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There is no time to lose, and no measure to weaken, if we are to
meet the challenge of climate change. The changes that will be
wrought by nature, if we settle for inaction or half measures, will
be far more severe than any far-reaching measures we take now. CARB
should raise the land use target in the AB 32 Scoping Plan from 5
million metric tons of C02 equivalent (MMT) to 11-14 MMT. 
This higher target is achievable with policies California is
already considering. 
Setting a low target will allow business-as-usual development to
continue, and there is no realm in which business-as-usual will
suffice to modify or reverse the impacts of climate change. The
higher requirements may be expensive, but as Al Gore has said, if
we think mitigated climate change is expensive, try unmitigated
climate change. This is the moment to act boldly.   



 
 
       
 

 
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