Keep tabs on climate and energy legislation in California and urge your representatives to take action for a climate-safe future.
The Climate Center’s Bill Tracker helps you stay on top of the climate bills that are in front of the California legislature — and take action. The tracker includes a curated list of bills addressing energy, climate justice, transportation, adaptation, resilience, sequestration, and other issues related to the climate crisis. To review all bills in … Read more
SB 1282 will help California utilize the energy stored in electric vehicle (EV) batteries to strengthen the state’s electrical grid, support the clean energy transition, and save ratepayers money. California already has more than 2.5 million EVs on the road, each with a battery that sits unused for most of the day. These batteries can … Read more
AB 2184 would appropriate $400 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) to achieve nature-based climate solutions targets and sustainable agricultural practices identified through AB 1757 (C. Garcia and R. Rivas, 2022), the 2022 Scoping Plan, and SB 1383 (Lara, 2016). This bill is co-sponsored by The Climate Center, River Partners, and the California … Read more
SB 913 ensures that the millions of California homes and businesses that already have smart technologies can help make energy more affordable for everyone. Millions of California homes and businesses already have smart thermostats, electric vehicles (EVs), and home battery storage. These distributed energy resources (DERs) can be aggregated to provide clean energy and stabilize … Read more
AB 1790 will end the multibillion-dollar corporate tax loophole known as the “Water’s Edge Election,” which allows fossil fuel corporations to avoid paying California taxes on their profits. The Water’s Edge tax election, established in 1986, enables multinational corporations to avoid taxes on earnings they designate as beyond the “water’s edge” of California’s borders. Big … Read more
AB 2672 will help stabilize California’s gasoline supply, keep gas prices in check, and generate funding to invest in clean transportation. California’s unique gasoline standard is known as CARBOB — California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending — and it’s cleaner than any other federal or state standards. However, when a refinery experiences an unplanned … Read more