캘리포니아주 기후위기법안의 입법정책적 시사점

Abstract

Korea is actively participating in the solidarity of the international community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, setting goals for greenhouse gas reduction, forming organizations to be in charge of specific design and implementation, and establishing legal grounds such as legislation. In particular, the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality has been enacted and is set to take effect, but the abstractness of laws and regulations and individual legislative issues by related fields remain urgent tasks. The California Climate Crisis Act clearly stipulates that the goal of greenhouse gas reduction is about the health and safety of residents, and contains details of greenhouse gas reduction to cope with the climate crisis. In addition, new technical concepts such as carbon dioxide capture, storage, and utilization appearing in the greenhouse gas reduction process are directly defined so that they can serve as clear interpretation criteria for the implementation of legislative purposes. In particular, details on the use of related technologies are specified to help the parties understand. These specific regulations are necessary for enhancing acceptance through the understanding and cooperation of stakeholders such as local residents and related business fields, where confrontation is inevitable in the process of reducing greenhouse gas. Matters related to CCUS, a legislative task stipulated in the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality, are not only new concepts, but also essential to enhance the acceptance of not only stakeholders in the industry but also the people due to secure stability in the process of technology development and utilization. I hope that the implications of the detailed characteristics of California’s climate crisis legislation in the future can be properly referenced.