![]() ![]() The Washington Post’s editorial board called California’s plan “easily reversed” and “clunky.” The Times’ Gustavo Arellano wrote a column slamming the environmental and economic costs of electric cars, stating: “Gas and oil are California sacraments that working people won’t give up so easily.” Newsom said in this Tony Briscoe story preceding the vote. “It’s the action we must take if we’re serious about leaving this planet better off for future generations,” Gov. The California Air Resources Board voted on Thursday to require all new cars and light trucks sold by 2035 in the state to be what the board calls zero-emission vehicles, as Russ Mitchell of The Times reports. Unlike many states that confront a hostile climate, California is actually doing something about it. #Times newsletters director announces seriesThe warehouse and delivery workers who get retail goods to your door are at high risk, The Times reported last year as part of its investigative series into extreme heat. Such scorching events are already unbearable for many workers, one reason California lawmakers are pushing federal legislation that would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to establish a standard to protect workers from hazardous heat, as staffer Summer Lin reports. Times columnist Steve Lopez spent some time in San Luis Obispo County and opines that people opposed to keeping the plant open have stronger arguments.īecause of climate change, heat waves will likely wallop large parts of the world three times more often, according to a new study covered by the Associated Press’ Seth Borenstein. so the utility can keep this plant open, a safeguard against power shortages in coming years. Gavin Newsom has proposed lending $1.4 billion to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Speaking of blackouts, it is likely that, by the time you read this, California lawmakers will have taken action on the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. And I think philanthropy plays a role in between both of those, to help create strategic direction for the entire enterprise. There’s also a really important role that corporations play. ![]() The majority of the climate battle will probably land on the shoulders of government. ME: One last question: If wealthy individuals and big corporations paid higher taxes, would there be less of a need for climate philanthropy? I’ve heard some folks make the argument that rich people who want to drive climate action should really support a more progressive tax system, to give government the resources it needs.īLUMENFELD: I think there’s an incredibly important role for government. I want to bring that sense of urgency to philanthropy and look at what we can do to accelerate our timelines across the board, and how a grass-roots community-driven focus can do that. The greatest thing I feel is a sense of urgency. Only by sharing this stuff are we going to have a chance of beating the climate future that we’re already seeing. We want to have a strategy that other people can critique, and adapt, and make their own. ![]()
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