State hits target

California greenhouse gas emissions fell below 1990 levels, meeting an early target years ahead of schedule and putting the state well on its way towards reaching long-term goals to fight climate change. The California Air Resources Board announced pollution levels were down 13 per cent since their 2004 peak — as the economy grew 26 per cent since that year. The achievement was roughly equal to taking 12 million cars off the road. Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 2.7 per cent in 2016 to about 430 million tonnes.