Monitoring

SB 84 (Gonzalez) Clean Transportation Program reauthorization – Air Quality Improvement Program funding

Status: Held in Committee
Commuters at train stop

(1) Existing law establishes the Clean Transportation Program, administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC), to provide funding to certain entities to develop and deploy innovative technologies that transform California’s fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state’s climate change policies. Existing law requires the commission to give preference to those projects that maximize the … Read more

Monitoring

AB 6 (Friedman) Regional transportation plans: Solutions for congested corridors and reduction of GHGs

Status: Active
Golden Gate transit bus

Existing law requires certain transportation planning agencies to prepare and adopt regional transportation plans directed at achieving a coordinated and balanced regional transportation system. Existing law requires each regional transportation plan to also include a sustainable communities strategy prepared by each metropolitan planning organization in order to, among other things, achieve certain targets established by … Read more

Supported by The Climate Center

AB 9 (Muratsuchi) Market-based compliance mechanism for greenhouse gas accounting

Status: Held in Committee
Gas flair

Existing law, The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Act) designates the State Air Resources Board (ARB) as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Under the Act, the ARB is required to approve a statewide GHG emissions limit equivalent to the statewide GHG emissions level … Read more

Senator Monique Limón

Senator Monique Limón, a lead author of the historic oil and gas setbacks bill SB 1137, was elected to the Senate in November 2020 and represents the 19th Senate district that includes all of Santa Barbara County and over half of Ventura County. Born and raised in the 19th district, Monique has worked continuously to serve her community as an educator, leader, and an advocate for causes advancing the quality of life in her community.

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Why The Climate Center supports Prop 30

Prop 30 on the November 8 ballot is the only statewide climate measure on the ballot, and it’s a good one. We urge a “yes” vote. The Climate Center supports Prop 30 because it is a genuine climate initiative that benefits all Californians and will help the state accelerate progress toward a climate-safe future. We … Read more

Supported by The Climate Center

AB 1757 (C.Garcia) Natural and working lands to advance California’s climate goals

Status: Enacted

AB 1757 (C. Garcia and R. Rivas) Requires the Natural Resources Agency to determine on or before January 1, 2024, an ambitious range of targets for natural carbon sequestration, and for nature-based climate solutions, that reduce greenhouse gas emissions for 2030, 2038, and 2045 to support state goals to achieve carbon neutrality and foster climate adaptation … Read more

Supported by The Climate Center

SB 1137: Oil and gas safety setbacks

Status: Enacted

SB 1137 (Gonzalez, Limón) Establishes health and safety setbacks between oil and gas facilities and homes, schools, childcare facilities, healthcare facilities, and other sensitive locations. STATUS: APPROVED in both houses August 31; SIGNED by the Governor on September 16.

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SB 1157: Urban water use objectives

Status: Enacted

SB 1157 (Hertzberg) On our list in recognition of the water/energy/climate nexus. The bill changes the standards for indoor residential water use beginning 2025 from a maximum of 52.5 gallons per capita daily (gpcd) to 47 gpcd and beginning 2030 to 42 gpcd. STATUS: APPROVED in both houses August 31; signed by the Governor’s 9/28/22.