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Los Angeles needs a climate-smart recovery

The fossil-fueled Los Angeles fires are a heart-wrenching reminder of what the world is in for as we speed past 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. Climate disasters have outpaced our ability to deal with them. As recovery efforts get underway in Los Angeles, rebuilding for more resilience is paramount, especially in the face of federal … Read more

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Make polluters pay for fueling the Los Angeles fires

Decades ago, fossil fuel corporations’ own research teams warned that their pollution would irrevocably harm the earth. Instead of heeding scientists’ warnings, Big Oil executives spent millions to deceive our communities about the dangers of climate change and ramped up drilling and pollution in order to line their pockets with billions of dollars in profits. … Read more

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Tell Governor Newsom and state leaders: Eliminate fossil fuel subsidies and prioritize climate investments

Gavin Newsom by Charlie Kaijo

California’s 2025-2026 state budget includes $273 million in cuts to climate and energy investments but protects huge tax breaks for oil and gas corporations. After unprecedented wildfires ravaged Los Angeles only days into 2025, California must strengthen critical climate programs, not cut them. Every dollar we invest in fighting the climate crisis today will save … Read more

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This Big Oil tax break must go

Chevron is one of five oil corporations named alongside the American Petroleum Institute in California's landmark new climate case.

As wildfires rage across Southern California and tens of thousands of people are evacuated (including our own staff members), oil and gas companies continue to wreck the climate while enjoying huge profits. This is the backdrop of a new report by The Climate Center, which reveals that a California tax policy called the “Water’s Edge … Read more

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Big oil was instrumental in crafting a California tax policy that now costs billions in revenue, report reveals

As California faces another deficit, advocates urge lawmakers to end fossil fuel subsidies

Oil tankers at the Port of Long Beach.

SACRAMENTO — Global oil majors played a pivotal role in orchestrating a multibillion-dollar tax dodge that shields corporate profits from California taxes, according to new, in-depth historical research and analysis by The Climate Center. The Water’s Edge tax election, established in the state in 1986 after a decade-long fight, enables multinational corporations to avoid taxes … Read more

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How climate action can lower the cost of living

Accelerating climate action will help California address the rising costs of food, electricity, and insurance. Collaborating with partners across the state, The Climate Center is working to pass laws in 2025 that hold Big Oil and corporate utilities accountable, support clean, local energy, and responsibly draw down past carbon pollution.  Right now, oil and gas … Read more

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Making electricity more affordable in California

This week, California lawmakers met for a special legislative session to address affordability in California while also budgeting funds to defend against Trump’s likely attacks on climate action. So far, the special session has been mostly symbolic, with policy details to be tackled in January when the legislature reconvenes. State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and … Read more

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Tell California’s leaders to stand up for climate action

Climate Rally in Sacramento

What we do in California to address the climate crisis has a ripple effect across the world. With a climate-denying, pro-oil president waging war on federal climate action, California’s climate leadership is more important than ever. The new administration is attacking federal climate progress at every level. On his first day in office, the new … Read more

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The climate imperative: As goes California, so goes the world

California has a reputation for precedent-setting climate policy, and the last year has shown us why. Thanks to the support of our generous donors, The Climate Center has been at the center of passing nation-leading, new laws. This year, together with policymakers, scientists, business leaders, local governments, activists, and others across the climate movement, we: … Read more