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Thank you for your efforts to reduce global warming emissions. I am
writing to ask for you to consider strengthening the proposal. 

While many parts of the proposal are already strong, please
consider 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.

OCHA (the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humananitarian Affairs) has said:

"Climate disasters are on the rise. Around 70 percent of disasters
are now climate related – up from around 50 percent from two
decades ago. 

These disasters take a heavier human toll and come with a higher
price tag.  In the last decade, 2.4 billion people were affected by
climate related disasters, compared to 1.7 billion in the previous
decade. The cost of responding to disasters has risen tenfold
between 1992 and 2008.

Destructive sudden heavy rains, intense tropical storms, repeated
flooding and droughts are likely to increase, as will the
vulnerability of local communities in the absence of strong
concerted action."

We're already so behind on taking action on this crisis. Pushing
companies to innovate is one of the most surefire ways to speed the
transition toward sustainable business practices.

Thank you for your consideration.