GROUNDS FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION TRADING IN AGRICULTURE AND POTENTIAL CONSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS

摘要

Global warming is quickly becoming the single largest environmental dilemma facing California, the United States, and even the world. California is taking significant steps to counter this threat. On August 31, 2006 the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 32 ("AB 32"), the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. It has been considered landmark legislation because it created the first economy-wide cap on global warming emissions in the nation. California Governor Arnold Schwarzeneggersigned AB 32 into law on September 27, 2006. AB 32 is currently the most significant piece of legislation that tackles the issue of global climate change in the nation because it requires statewide greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions be reduced to 1990 levels by the year 2020.