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Land Use Planning May Save CA Air

Waxing environmental at a local level may not be the right approach to solving a global issue.

By Debra Hazel | Updated on March 26, 2009

The adoption of AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and subsequent law SB 375, signed in 2008, recreated the first legislation in the US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The moves could have long-lasting effects on urban planning around the state. Elizabeth Watson, a partner focusing on real estate, land use and sustainability at Los Angeles-based law firm Greenburg Glusker, spoke with GlobeSt.com regarding the promise and pitfalls of AB 32 and SB 375 in California, and what it might mean for development elsewhere.

GlobeSt.com: Why is California leading the US in terms of emissions?

Watson: With our economy and our transit-starved fate, our issues with greenhouse gas have caused us to really focus on that before a lot of regions. So we’ve been grappling with that longer.

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