On April 12, 2021, BIDS Faculty Affiliate Daniel Kammen provided this testimony for the California Environmental Quality Committee in support of Senate Bill 582:
"Senate Bill 582 updates the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target to 80% reductions by 2030; establishes climate restoration goals of achieving net negative GHGs by 2035; exercises global leadership to align California policies with a path to restore GHGs to preindustrial levels before 2050; and tasks the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and other agencies with developing a just resilience plan to ensure that the path to achieving these climate goals is carried out equitably and provides additional resources to low-income and vulnerable communities.
"These are ambitious -- but I want to stress -- achievable goals, that are necessary for climate protection. Equally important, SB 582 will trigger and integrate a suite of actions that will invest in social justice and will be a huge net economic benefit for all Californians."
