Ted Lieu on the Environment

Ted Lieu is a champion for environmental protection. Ted has received 100% voting records from the California League of Conservation Voters and Environment California and, recognizing his commitment, he was named an “Environmental Champion.”

In the State Assembly, Ted has served on the Natural Resources and Water, Parks & Wildlife committees. While on the City Council, Ted was a member of the Environmental Quality & Energy Conservation Commission. As Chair of the powerful Assembly Rules Committee, Ted Lieu has led the way in greening the State Capitol by increasing recycling, purchasing environmentally friendly products, improving indoor air quality and reducing electricity and water consumption.

As Attorney General, Ted Lieu will continue to protect California’s environment and natural resources.

Global Warming

Global climate change poses a serious threat to California’s economic well-being, public health and environment. Ted is aggressively fighting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ted is a coauthor of AB 32, the landmark Global Warming Act of 2006, which created a statewide greenhouse gas limit to reduce emissions by 25% by 2020. This law has served to set an examples not only for other states, but other countries around the world.

“Despite what some may think, the scientific debate on Global Warming is over. And it is time to act.”

--Ted Lieu, The Daily Breeze, 1/2007

Ted Lieu’s Environment Legislation:

AB 166 – Reduces the number of abandoned vessels in the state’s waterways

AB 212 – Requires residential construction to be zero-net-energy buildings

AB 236 – Develops standards for greening the State of California’s car fleet

AB 700 – Reduces the air quality impacts of Santa Monica Airport

AB 800 – Requires beach cleanup and notification of raw sewage spills

AB 828 – Asks for public input on Green Building Standards

AB 888 – Develops Green Building Standards

AB 1058 – Requires best practices in sustainable building for residential home construction

AB 1500 – Extends the ability for hybrid or low-emission cars to use car pool lanes

AB 2015 – Expands the membership of South Coast Air Quality Management District

AB 2030 – Requires all commercial construction to be zero-net-energy buildings

AB 2160 – Guides the financing and promoting green building

AB 2180 – Expands the use of solar energy by homeowners' associations

AB 2560 – Extends the greening of state and local government car fleets

AB 2600 – Expands the number of hybrid cars that can travel in car pool lanes

AB 2880 – Makes available public resources for green building

AB 2928 – Establishes green building guidelines for residential home construction