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Thank you for taking global warming seriously and developing a plan
to reduce global warming pollution while at the same time creating
jobs and making California a healthier and more prosperous place to
live. The proposed program will decrease global warming emissions
from the state’s largest polluters and establish a market price on
these emissions. This program is one of many policies CARB is using
to reach the state’s goal of reducing global warming emissions to
1990 levels by 2020, along with renewable energy, energy
efficiency, and cleaner transportation standards.

Parts of the proposal are strong, such as setting a limit that
declines each year, and setting a minimum price on carbon
pollution. This steady price signal will help businesses make
long-term investments in strategies to reduce global warming
emissions.

I recommend that the program be strengthened by requiring more of
the state’s largest polluters to pay for their global warming
emissions instead of giving permits away for free. By forcing
polluters to pay for the emissions they generate by purchasing
permits in an auction, we can then re-invest the auction funds into
efforts that will help us transition to a cleaner economy and help
lower energy costs for Californians—such as making homes and
businesses more energy efficient, increasing public transit
options, and developing wind and solar projects in California.

Thank you.