Stop Global Warming Now!

Unfortunately, the state's largest polluters are working to weaken or stop the California Global Warming Solutions Act, which would place the first mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions in California and set the stage for the rest of the country to follow.

Please contact the Governor today, urging him to follow through with his promise to stop global warming by supporting the California Global Warming Solutions Act and its real, verifiable, enforceable and mandatory cuts in global warming pollution.

Send an email using the link below, or even better, call the Governor's staff at 916-445-2841 (you can use the letter below as your talking points). You can also send a personal letter via U.S. postal mail to:

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814

The consequences of failing to immediately and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions are unacceptable. One-third of all living creatures on earth could be committed to extinction by the year 2050. Average temperatures and the incidence of heat waves, wildfires and droughts would continue to increase in California, while snow pack and water availability would decrease. The impacts on California's public health, environment and economy would be devastating.

As the world’s sixth largest economy and 12th largest source of greenhouse gas pollution, California has a special responsibility and opportunity to lead the way in greenhouse gas reductions. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) would do just that. Significantly, the bill would:

- Institute a cap on greenhouse gas emissions in California to provide certainty in achieving emission reductions;

- Increase investments in clean fuels and energy, energy efficiency, and new technology to secure a leadership role in the world's emerging clean energy market;

- Institute a mandatory and enforceable tracking and reporting system for greenhouse gas emissions;

- Protect entities that have purposefully reduced their greenhouse gases prior to regulatory mandates; and

- Complement and put into statute the Governor's executive order on climate change signed last year.

Please help make this important bill a reality!