Jan. 4, 2023
AB 1279: The California Climate Crisis Act
The Climate Crisis Act seeks to transform California into a net GHG absorber before the century's midpoint.
Shannon S. Broome
Managing Partner, San Francisco
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Email: sbroome@huntonak.com
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
Shannon leads the firm's California environmental practice. She has represented companies operating and selling products into California on a range of air quality and climate change requirements.
On Sept. 16, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1279, entitled the "California Climate Crisis Act," to amend the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. AB 1279 represents the first significant legislation seeking to go beyond net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The Climate Crisis Act seeks to transform California into a net GHG absorber before the century's midpoint. The California Legislature previously tasked the Air R...
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