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We sent you earlier comments on these draft emission reduction
target and the methodology used to develop them. We continue to
believe that adopting per capita based emission reduction goals is
a recipe for increasing each region's overall sir pollution and
emission levels, since projected growth in population will more
than offset any reductions achieved on a per capita basis. If CARB
still insists on adopting per capita goals in order to facilitate
comparisons between regions, we strongly urge you to also adopt
absolute net GHG reduction goals for each region. It will do us no
good if each person is reducing their GHG emissions, if the size of
the population in each region is growing at a pace that creates a
net increase in GHG emissions each yer.  Each region should also
have overall net GHG reduction goals that take into account
population growth to ensure that we are actually meeting the
mandates of SB 375. CARB should not undercut the goals of AB 32 and
SB375 by only setting per capita goals for each region.  That would
leave CARB open to lawsuits for failing to implement the laws as
written. 

Don Wood, Sr. Policy Advisor
Pacific Energy Policy Center
La Mesa, CA.