California Records One of its Single Largest Drops in Climate Pollution on Record

That’s the headline from Clean Technica, in a release that details how our state continues to close the gap between where we are now and our 2030 climate targets.

“California is making significant progress reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with huge reductions coming from the electricity sector,” said F. Noel Perry, Founder of Next 10, a non-partisan think tank. “While the data show California must increase its ambition in order to meet our 2030 climate goals, it’s very encouraging that we are closing the gap. This year, our state became the fourth-largest economy in the world. Our GDP grew as emissions declined, and that’s a continued lesson for the rest of the world: climate action goes hand-in-hand with economic benefits.”

Key takeaways:

Emissions from California’s power sector fell significantly while the state’s strategic deployment of utility-scale batteries to store solar and wind power for peak deployment continues to skyrocket.
While California’s electricity rates continue to eclipse the national average, the state’s total energy consumption is decreasing, suggesting more adoption of energy efficiency measures.
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Post4ed by Donna Gerhauser for the Climate Action Group