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California aims to become carbon-free by 2045. Is that feasible?

  • Written by Sarah Kurtz, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Merced
California aims to become carbon-free by 2045. Is that feasible?Monitoring the flow of electrical power at the California Independent System Operator grid control centerAP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a new law mandating that the electricity the state consumes not cause carbon emissions by 2045.

He also issued an executive order that goes even further: It commits California...

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