Generate: California's Big Move

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July 19, 2017

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"Big deal: 'This is undoubtedly the most important climate news since President Trump decided to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, and it is perhaps even more consequential,' writes veteran Resources For the Future analyst Dallas Burtraw in a new post that unpacks some specifics of the complex program. Why it matters: It provides a key mechanism to help meet the commitment of the country's largest economy to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, Burtraw notes."

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Dallas Burtraw

Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow

Dallas Burtraw is the Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow at RFF. Burtraw’s research includes analysis of the distributional and regional consequences of climate policy and the evolution of electricity markets, including renewables integration.

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