MIT Technology Review: As the worlds sixth-largest economy, California wields huge influence not just in the U.S., but around the world. So when Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into law Thursday aimed at reducing the states greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, it put the world on notice that the Golden State aims to be a major player in the fight against climate change.
The thing is, its far from clear just how the state will go about achieving that target.
In 2006, Governor...