{"id":2187,"date":"2020-01-06T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2020-01-06T18:30:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T01:30:11","slug":"local-democrats-ignore-san-diegos-reduced-carbon-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2187","title":{"rendered":"Local Democrats Ignore San Diego’s Reduced Carbon Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Michael Palomba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

SANDAG Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata, Rep. Mike Levin, City Councilwomen Barbara Bry and Georgette G\u00f3mez<\/span><\/span>, Assemblymembers Todd Gloria and Lorena Gonzalez, and County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher have all been sounding the alarm on the issue of emissions\u2014despite the fact that San Diego has more than achieved its emissions reduction goal for the past 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emissions from residents, businesses, and government have been cut by 24 percent over the last decade. That is nine percent better than the official 2020 goal of 15 percent. <\/span>These fantastic numbers, however, have not stopped those named above from religiously pursuing new taxes, regulations, bans, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo by GotCredit via Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n

The new data was revealed in San Diego\u2019s 2019 Climate Action Plan Annual Report.\u00a0<\/span>Total carbon dioxide equivalent emissions for 2018 came in at 9,849,000 metric tons; a 3,136,000 metric ton reduction from 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some other impressive stats revealed by the report include:<\/span><\/p>\n