California governor in Paris to push pact to curb emissions
November 29, 2015 at 10:57 a.m.
| Updated November 29, 2015 at 11:10 a.m.
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Associated Press
FILE - In this May 19, 2015 file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown, center, discusses the non-binding climate change agreement he signed with international leaders from various states and provinces during a ceremony in Sacramento, Calif. Brown will travel to the U.N. Climate Change conference to promote California's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emission and urge other governments to sign on to his climate pact. Brown was accompanied by Baja California Gov. Francisco A. Vega de Lamadrid, left, Ontario,Canada Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Glen Murray, second from left, and Baden-Wurttemberg Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann,right, with interpreter Olivia Reinshagen-Fernandez, second from right. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,file)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Jerry Brown is heading to the U.N. Climate Change conference to promote the state's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and urge other states and provinces to sign on to his climate pact.
So far, 57 jurisdictions from 19 countries have added their signatures to a memorandum promising to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
Brown, a Democrat, has toured the world talking about climate change this year, seeking to build a legacy on the issue before he leaves office in 2018.
But at home in California, he has also faced repeated criticism for supporting expanded oil drilling and refusing to ban hydraulic fracturing - positions climate activists say undermine his global warming message.
