Fate of these bills will reveal if California Legislature is serious about climate action - Sacramento Bee

Senate Bill 260 and Senate Bill 342, proposals that stalled last year without support, face continued ambivalence from lawmakers within the supposedly science-based, climate-conscious Democratic Party. If neither gets enough votes to pass this week, state senators will once again be guilty of the dereliction of duty that has killed dozens of sensible climate change bills over the last few years.

SB 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act, would require corporate giants that earn $1 billion or more in revenue to disclose greenhouse gas emissions. San Francisco Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill would arm state regulators with the data to ensure California’s biggest companies are reducing emissions to meet the state’s clean energy goals.

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