Alissa Walker (2019, October 26). Don’t lecture California about fires. Look at the state’s climate action. Retrieved November 6, 2019, from https://www.curbed.com/2019/10/29/20937249/california-wildfires-climate-change-emissions 

California has had many good impacts on the planet, and Californians should not be reprimanded for the numerous wildfires that occur because they are not directly related to climate change. In the 1970’s California was talking to policymakers to devise a plan to reduce their emissions. This was long before the federal government had even discussed the topic of climate change. California’s efforts have worked, over the past 40 years our 2020 goals were met 4 years early. California is also a large reason why other states are following in its footsteps, regarding transportation emissions and solar panels. Although California is not perfect, at least it has made an effort to reduce its emissions, which is something that cannot be said by many other places in the world.

This article makes me feel a lot better about where California stands in the global climate crisis. Although this article contradicts the other articles I have read on this topic, saying that California’s efforts have not been met with promising results, it is nice to know that maybe things are not as bad as they seem and that the many wildfires that we face here in California are not a direct result of our neglect towards our planet. This is not to say that California’s efforts have all been successful, but at least we are trying and we will continue to try and encourage other places in the world to do the same.