Calif.’s car culture hurts fight against climate change
By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee
Californians can’t shake their love affair with cars – and pickups and SUVs. That’s hurting the greenest state in the union’s much-publicized crusade against climate change.
While California is making headway in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the rate of progress is slowing. Emissions fell by a scant 0.3 percent in 2015, the last year for which figures are available. It was one of the smallest year-to-year declines recorded since California enacted laws aimed at defeating global warming more than a decade ago, and calls into question the state’s ability to meet long-term goals for curtailing carbon.
The chief culprit: California’s cars and trucks.
No Dale, the chief cause of energy use are the 40 million human beings living in CA. In 1950 there were only 10 million souls living in CA using energy.
Dale, do you ride you bicycle to work everyday come rain or shine.