Business Times: California has joined a pact with 11 other states and countries to slash greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change. Gov. Jerry Brown signed an agreement Tuesday as part of a broader effort to pressure global leaders to adopt an aggressive emissions treaty at a United Nations-led summit in Paris later this year.
This global challenge requires bold action on the part of governments everywhere, Brown said in a statement. Its time to be decisive. Its time to act.
The 12-member agreement...