Update as of 9/16/25: The California legislature allocated the climate bond funds! Close to 1,000 members of The Climate Center community took action to ensure that Prop 4 funds would be allocated. Thank you for your advocacy.
In the 2024 election, California voters approved a historic $10 billion climate bond, Prop 4, by a 60-40 margin. Passing Prop 4 means that California is committed to investing $10 billion in clean air and water, solutions to extreme heat, wildfire readiness, climate-beneficial agriculture, and more.
Prop 4 was passed overwhelmingly because Californians want funds invested now in clean drinking water, extreme heat mitigation, clean air, outdoor access, reducing impacts of sea-level rise, flooding, drought, and wildfire protection. The Climate Center worked with the authors of Prop 4 and many partners to ensure that there was robust investment in natural climate solutions and equitable support for frontline communities who are most impacted by the climate crisis.
The California state legislature must now allocate the voter-approved Prop 4 funds, but lawmakers are dragging their feet. If the September 12 deadline passes before the legislature acts, we will have to wait until next year to increase urgently needed investments in natural climate solutions, clean air and water, and wildfire resilience. With the state facing a multi-billion dollar deficit, federal funds drying up, and climate impacts continuing to worsen, we can’t afford to wait.
Millions of people, living in frontline communities and around the state, are being harmed by the impacts of climate change, now. Including Prop 4 funds in an FY 25-26 Expenditure Plan will help turn that around. We voted to invest in programs that protect our most vulnerable communities today. Now, the legislature must do its part to uphold the voters’ will.