加利福尼亞州正在努力完全使用清潔能源。

一項要求加州到2045年棄用化石燃料、全部使用可再生能源網絡的法案在上周二在州眾議院獲得通過，使該州離完全使用清潔能源又進了一步。

該法案已經討論了將近兩年時間，曾經遭到公用事業公司、石油企業和一些議員的反對。在上周二，眾議院以43票贊成、32票反對通過了該法案。提出該法案的是州參議員凱·德·列昂（Kevin de León）。法案通過后將轉交給州參議院，稱為“參議院100號法案”，預計會獲得通過，然后再提交給州長杰里·布朗（Jerry Brown）簽字。

法案若通過，加利福尼亞州將成為繼續夏威夷之后，第二個計劃在2045年完全使用清潔能源的州。但是參議院100號法案的雄心不止于此，它還提高了本州已有的清潔能源目標，要求公用事業提供商到2030年60%的發電來自可再生資源。這一目標之前是50%。

盡管聯邦政府試圖降低燃料經濟的標準，削弱環境保護工作，但加州已經成為抗擊氣候變化的領袖。去年，加州制定了所有新建房屋必須安裝太陽能板的規定，延長了限額交易計劃。加州還宣稱要起訴特朗普政府，因其計劃凍結燃料經濟標準。早在4年前，加州就跨越了2020年碳排目標。

作為世界第五大經濟體，這些進展不算太大。如果參議院100號法案通過，加州將成為全球最大的承諾完全使用可再生能源的經濟體。（財富中文網）

譯者：Ty

California is on a path to 100% clean energy.

A bill, which would require California to transition to a fully renewable energy grid devoid of fossil fuels by 2045, passed the state Assembly on Tuesday, bringing it one step closer to becoming a reality.

The bill has been under debate for nearly two years and has faced objections from utilities and oil companies and some Assembly members. But on Tuesday, the Assembly voted 43-32 in favor of the bill, which had been introduced by Sen. Kevin de León. Senate Bill 100 will now return to the state Senate, where it is expected to pass. It will then be sent to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature.

Should the bill pass, California will be only the second state after Hawaii to pass a plan to rely solely on clean energy by 2045. But SB100’s ambitions don’t end there. The bill also ups the state’s clean energy goals, requiring that utilities providers generate 60% of their power from renewable sources by 2030. That goal had previously been set at 50% by 2030.

Despite federal attempts to roll back fuel economy standards and erode environmental protections, California has become a leader in combating climate change. In the last year, it introduced a requirement for solar panels on all new homes, extended its cap-and-trade program, pledged to sue the Trump administration over its plan to freeze fuel economy standards, all while exceeding its 2020 emissions target four years early.

And as the world’s fifth largest economy, these developments are not insignificant. If SB100 passes, California would become the largest economy in the world to commit to sourcing its 100% of its energy from renewable sources.