Supported by The Climate Center

ACA 16 (Bryan) The Green Amendment

The climate bond will protect clean air investments and thriving nature in California. Photo via Canva.
The climate bond will protect clean air investments and thriving nature in California. Photo via Canva.

ACA 16 is a constitutional amendment that will enshrine a Californian’s right to clean air, water, and a healthy environment. 

California is thought to be a leader on climate, but the 40 million people who call California home do not have a fundamental right to clean air, water, and a healthy environment. With no permanent environmental language in our state’s constitution, all the progress we have made toward a climate-safe future is subject to potential institutional rollbacks. To continue prioritizing equitable environmental progress, we must join the growing list of states that have enshrined environmental rights into their constitutions.

Committee location: (Updated 5/3/24) Assembly Appropriations.

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