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Addressing the Employment Impacts of AB 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act Addressing the Employment Impacts of AB 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act
February 2009, by Carol Zabin and Andrea Buffa

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This policy brief analyzes the job impacts of AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and highlights the policy design options that can best promote both lower greenhouse gas emissions and good jobs.


California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: A Background Paper for Labor Unions California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: A Background Paper for Labor Unions
August 2008

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This background paper analyzes AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, a landmark law which aims to dramatically reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions. The paper focuses on AB 32's potential impact on California jobs and workers, and highlights ways that California labor unions can influence the implementation process to promote both lower emissions and good jobs.

 
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