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Tell Governor Newsom: Hold big corporations accountable for their climate pollution

Governor Newsom at UN Climate Week in 2023, where he committed to sign SB 253 and 261. Photo: Office of the California Governor.

In 2023, Governor Newsom signed landmark climate laws to set stricter standards for corporate polluters. SB 253 and SB 261 are two first-in-the-nation laws that require major corporations doing business in California to report the full scope of their climate pollution and their climate-related financial risk. Huge corporations mounted fierce opposition to these laws before … Read more

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Stop Big Oil’s carbon capture scam in California

Big Oil is pushing to greenlight the first-ever carbon capture and storage scam in California. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) prolongs the burning of fossil fuels and poses serious public health risks, despite Big Oil falsely advertising it as a climate solution. These projects have consistently proven ineffective, unsafe, and expensive. Fossil fuel corporations claim … Read more

Categories Climate Justice Fossil Fuels Public Health
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California state leaders: Allow virtual participation in public hearings for all Californians

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state legislature enacted new processes that allow Californians to participate in legislative hearings by phone. During public comment, constituents can share their support for or opposition to bills under discussion, a process known as “me too’s.” Californians across the state have an opportunity to participate in the … Read more

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Governor Newsom: Eliminate fossil fuel subsidies and prioritize climate investments

Gavin Newsom by Charlie Kaijo

Governor Newsom recently unveiled his proposed state budget for 2024-2025, which includes billions in potential cuts to climate and energy investments. If approved by the legislature, these cuts would bring California’s multi-year climate budget down to $48.3 billion from the $54 billion approved in 2022, an 11 percent reduction.  Coming off the hottest year on … Read more

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Annual Report 2023

Building on our progress toward a climate-safe California Letter from CEO Ellie Cohen and Board Chair Susan A. Thomas When people around the world think about climate change, they think about California. That’s because our state has a reputation as a leader in clean energy — and because we’re experiencing firsthand an escalating climate emergency … Read more

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Urge state agencies to set ambitious targets to accelerate nature-based climate solutions

Climate solutions on farms, ranches, wetlands, forests, and more have the potential to draw down existing climate pollution and store it in soils and biomass while promoting food and water security and biodiversity. Out of California’s 105 million acres of land, approximately 90 percent has the potential to store planet-warming carbon.  Thanks to AB 1757 … Read more

Categories Carbon Sequestration Climate Targets

Business and Agency Donors 2023

Diamond Members ($20,000 and up) Calpine Energy Solutions SOMO Village SunPower SunRun Emerald Members ($10,000 – $19,999) Hobo Wine Company Redwood Credit Union Renewable America Platinum Members ($5,000 – $9,999) BAAQMD Clean Power Alliance MCECleanEnergy Nuvve Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary Peninsula Clean Energy Recology Sonoma Marin Sonoma Clean Power Summit State Bank Sunnova Traditional Medicinals … Read more

Individual Donors 2023

July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 Thank you to our generous donors below. We are grateful for your interest in and support of our urgent work. If you feel we have made an error such as an omission or spelling, please contact Julie Heric, julie@theclimatecenter.org.  + Climate Sustainers – These members make recurring monthly donations to … Read more

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Save solar for apartment buildings, schools, and farms!

California must strengthen — not weaken — our state’s program to bring rooftop solar and storage to California’s 16 million renters. Working-class and frontline communities have suffered too long from air pollution, climate disasters, skyrocketing utility bills, and blackouts.  The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently considered proposals from corporate utilities to gut the state’s … Read more

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Urge your elected officials to fund climate-friendly farms and ranches

Healthy soils on farms and ranches play a key role in drawing down past climate pollution, increasing resilience to drought, floods, and other extremes, and supporting biodiversity and food security. California has set a goal of implementing healthy soils practices on at least 80,000 acres of land every year, which will help increase the longevity … Read more

Categories Carbon Sequestration