Position Letters 2023

The Climate Center advocates for accelerated, equitable climate policies. California, as the world’s fourth-largest economy, must step up its climate leadership to catalyze action by other states, nations, and the world to ensure a climate-safe future for all. Below are recent letters of support or opposition we have sent to policymakers, along with our partners, to enact the policies we need to reduce climate pollution and build resilient communities by 2030.

Position Letters

Assembly

Support

AB 3 (Zbur) Offshore Wind Port Readiness Coalition Letter of Support, April 18, 2023

AB 285 (L. Rivas) Climate science education The Climate Center Letter of Support March 9, 2023

AB 579 (Ting) Schoolbus electrification The Climate Center Support-if-Amended Letter to Chair of the Assembly Education Committee. March 14, 2023

AB 985 (Arambula) Emission Reduction Credit System Letter of Support to Senate Environmental Quality Committee Chair, June 26, 2023

AB 1167 (W. Carrillo) Orphan Wells Coalition Letter of Support, June 16, 2023

AB 1167 (W. Carrillo) Orphan Wells Coalition Letter of Support, March 20, 2023

AB 1176 (Zbur) Local Government Electric Vehicle Charging The Climate Center Letter of Support, April 20, 2023

AB 1534 (Irwin) Methane Data Regulations Coalition Letter of Support, April 4, 2023

AB 1550 Support Coalition Letter of Support, May 25, 2023

Oppose

AB 65 (Mathis) Small Nuclear Reactors Coalition Letter of Opposition, April 4, 2023

AB 324 (Pacheco) Gas Procurement Coalition Letter of Opposition, March 16, 2023

AB 538 (Holden) Regional Transmission Organization Letter of Opposition, April 6, 2023

Senate

Support

SB 12 (Stern) GHG targets The Climate Center Letter of Support to Senate Environmental Quality Committee March 8, 2023

SB 48 (Becker) Building performance standards Letter of Support to the Utilities and Energy Committee Chair, June 20, 2023

SB 49 (Becker) Incentives for Solar Canopies and Transportation Strategic Plan Coalition Letter of Support to Senator Becker, June 19, 2023

SB 233 (Skinner) Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Coalition Letter of Support to the Assembly Transportation Committee, June 23, 2023

SB 233 (Skinner) Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Coalition Letter of Support, April 12, 2023

SB 252 (Gonzalez) Fossil fuel divestment in the public retirement system Letter of Support to the Committee on Public Employment and Retirement Chair, June 23, 2023

SB 253 (Wiener) Climate Corporate Accountability:

SB 253 (Wiener) Coalition Letter of Support to Sen. Ben Allen, Chair, Senate Environmental Quality Committee, March 7, 2023

SB 253 (Wiener) Coalition Letter of Support to bill author, January 30, 2023

SB 319 (Mcguire) Electrical Transmission Letter of Support to Assembly Utilities & Energy Chair, July 4, 2023

SB 390 (Limón) Voluntary carbon offsets: business regulation Letter of Support to the Judiciary Committee Chair, June 23, 2023

SB 414 (Allen) Climate-Smart Uses of Green Hydrogen Coalition Letter of Support to Assemblymember Holden, August 28, 2023

SB 485 (Becker) Cattle Methane The Climate Center Letter of Support, March 22, 2023

SB 556 (Gonzalez) Oil and Gas Pollution Accountability Act Coalition Letter of Support, April 3, 2023

SB 704 (Min) Offshore Wind Permits Coalition Letter of Support, April 14, 2023

SB 709 (Allen) Low Carbon Fuel Standards Coalition Letter of Support, April 12, 2023

SB 781 (Stern) Methane Emissions Letter of Support to Assembly Utilities & Energy Chair, July 5, 2023

SBX1 2 (Skinner) Price Gouging Bill Coalition Letter, August 31, 2023