Robert Sulnick: Climate Is Ripe for Santa Barbara County to Ban All Oil Drilling
July 3 and 4, 2023, were the hottest days ever recorded on Earth! This occurred while the two primary causes of global warming, CO 2 and methane, ...
July 3 and 4, 2023, were the hottest days ever recorded on Earth! This occurred while the two primary causes of global warming, CO 2 and methane, increased (CO 2 50%, methane 150%). In this context, Santa Barbara County appropriately established a 50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, from 2018 levels, by 2030. The county is now in the process of developing a Climate Change Adaptation Plan . Such plans admit the reality of climate change, and teach us that we must learn to adapt to our now-overheated planet.