ICYMI on KPBS Midday Edition: A status check on the major bike lane project in North Park, how it fits into the region's larger climate strategy and why scientists say we're falling short of reaching net-zero emissions by 2035
00:15:26.600 --> 00:15:29.500Can you define what that means for us ? Sure.It took me a while to figure it out , honestly , because it sounds simple , but it can get rather complex if you refer to like the United Nations definition of net zero.Net zero was when the greenhouse gases humans create equal their balance , how much nature can absorb.And it's why policymakers and scientists often refer to this problem in terms of a carbon budget.00:15:53.510 --> 00:15:59.
And one of the underlying reasons that we're getting this progress report is sort of the change in political leadership at the county.How did climate policy , you know , become like a bigger priority with that recent shift ? So Democrats took control the Board of Supervisors recently , and now they have a three two majority and can pass more progressive climate goals much easier.And so the kind of jumped on the bandwagon with President Biden passing net zero goals.
Not only would everyone need to basically drive an electric car and all trucking should become electric as well.We would also need to reduce the need for travel in the first place , and we also need to protect all the habitat that we have currently that stores carbon and then also expand that to the greatest extent that we that we can.
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