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Florida Plan Will Focus on Emissions and Climate
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jul 13, 2007 01:23am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Thursday, July 12, 2007 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By FELICITY BARRINGER
Published: July 12, 2007
Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida has drafted a series of executive orders to slow climate change and cut the state’s emission of heat-trapping gases by more than 25 percent, to 1990 levels, over the next 18 years. By 2050, the goal is to cut emissions to one-fifth of those levels.
One order would require state officials to find ways to cut emissions from tailpipes and smokestacks. Another would set new energy-efficiency standards for state buildings and cars and require that 20 percent of the state’s electric power eventually came from renewable sources “with a strong focus on solar and wind energy.” Current federal calculations show that Florida gets 2 percent of its electricity from such sources, down from 2.9 percent in 1990.
Whether Mr. Crist, a popular Republican, can single-handedly mandate strict new controls on electric utilities and other industries remains to be seen.
At least one major initiative on Mr. Crist’s agenda — copying California’s requirements for reducing vehicle emissions — could not take effect under current federal regulations because Florida is not eligible to adopt such strict rules. Also, the orders of one governor can be nullified by a successor and may provide problematic underpinnings for policies reaching four decades into the future. |
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