The Importance of Reducing Carbon Footprints One Californian at a Time

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

In this Democratic Weekly Radio Address Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier (D-Martinez) talks about what each of us can to help in the fight against greenhouse gases and global warming. Assembly member DeSaulnier, who served for ten years on the California Air Resources Board, knows business and industry must do their part to reduce California’s carbon footprint but says everyone must work together in order for the state to reach the goals established by the landmark Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32. Assembly member Tony Mendoza does the Spanish version of this week's radio address.

To listen in English, click here.

To listen in Spanish, click here.

Hello, this is Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier.

Reducing the harmful effects of human-induced global warming may be the most pressing issue of our time.

Climate change has the potential to make cities uninhabitable, destroy crops, increase the likelihood of horrible weather, and fundamentally alter the way we live our lives.

But even with California becoming the international leader in developing innovative solutions to curb greenhouse gases, there are many people who – while recognizing the risks associated with global warming – don’t see it as their problem.

They’re wrong.

Each of us, through our day-to-day actions – where and how we choose to travel and what we choose to purchase – has an impact on our planet’s fragile health and future.

This is called our ‘carbon footprint,’ and there are some simple yet important steps you can take to reduce it.