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California Climate Change Winners and Losers

You get some climate money, and you get some climate money - Politico
Politico
That means new winners (like carbon technologies), losers (like agriculture and electric vehicles) and a new battleground: Where the proceeds are ... 

What's the difference between global warming and climate change? - BBC Wildlife Magazine -
Readly
Astonishingly, earthquakes shake the US state of California ... If climate change is here to stay, who are the warm weather winners and losers?

California Global Reporting Initiative    

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California Socially Responsible Investing    

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California Geoengineering

California tightens carbon market to get deeper emissions cuts - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) plans to sign legislation extending California's statewide carbon market through 2045 and potentially making the market more ...

Newsom signs sweeping California energy affordability package - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
ENERGYWIRE | SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills Friday to boost oil drilling, rescue wildfire-threatened ...

California looks to help residents harden homes against wildfire - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
The California program would give grants to homeowners for improvements such as installing fire-resistant roofs or clearing flammable material from a ...

California climate change and satellites     

Out-of-This-World Methane Detection: Using Satellites to Track Super Emitters | Article
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Methane has a global warming potential about 80 times higher than that of carbon dioxide, making methane emissions an ideal target to slow the rate of ... 

Trump Administration Stopping Efforts to Collect Scientific Data - The New York Times
The New York Times
... satellites that provide precise measurements of the greenhouse gases that are driving climate change. And at the Centers for Disease Control and ... 

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California (video) | Space
Space
... Climate Change · Weather · The Universe · Stars · Black Holes · Dark Universe · Galaxies · Deep Space · James Webb Space Telescope · Hubble Space ...

California Wildfires Climate Change    

Scientists predict wildfire smoke will be the most costly climate-related health hazard - NBC News
NBC News
California-Wildfires-January-10. A firefighting helicopter flies while ... climate change worsens and the risk of wildfires igniting increases. 

Global warming amplifies wildfire health burden and reshapes inequality | Nature
Nature
This framework accounts for the impacts of future climate change on fire ... Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, ... 

Lawmakers send Newsom a high-stakes energy overhaul tied to wildfires, utilities and oil
CalMatters
Newsom pressed to expand California's $18 billion wildfire ... Alejandro Lazo writes about the impacts of climate change and air pollution and ...

California Sustainability Investing    

California Must Invest in Climate and Communities to Drive Climate Progress - Legal Planet
Legal Planet
... California · Climate Adaptation · Climate Change · Energy · Environmental Justice. California Must Invest in Climate and Communities to Drive Climate ... 

What they're saying: Overwhelming support for historic climate and energy affordability legislation
Governor of California - CA.gov
Melissa Romero, Policy Advocacy Director, CA Environmental Voters: “The Legislature's extension of cap and invest is necessary to keep California on ... 

California Resources Corporation Releases 2024 Sustainability Report - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Investment Ideas · Research Reports · Personal Finance · Credit Cards · Banking · Student Loans · Personal Loans · Insurance · Mortgages · Mortgage ... 

California Leadership Climate Change     

What they're saying: Overwhelming support for historic climate and energy affordability legislation
Governor of California - CA.gov
... climate future and others are already following our lead. As federal leadership embraces the largest causes of climate change, California ...

Climate Action Bills Head to Governor Newsom's Desk to Become Law
Natural Resources Defense Council
California leaders sent a suite of climate action bills, some with bipartisan support, to Governor Newsom after a marathon session extending into ...

California will fare better than other states as Trump guts climate reporting rules
Los Angeles Times
“It's a global issue, but jurisdictions have to lead where they can, and California has long been a sub-national leader in climate change mitigation ...

California Energy Storage    

Governor Newsom signs historic package of bipartisan legislation saving billions on electric ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
California was powered by two-thirds clean energy in 2023, the latest ... Since the beginning of the Newsom Administration, battery storage ...

LS Energy Solutions activates 200 MW / 400 MWh energy storage in California
pv magazine USA
The Big Rock battery energy storage site is comprised of 137 containerized batteries and will help the California grid meet resource adequacy ...

California home batteries replacing gas plants, saving hundreds of millions of dollars
ESS News
pv magazine Week Europe 2025 brings together leading voices from the solar and storage industries to explore what's next for the European energy ...

California Green Bond Funds    

California lawmakers propose $23 billion bond to cover Trump cuts to science funding
LAist
... climate science, wildfire prevention, pandemic preparedness and other fields. The federal government has historically been one of the biggest ...

What they're saying: Overwhelming support for historic climate and energy affordability legislation
Governor of California - CA.gov
Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State Director, Environmental Defense Fund: “Lawmakers must pass Assembly Bill 1207 which reauthorizes and ...

California lawmaker proposes $23 billion bond measure to fund scientific research
Courthouse News Service
New approaches and datasets to help treat childhood cancer are made at his institution. Additionally, his university researches climate change and ...

California Data Driven Decision Making    

California's No Robo Bosses Act Could Reshape Workplace AI Rules - Forbes
Forbes
... data, and do not impose a prohibition on fully automated decision-making. Instead, they focus on outcome-based accountability and are primarily ...

California Passes “No Robo Bosses” Act – With September 30 Deadline for Governor Action
JD Supra
... data relied upon in the decision. That the ... NYC Issues Final Rules for AI-Based Workplace Decision-Making Tools and (Again) Delays Enforcement ...

