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California poised to extend climate targets

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 25 August 2016 •
California poised to extend climate targets

New goal would require US state to cut emissions 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030

California may already be the US state with the most ambitious climate targets, but it is now set to stretch its emissions goal even further with the introduction of new binding targets to slash emissions...

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