Jerry Brown is endorsing an extension of the state's main climate change law. Any deal might require a two-thirds vote to bulletproof the new law from legal challenges over revenue generated through the cap-and-trade program. Previously, Brown has extended the greenhouse gas reduction targets through executive orders. The state's climate program has been beset by political, legal and financial problems and AB 32, the landmark 2006 legislation that established the state's cap-and-trade program alongside dramatic targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, only runs through 2020. State Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), who authored AB 32, has pushed for new legislation to force lawmakers to show their support for the state's climate change goals before the legislative session ends in August.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 15, 2016 22:07 UTC