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After a fruitful 2023 state legislative session, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 7 signed each main local weather and clear power invoice that got here to his desk. They included payments that can velocity our approach to powering California with 100% clear power, clear the trail for offshore wind energy, open up highways to photo voltaic infrastructure, renew clear transportation funding, and maintain oil firms accountable for his or her messes. Surroundings California had sponsored 5 of these payments, led campaigns on a number of extra and arranged public and legislative assist for all of them.
“With at this time’s motion, Gov. Newsom cements California’s local weather management. As one of many greatest economies on the planet, what we do right here issues past our borders,” mentioned Laura Deehan, Surroundings California’s state director. “California has set bold local weather targets however getting there requires revolutionary pondering, willingness to take dangers and motion to jump-start clear power within the face of staunch opposition from entrenched pursuits. Our Legislature and governor have come by means of on all these counts. Now, it’s time to place these necessary initiatives into motion.”
The payments handle a large spectrum of the environmental challenges going through California in recent times.
Payments signed into legislation embody:
- AB1167 by Asm. Carrillo- the orphan oil properly prevention act to make polluters pay
- AB1373 by Asm. Garcia- to hurry up the trail to 100% by granting the state the ability to purchase clear power
- AB3 by Asm. Zbur, the Offshore Wind and Jobs Act
- SB48 by Sen. Becker for power effectivity within the greatest business buildings
- SB49 by Sen. Becker to open up freeway rights of approach to photo voltaic, storage and transmission
- SB605 by Sen. Padilla to faucet into offshore wave power
- SB253 by Sen. Wiener requires massive firms to reveal their local weather emissions
- SB261 by Sen. Stern requires firms to reveal their climate-related monetary dangers
- AB126 led by Asm. Reyes and Sen. Gonzalez to reauthorize over $170 million per yr in clear transportation funding for the subsequent decade
“That is what strolling the stroll on the street to 100% clear power seems like, ” mentioned Johanna Neumann, Surroundings America’s senior director of the Marketing campaign for 100% Renewable Power. “California is exhibiting the numerous totally different entry factors accessible to make it doable to energy extra of our lives with renewable power.”
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