California has long been a pioneer in developing innovative energy policies that shatter the false choice between a healthy environment and a vibrant economy. The state is again blazing a trail on smart energy policy through adoption and implementation of AB 32 – the nation’s premier roadmap to reduce carbon emissions and transition to cleaner sources of energy. I focus on keeping AB 32 on track, out of the courts, and spreading the good word to other jurisdictions looking for a way forward on climate and energy (hint: look no further than California).
Before joining NRDC I brushed up on the law at UC Berkeley and environmental policy at Cornell University. In between, I taught third-graders in the Dominican Republic, who remind me that fighting climate change was really the easier path.
Posted May 23, 2011 by Alex Jackson in Solving Global Warming
Last week, Judge Ernest Goldsmith of the San Francisco Superior Court ruled to keep the bulk of California’s climate law, AB 32, moving ahead without delay, and narrowed the scope of an ongoing dispute to one piece of the puzzle...continued→
Posted March 25, 2011 by Alex Jackson in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
The California Air Resources Board issued a statement yesterday in response to the Superior Court’s recent decision in the AB 32 Scoping Plan lawsuit. Californians should take heart – the statement spells good news for our efforts to protect public...continued→
Posted March 23, 2011 by Alex Jackson in Solving Global Warming
Last Friday, the San Francisco County Superior Court issued its decision in a lawsuit challenging the California Air Resources Board’s adoption of the AB 32 Scoping Plan (the Scoping Plan is the state’s comprehensive blueprint for achieving AB 32’s goal...continued→
Posted March 7, 2011 by Alex Jackson in Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
Two weeks ago, I called attention to a proposal before the Legislative Conference Committee to take $162 million in funds collected from gas users and customers in California for low income and cost-effective energy efficiency upgrades and divert them to the General...continued→
Posted February 24, 2011 by Alex Jackson in Solving Global Warming
Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board finalized the Board Resolution accompanying the adoption of California’s landmark program to cap and steadily reduce carbon emissions across the economy. The final resolution reflects changes the Board made after hearing from various stakeholders...continued→
Posted February 24, 2011 by Alex Jackson in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
The Legislature’s Budget Conference Committee is expected today to decide whether to follow through on a proposal to raid $162 million in funds collected from gas users and customers in California for low income and cost effective energy efficiency upgrades...continued→
Posted December 16, 2010 by Alex Jackson in Curbing Pollution
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) yesterday voted to approve California’s first-of-its-kind carbon market to reduce pollution across the California economy. While we will continue to work with CARB to ensure the program is implemented effectively, the program as designed...continued→
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