Supervisor Nathan Fletcher Votes No on the Tropical Forest Standard
09/19/19
I am gravely concerned about the loss of our tropical forests and the
resulting impact on global greenhouse gas emissions. However, I am not
convinced that the economic assumptions behind the Tropical Forest
Standard will yield actual results. Additionally, there are very real
concerns with verification, permanence, leakage, additionality, and
the impact on indigenous people. For these reasons, I did not support
the proposal before the California Air Resources Board today. I do
believe we need to act to protect our tropical forests and fully
support efforts like those proposed in AB 572 that was considered this
year in the California Legislature.
Nathan
Fletcher
Supervisor, District 4, County of San Diego
California Air Resources Board Member
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