Another Voice: Greener concrete would be better for California business innovation and the planet

Sacramento Business Journal
By Andrew Gilmore

In the face of our urgent climate crisis, and even more immediately, the enormous flow of federal infrastructure spending, California lawmakers have the rare opportunity to rebuild our state’s roads more sustainably while also accelerating this rising, industry-supported innovation.

Just last year, our representatives in Sacramento and Gov. Gavin Newsom took a significant step forward by signing Senate Bill 596, a bipartisan measure introduced by Sen. Josh Becker, which puts the state on a path toward zeroing out our emissions by 2045.

Now, lawmakers can redouble the effort by voting for a companion bill, SB 778, also introduced by Sen. Becker, which would incentivize builders who incorporate low-carbon concrete into their projects.

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