LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 19, as amended, Ruskin. Greenhouse gas emissions: consumer
product labeling.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the
State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with
monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases
that cause global warming in order to reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases.
This bill would enact the Carbon Labeling Act of 2009. The act
would require the state board to develop and implement a program for
the voluntary assessment, verification, and standardized labeling of
the carbon footprint, as defined, of consumer products sold in this
state.