FILE - In this May 19, 2015 file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown, center, discusses the non-binding climate change agreement he signed with international leaders from various states and provinces during a ceremony in Sacramento, Calif. Brown will travel to the U.N. Climate Change conference to promote California's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emission and urge other governments to sign on to his climate pact. Brown was accompanied by Baja California Gov. Francisco A. Vega de Lamadrid, left, Ontario,Canada Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Glen Murray, second from left, and Baden-Wurttemberg Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann,right, with interpreter Olivia Reinshagen-Fernandez, second from right. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,file)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Jerry Brown is heading to the U.N. Climate Change conference to promote the state's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and urge other states and provinces to sign on to his climate pact.
So far, 57 jurisdictions from 19 countries have added their signatures to a memorandum promising to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
Brown, a Democrat, has toured the world talking about climate change this year, seeking to build a legacy on the issue before he leaves office in 2018.
But at home in California, he has also faced repeated criticism for supporting expanded oil drilling and refusing to ban hydraulic fracturing - positions climate activists say undermine his global warming message.
FILE -- In this Oct. 7, 2015 file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown, center, waves after signing bill SB350 by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin De Leon, left, to combat climate change by increasing the state's renewable electricity use to 50 percent and doubling energy efficiency in existing buildings by 2030 at a ceremony at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Brown will travel to the U.N. Climate Change conference to promote California's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emission and urge other governments to sign on to his climate pact.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,file)
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FILE -- In this May 19, 2015 file photo, Gov. Jerry Brown, center, flanked by Baden-Wurttemberg Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann, left, of Germany, and Baja California Gov. Francisco A. Vega de Lamadrid, join others in signing a non-binding climate change agreement in Sacramento, Calif. Brown will travel to the U.N. Climate Change conference to promote California's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emission and urge other governments to sign on to his climate pact.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)
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FILE - In this May 19, 2015 file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown, center, flanked by international leaders from various states and provinces sign a non-binding climate change agreement in Sacramento, Calif. Brown will travel to the U.N. Climate Change conference to promote California's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emission and urge other governments to sign on to his climate pact. Also seen are Jalisco, Mexico Gov. Aristoteles Sandoval Diaz, left, Acre, Brazil Director-President Magaly Mederios, second from left, Baden-Wurttemberg Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann, third from left, Brown, Baja California Gov. Francisco A. Vega de Lamadrid, third from right, Catalonia Minister of Territory and Sustainability Santi Vila, second from right, and Ontario, Canada Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Glen Murray.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,file)
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FILE - In this July 21, 2015 file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown, right, delivers his speech in the Synod Hall as he attends a conference on Modern Slavery and Climate Change at the Vatican, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Brown will travel to the U.N. Climate Change conference to promote California's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emission and urge other governments to sign on to his climate pact. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia,file)
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