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Alan Lowenthal: “We must achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035, and the entire U.S. economy needs to reach net-zero…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2022
We must achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035, and the entire U.S. economy needs to reach net-zero emissions by midcentury.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

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Lowenthal sets ambitious goals for carbon-free electricity and net-zero emissions.

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