California Energy Conservation Law Has Been Suspended Indefinitely
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The United States into "low-carbon economy," the road is not flat, California "Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006" - the nation's first state law to determine the emission reduction targets - has been eyeing the U.S. major oil companies, may have been suspended indefinitely.
Behind an environmental law is a dispute over economic interests, the United States between traditional and emerging industries contest.
The confrontation of old and new camp
In the U.S., although the national legislation on climate change has not been passed by Congress, but in the United States, California, on behalf of the new state government in 2006 had adopted the landmark "AB32 No. Act", the "2006 Global Warming Solutions Act, "the 2020 Act California greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels.
However, in this year's U.S. mid-term elections approaching, refineries in California with a large alliance of American oil giants, to the California Government "Proposal No. 23" (that is, in all the proposals handed over No. 23), required to suspend the "Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006" until the California unemployment rate from the present 12% to 5.5%. The proposal will state in November's mid-term elections to decide whether the implementation of statewide voters.
At the same time, Silicon Valley technology companies, environmental organizations, financial institutions and want to move towards a low carbon economy in California to complete the process of strategic transformation of the old company also formed an alliance against "Proposal No. 23," The League also cited China in promoting cleaner the achievements in energy development, to remind voters to vote carefully in order to avoid California missed opportunities for the development of new industries.
West Coast of the United States Environmental Protection Foundation policy director Wei Deke Ralph (Wade Crowfoot) to tell the "First Financial Daily" reporters: "Global Warming Solutions Act of '2006 'in the past 4 years $ 9,000,000,000 be introduced in California, California acquired the investment in clean technology accounted for more than 60% of the United States. "
Focus on green technology industry venture capitalist Vinod Khosla (Vinod Khosla) was recently held at Google headquarters to denounce "Proposal No. 23," the seminar reminded, once lost, "Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006" provide policy support, investors may switch to other regions, such as lower production costs in China.
Permanent Silicon Valley technology commentator Andrew Leonard (Andrew Leonard) pointed out that the second quarter of 2010, China attracted in clean energy investment of 110 billion dollars, more than the United States and the European Union combined. "A lot of money into China is not a coincidence, but a direct result of China's new policy, which includes China, in 2009, revised renewable energy law and implementation of renewable energy power generation system of full protection of the acquisition." Leonard said .
King playing the "employment card"
"Proposal No. 23," said the support of camp, due to "Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006" on the company's requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions increased spending on energy companies, especially for those who barely survive the economic crisis SMEs, it is difficult to afford, to suspend the bill to promote the California economic recovery and reduce unemployment.
Opponents argument to the contrary, they said, California in 2006 determined by the nation's first greenhouse gas emission reduction targets of state law, the "green collar" jobs, more and more the economic downturn over the past few years, period, when the slow development of large enterprises or even stagnation, the number of new environmental protection industry and related institutions, enterprises, small businesses have adverse economic expansion, recruiting, job creation up to 50 million.
Recently California unemployment rate remained at 12%, as the nation's largest state population, the unemployment rate is reduced by 1% increase on behalf of tens of thousands of jobs, even before the economic crisis, unemployment rate 5.5% California is also a very rare situation. Therefore, the "Proposal No. 23," Once, "Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006" actually means to be indefinitely terminated.
Although "23 proposals" sound of the shelling of a wave after wave, but the reporter and the United States Environmental Protection Foundation, the dialogue Clough also learned that the current data show that voters in the poll, "23 proposal" Opponents are not an absolute majority. Clough said the November vote will be Chang tug of war, as the name of Big Oil "to increase employment opportunities for California" on the cover, is expected to cost $ 5,000,000 for the publicity of the voters. California is a big state, a large population, still have a lot of voters affected by the oil companies. Clough said: "Every step of environmental legislation is not easy, so it can not turn back." |
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