Jerry Brown, California’s governor, has accused Donald Trump of “gross ignorance” over climate change as he made his most sweeping actions yet to rid the world’s fifth largest economy of fossil fuels.
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| Governor Jerry Brown discusses legislation he signed directing California to phase out fossil fuels for electricity by 2045. |
Brown not only signed a bill that calls for 100% of the state’s electricity to come from carbon-free sources by 2045 but also penned an executive order demanding that California completely eliminate net emissions across its economy, including transport and agriculture, by the same year.
The order, which cites “historic droughts, devastating storms, torrential storms, extreme heat … and threats to human health”, requires California pull more greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere than it puts in by 2046, using vegetation and new technologies.
Read Oliver Milman’s story from The Guardian - “Jerry Brown: Trump's 'gross ignorance' main obstacle in climate change fight.”
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