Posted by Peter Miller in Solving Global Warming
The 33% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) recently passed by the California Legislature represents a commitment to an almost 3-fold increase in the amount of renewable generation for California consumers in 2020 compared to current levels. If enacted, this legislation would...continued→
Posted by Peter Miller in Solving Global Warming
Over the past couple of days, I've been asked by a number of reporters about the practical difference between an executive order directing CARB to adopt an RPS regulation and legislative enactment of the RPS. Here, then, is a clear...continued→
Posted by Peter Miller in Solving Global Warming
Very late last Friday on the final day of the legislative session, the California legislature passed a package of bills that together would require all utilities in the state to get one third of their electricity from renewable energy facilities...continued→
Posted by Peter Miller in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
California's legislature is close to passing a requirement to raise the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 33% in 2020. If it is enacted, this law will once again place California at the forefront of efforts to expand the role...continued→
Posted by Peter Miller in Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
The headline reads: "Sulfur emissions more important than CO2 in warming, scientist says." Apparently, a retired USGS geologist has determined that sulfur is primarily responsible for climate change rather than carbon dioxide. According to the story in Greenwire, Peter Ward...continued→
Posted by Peter Miller in Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
I recently had the opportunity to make a brief presentation to the California State Assembly Democratic caucus. I was asked to be on a panel discussing proposed legislation to increase California's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 35%. Since many of the...continued→
Posted by Peter Miller in Solving Global Warming
I've seen a couple of incorrect and misleading news reports about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed last night at this conference. I want to comment on this rumor since it seems to be gaining momentum. These reports...continued→
Posted by Peter Miller in Solving Global Warming
Last night the governors of five U.S. states along with governors from a number of Brazilian and Indonesian states signed an agreement to work together to reduce emissions from tropical deforestation and degradation. It was a feel good photo op...continued→
Posted by Peter Miller in Solving Global Warming
The morning started off with a bang. Governor Schwarzenegger highlighted California's leadership on climate change over the past decade and then introduced the video from President-elect Obama. Looking very presidential, Obama enunciated an unambiguous commitment to enacting a federal cap...continued→
Posted by Peter Miller in Solving Global Warming
I'm writing from Governor Schwarznegger's Global Climate Summit in Beverly Hills, California. It's 8 AM and the summit attendees are just arriving. High level government, private sector and NGO representatives are arriving from the U.S., China, Indonesia, and Brazil to...continued→