Automated Decision-Making Under the Microscope: CPPA Finalizes New CCPA Rules
JD Supra
... decision-making ... These assessments should align with California's regulatory standards and be embedded into product development and data governance ...

California Sector Based Decarbonization  

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California Microgrids    

Utilities Are Building Remote Grids Where Power Lines Can't Reach - Yale E360
Yale E360
San Diego Gas & Electric has been running a microgrid for the rural California ... It's important to distinguish remote microgrids built and operated by ...
        
Half Moon Bay City Council Discusses the Potential for Community Microgrids via ... - coastside buzz
coastside buzz
the California Public Utility Commission's Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) to develop a community microgrid on the Coast. Community microgrids ...

A Potential Solution for Sustainability To Navigate California's Tough Regulatory Environment
Globest
It's crucial for multifamily owners to first distinguish microgrids from more conventional solar/battery installations with which they may be familiar ... 

California Carbon Capture Utilization Storage    

California То Extend Cap-and-Trade Until 2045 - Carbon Herald
Carbon Herald
By checking this box, you confirm that you have read and are agreeing to our terms of use regarding the storage of the data submitted through this ...

California Resources Corp's SWOT analysis: stock poised for growth amid regulatory shifts
Investing.com
Political uncertainties pose a significant risk to CRC's Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) valuation. The regulatory environment ...

CARB Chair Liane Randolph to retire from state service | California Air Resources Board
California Air Resources Board - CA.gov
... California's path to carbon neutrality by 2045, and implementing ... Initiating the Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage program ... 

California CDP Sustainability    

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California Community Health Risk Assessment     

Quick takes: Moderate global COVID risk, California vaccine guidance, Michigan avian flu alert
CIDRAP - University of Minnesota
In its latest assessment of the public health threat from SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organization (WHO) changed its risk level from high to ...

California Insurance Commissioner Presses for Action on Wildfire and Health Bills
ProgramBusiness
... California Budget Act of 2025 to support wildfire mitigation and catastrophe risk assessment. ... SB 616 (California Community Fire Hardening ...

AFGSC Missile Community Cancer Study advances with burn tests and expanded Phase 2 ...
Air Force Global Strike Command
Findings will be used to inform a comprehensive health risk assessment, which is expected to be completed and released later this year. This data- ...

California Community Health Risks from Climate Change    

As California installs more artificial turf, health and environmental concerns multiply
Los Angeles Times
Proponents cite water savings and the fact that turf requires no pesticides. Critics raise concerns about health risks and environmental impacts from ...

UCLA Data Brief Finds Latino Neighborhoods Across California Face “Triple Burden” of ...
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute
... -majority communities disproportionately exposed to climate risks and harmful health outcomes compared to non-Latino white neighborhoods.

Climate change is an on-the-job hazard for these Inland Empire workers, report says
Press Enterprise
People of color are especially at risk, according to UC Riverside's Inland Empire Labor and Community Center.

California Low Carbon Funds    

What they're saying: Overwhelming support for historic climate and energy affordability legislation
Governor of California - CA.gov
By aligning the future of cap and trade with the timeline of California's ambitious emission reduction targets, California is positioned to achieve ...

California extends cap-and-trade program to advance state climate goals - ABC News
ABC News - The Walt Disney Company
... fund projects aimed at offsetting their emissions. Money the state receives from the sales funds climate-change mitigation, affordable housing and ...

Lawmakers send Newsom a high-stakes energy overhaul tied to wildfires, utilities and oil
CalMatters
... emissions while leaving untouched a cap on carbon prices. That setup ... Newsom pressed to expand California's $18 billion wildfire fund — a ...

California Renewable Energy Investments    

Green Rain Energy Holdings (OTCID: $GREH) At The Forefront Of California ... - NEWS10 ABC
NEWS10 ABC
As private capital pours into renewable energy opportunities, California's massive clean energy market represents over $50 billion in investment ...

California just passed a suite of bills to tackle rising energy costs - Canary Media
Canary Media
“There's a strategic role for public-sector investment to drive the clean energy transition,” he said. ​“We see this transmission financing as an ...

Green Rain Energy Holdings (OTCID: $GREH) At The Forefront Of California "Clean Tech ...
Yahoo Finance
BEVERLY HILLS, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / Green Rain Energy Holdings Inc. (OTCID:$GREH) an ESCO company, announces its ...

California Methane Emissions     

Manufacturers scrutinize supply chains for California scope 3 emissions disclosures
Manufacturing Dive
While federal regulations may be on hold, California is moving ahead with greenhouse gas reporting requirements. Manufacturers are digging deep ...

California tightens carbon market to get deeper emissions cuts - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
Refineries and other business in California will face increased pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ...

California Boosts CDR With Three New Bills - Carbon Herald
Carbon Herald
The second enrolled bill, labeled SB804, reauthorizes the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, including a new framework that permits CDR to be included in ...

California Impact Investing    

California's Energy Policy Shifts: Balancing Affordability, Environmental Impact, and Investor Returns
AInvest
Investors must navigate these dynamics by balancing near-term energy security with long-term sustainability. As the state moves forward, the success ...

Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Distribution
Canadian Press News
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 16, 2025, Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (NYSE: GHI) (the “Partnership”) ...