The Whole Enchilada: Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Making of California's Historic Global Warming Law

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Twenty years ago, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger signed into law, Assembly Bill 32, officially named the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006., it was the first law in the world to establish legally-binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions across an entire economy.. But the law almost never passed. Drawing on documents that have never before been made public, "The Whole Enchilada" tells the improbable story of the making of a law that inspired a generation of environmental action around the world—and should inspire us to renew our efforts today.