 17, 2021, in Craig, Colo. by San Francisco-based think tank Next 10 shows California must triple the rate of its carbon emission reductions to meet its 2030 levels goal.
California currently hopes to slash its emissions down to 40% below its 1990 levels. After a dip during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other climate-warming gases jumped by 3.4% in 2021, according to the study. While electric vehicle sales are up in the state, passenger vehicles accounted for 10.6% of this increase.
Since 2010, the state has chipped away at its annual emissions with decreases of about 1.5% per year. However, it will need to accelerate this pace to 4.4% per year if it still hopes to meet its 2030 deadline, according to Next 10. “Even in more recent years, California’s emissions decreased by only 1.6 percent on average per year from 2016 to 2021—much less than the rate needed to meet the 2030 goal,” researchers wrote. “Using the trajectory in emissions since 2010, California won’t meet the 2030 goal until 2047.”Despite this, California remains one of the most aggressive states at mitigating emissions. Gov.
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