(KQED) -- To achieve its ambitious climate goals, California will likely need to not only slash emissions but also remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using technology that’s new and very expensive.
A newly introduced bill making its way through the state Legislature aims to push the carbon removal industry to be able to pull 75 million tons of carbon dioxide — the amount created by roughly 200 gas-fired power plants — from the air every year by 2045.
But that plan is not without controversy. Its critics include big oil, business associations and some environmental justice groups.
State Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) said he authored the bill — SB 308 — to show companies that California is committed to carbon dioxide removal.
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