In a move bucking the Trump administration’s push to revive the coal industry, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday that drastically ups the state’s clean energy goals and commits to 100 percent zero-carbon emissions in just a few decades. The crux of Senate Bill 100, authored by state Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D) pledges that California will obtain 100 percent of its power from clean sources by 2045. In addition to that target, the legislation establishes benchmarks, requiring energy service providers to generate 50 percent of power from renewable resources by 2026 and 60 percent by 2030. “There’s no understating the importance of this measure,” Brown said moments before signing the bill.

Source: Huffington Post September 10, 2018 17:30 UTC