Environmental groups again defeated the county's approach to climate change amidst a nearly decade-long legal battle.
totaling about 10,000 new units, but nearly all have been derailed or delayed by lawsuits.
The Board of Supervisors will now have to vote to appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court or go back to the drawing board. “Our county has ignored the undeniable facts about climate change for too long. Let’s redirect our energy towards creating a Climate Action Plan that implements real change,” said Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, a Democrat whoOffsets are most often purchased by state regulated businesses or corporations looking to green-up their public image.
Another noted difference was that while the state’s program has been largely limited to offset projects in the United States, San Diego’s approach would’ve allowed the use of offsets generated anywhere around the world.The court also pointed out that the state’s program under cap-and-trade has only allowed businesses to cancel out up to 8 percent of their emissions using offsets. The county’s approach would’ve allowed projects to offset upwards of 100 percent of their carbon footprint.
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