The document discusses climate change policies in California and San Diego County that involve intergovernmental cooperation between federal, state, and local governments. Specifically, it mentions that by 2030 California aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 1990 levels according to the state's climate action plan. Additionally, San Diego County approved a climate action plan in 2018 to lower emissions over 30 years. Currently, these climate policies at various government levels are being implemented and updated collaboratively to combat the impacts of the climate crisis, such as extreme heat and wildfires, at each jurisdiction.

1. This is a group activity. Find at least one interesting
This is a group activity. Find at least one interesting example of a policy in your (local) area
that is intergovernmental in nature (i.e., it reflects local, state, or federal government
relations around an issue). Share your ideas and receive feedback in a small group. In your
post, include the following:– A brief overview of the policy?– A brief description of the
branches of government involved in the policy?– The current status of the policy?– Sources
and resources available to research this policy?-Why this particular issue is of interest to
you?Posting to Group 2 Israel Perez posted Jun 10, 2022 2:48 AMThe United States
Department of State is involved in addressing the climate crisis that is affecting American
states, counties and cities across the nation. The climate change has excessive heat,
unpredictable weather, drought, and devastating fires that threatens communities
nationwide. Therefore, the goal of the United States is to reduce carbon to zero to make the
world a clean place for future generations (State Department). The federal, state and local
governments often team up to come up with plans to combat this threat at their jurisdiction.
this intergovernmental partnership is crucial to reducing our carbon footprint. In addition
to the State Department, States and local governments have departments to combat climate
change. In my home state of California and the County of San Diego, climate change policies
were adopted to combat the climate crisis. By the year 2030, the State of California’s goal is
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below the 1990 levels (Berkley Law,
2022). The County of San Diego, Board of Supervisors, approved the Climate Action Plan in
2018 meant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 30 years (COSD, 2022). The County of
San Diego (COSD) focus on reducing pollution within the County jurisdiction and
property. Currently, the federal, state and local government policies on the climate crisis are
valid but some are still being updated or modified. The federal Government and the State of
California offers local governments grants that they can use to partner with private entities
and work on projects, including financing and construction to reduce our carbon footprint
(EPA, 2022). The sources and resources are available on the State Department, EPA,
California.gov and County of San Diego websites. There’s also scholarly articles on climate
change that examines the effects of climate change. The climate crisis interests me, because
the climate change is still developing and it’s not fully understood. The United States
Federal government, several states, counties and cities are committed to reduce the effects
of climate change. In addition, the climate crisis is a worldwide problem so many countries,
including the United Nations, are involve in action against climate change. Unfortunately,
climate change is used as a political tool and sometimes comical that it’s hard to take it

2. seriously. For instance, the antagonists causing global warming are the belching cows. We
might be seeing chicken on billboards in the near future saying “Eat more hamburgers, save
our planet.” All jokes aside, cows are being blamed for global warming to the point that New
Zealand is planning implement a cow and sheep burp tax References“State Department:
Climate Policies.” Policy Issue. https://www.state.gov/policy-issues/“California Climate
Policy Dashboard.” California Climate Policy. Berkley Law.
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/clee/research/climate/climate-policy-
dashboard/“Climate Action Plan.” County of San Diego Climate Action Plan. County of San
Diego. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/sustainability/cap.html“Federal
Funding and Technical Assistance for Climate Adaptation.” Climate Change Adaptation
Resource Center (ARC-X). United States Environmental Protection Agency.
https://www.epa.gov/arc-x/federal-funding-and-technical-assistance-climate-
adaptation#epaPeter Hoskins (2022). “Climate change: New Zealand’s plan to tax cow and
sheep burps.” Business. BBC News.https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61741352In your
responses to classmates, provide feedback on their ideas. Do the policies they have
identified involve intergovernmental relations at multiple levels? Does it seem that there
are sufficient resources to be able to conduct thorough analyses of the policies? Do you have
any additional information, resources, or connections that would help with their
analyses?For this discussion, respond to each member of your small group.For your
response posts, you must do the following:– Post one to three paragraphs.– Demonstrate
more depth and thought than simply stating “I agree” or “You are wrong.”– Consider content
from other parts of the course where appropriate. Use proper citation methods for your
discipline when referencing scholarly or popular sources.