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A new state law limits Florida communities’ aims to offset greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the global climate and intensifying disasters such as hurricanes.

Specifically, HB 1217 prohibits local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals. At least 10 cities and counties have implemented such policies, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, and Leon County, where Tallahassee, the state capital, is located. But the new law will not necessarily upend these policies, said Bradley Marshall, senior attorney at Earthjustice, an advocacy group.

“It’s certainly meant to scare municipalities and local governments from trying to do things to further net-zero policies,” he said. “Now, its exact impact and what it exactly prohibits is probably up for some debate. Things that are adjacent to it—emissions reductions and even climate change reduction policies—on their face will not run afoul at all of a ban on adopting a net zero policy.”

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[-] jtrek@startrek.website 12 points 1 hour ago

Everyone who supported this bill is a climate criminal and should have a punishment proportional to poisoning every living person on the planet.

[-] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 95 points 3 hours ago
[-] Smaile@lemmy.ca 43 points 3 hours ago

Small 'brained' government

[-] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 13 points 3 hours ago

No no, see it can be big as long as it works for the corporations, or, uh, we mean the people. It can be big as long as it works for the people. Wait no, that's not right either.

when they ask for small government, they do not mean lowering the scope of the government functions, but having less people who have more concentrated powers, and removing checks and balances.

[-] dan1101@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Small oppressive sensitive grifting fascist wasteful and willfully ignorant government.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

We didn't know it was a documentary about Republicans back then.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 50 points 3 hours ago

how can we drive up property values

sink half of our state beneath the waves

brilliant

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 11 points 3 hours ago

I have no idea why their property is worth anything. Well I do, ignorant boomers. That market will someday crash though, as the sea retakes everything and the majority of younger folks have no interest in moving there.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Disneyland will become the new Atlantis

[-] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 minutes ago

Disneyland is in California.

[-] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 42 minutes ago

Disneyworld being in the middle of the state will then just be a little closer to the beach spiking property values in Orlando

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

Disneylantis?

[-] xkbx@startrek.website 38 points 4 hours ago

“We’re gonna need you to burn at least 500lbs of tires for every tree planted.”

[-] cybervseas@lemmy.world 16 points 3 hours ago

Let's go 'net-negative' policies

[-] cadekat@pawb.social 9 points 2 hours ago

I didn't think they'd be that dumb and leave a loophole for net-negative policies, but holy shit:

"Net zero policy" means any policy, program, or initiative designed to achieve a balance between total amount of greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere with an equal amount removed from the atmosphere.

It literally is net-zero. Removing more CO2 than you emit is absolutely allowed.

[-] cybervseas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Or, let's match 99% of emissions lolllll

[-] BehindetheClouds@reddthat.com 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm guessing DeSantis it's not a fan of king crab.

[-] mereo@piefed.ca 11 points 3 hours ago

So... A "small" government is acting like a big brother...

[-] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 1 hour ago

Childish fucktards

[-] Smaile@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 hours ago

Not even sure if this is legally enforceable past being a guideline.

[-] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 45 minutes ago

Well, a Republican is doing it, so I’m sure our wise and beneficent Supreme Court will have no problem finding it enforceable

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Even right-wingers in the UK aren't this blasé about it. Murica is a very weird place where folk don't seem to get punished electorally for being an asshole.

[-] green_goglin@thelemmy.club 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

MAGA hates Meatball

[-] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

I'd like DeSantis to study this whole situation more. Perhaps putting him in the path of a hurricane would give him a more informed perspective.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 1 hour ago

In the path of something, maybe smaller and faster than a hurricane.

[-] Cytobit@piefed.social 4 points 3 hours ago

So they can still target .00001 emissions, or net negative emissions. I suppose it's fitting to get a nothing burger on nottheonion.

[-] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 11 points 3 hours ago

Not really.

"The bill also prohibits governmental entities from implementing, administering, or enforcing any program or joining any organization that has a policy of establishing limits on greenhouse gas emissions or requiring or incentivizing participation in an emissions trading program."

There's definitely language in the bill to cut off that loophole

[-] fira@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

I look forward to scuba diving in the neo-Atlantis amusement park that was the former state of Florida.

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