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California Climate Change Winners and Losers

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California Global Reporting Initiative    

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California Socially Responsible Investing    

Guest Post - California Climate Disclosure: What Should Companies Do Next - ESG News
ESG News
CARB is still moving forward with its nation-leading climate disclosure rules and an ambitious timeline.
 
ESG data & ratings - Responsible Investor
Responsible Investor
Head to our RI Resource portal and access a wealth of sustainable finance information, including company reports, sustainable investment funds, ...

California Geoengineering

These companies want to block the sun to cool the planet - The Washington Post
The Washington Post
... California law — are an example of a controversial tactic called “solar geoengineering.” It has been the subject of many science fiction stories ...
 
EPA 'rightsizing' key offices in California, Illinois - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
EPA 'rightsizing' key offices in California, Illinois. The agency is shedding office space and reorganizing staff following an exodus of personnel ...
 
Bill Gates Funds 'Geoengineering' to Dim the Sun - After Saying Climate Change Is Not a ... - Breitbart
Breitbart
... geoengineering" technologies to reduce global temperatures by reflecting ... Police Seek Multiple Shooters Who Killed 4 at California Birthday.

California Climate Change and Satellites     

California satellite detects gas leak in Yolo County - Daily Democrat
Daily Democrat
... climate change and identify potential pollution sources. Sensors on this satellite detected a plume of methane gas coming from the Yolo County ...
 
How two NASA satellites survived Trump's climate purge - E&E News by POLITICO
E&E News
Sentinel-6B, launched from California last week, will track sea ... climate change. The satellite is a partnership with the Indian Space ...
 
California delegation wraps historic participation at COP30: new global partnerships, clean ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom's administration wrapped up a landmark trip to Brazil for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) where California ...

California Wildfires Climate Change    

Cal Fire approach to SoCal's wildfire crisis could make things worse, court says
Los Angeles Times
Cal Fire argued that its program addressed this in its environmental impact review. But the California Chaparral Institute and Endangered Habitats ...
 
California Endures Whipsaw Climate Extremes as Federal Support Withers - Capital & Main
Capital & Main
Data and aid to fight landslides fueled by bigger fires and intense storms are imperiled under Trump.
 
The climate pie isn't getting any bigger - POLITICO
Politico
AGRICULTURE ACRIMONY: The Trump administration took climate change out of a rural energy grant program. A California Republican is leading the charge ...

California Sustainability Investing    

Uncertainty Abounds Regarding Compliance with the California Climate Laws: Recent ...
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Investing in Renewables · Shareholder Engagement. Topics. California · Climate Change · Compliance · Corporate Governance · Energy · Environmental ...
 
Ninth Circuit Enjoins California Climate Risk Disclosure Law as CARB Moves Forward with ...
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
As the leader of our California environmental practice and co ... Sustainable Investing, SWDA, Switzerland, SWRCB, Tailings Storage Facility ...
 
Growing Tensions with Air Regulator Lead Top California Environmental Justice Advisor to Resign
Inside Climate News
Separate from the permits that regulated companies buy and trade to meet the state's emissions cap, cap-and-invest also allows companies to buy state- ...

California Leadership Climate Change     

California delegation wraps historic participation at COP30: new global partnerships, clean ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
... California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Yana Garcia. Governor Newsom's leadership in the fight against climate change keeps California ...
 
California delegation wraps historic participation at COP30: new global partnerships, clean ...
EIN Presswire
California's climate leadership. Pollution is down and the economy ... leaders gather to discuss actions to tackle climate change. Hosted in ...
 
Navigate CalPERS' complexity through 6 pivotal stories on strategy and leadership
Sacramento Bee
... climate change continue to impact California. | Published November 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by William Melhado. The summary above was drafted ...

California Energy Storage    

California lawmakers say utilities must be accountable for interconnection delays
Utility Dive
... California Solar & Storage Association. That complaint alleges that CALSSA ... purchase licensing rights. Filed Under: Renewables, Energy Storage ...
 
New study: California's Moss Landing battery fire dumped 55,000 pounds of toxic metals ...
Mountain Democrat
A major fire in January at one of the world's largest battery storage plants in Moss Landing showered 55000 pounds of toxic metals across the ...
 
CPUC urged to hold PG&E and SCE 'to account' for solar interconnection delays - PV Tech
PV Tech
... energy storage capacity to the grid. 18 legislators penned an open letter to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week, urging ...

California Green Bond Funds    

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California Data Driven Decision Making    

California Regulators Are Turning Consumer Privacy Act Into Broad TechReg Regime
PYMNTS.com
... data. According to ... California is using the CCPA to police both long standing privacy risks and the next wave of AI driven decision making.
 
AI's Growing Footprint: Study Reveals Alarming Environmental Cost of California's Data Centers
Black Voice News
... Becomes a Gatekeeper Instead of a Home November 25, 2025. © 2025 The Voice of the Black Community in California Powered by Newspack Privacy Policy ...
 
AI in HR: From Brussels to Sacramento, What Employers Need to Know | JD Supra
JD Supra
... process applications or employee data involving EU-based individuals. ... Decision Making took effect on October 1, 2025. The regulation is aimed ...

California Sector Based Decarbonization  

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California Microgrids    

PG&E, Nissan and Fermata Energy Collaborate on Vehicle-to-Microgrid Project
The Buzz EV News
... microgrids that are being developed across California's rural north coast and beyond,” said David Carter, principal engineer at the Schatz Energy ...

California Carbon Capture Utilization Storage    

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California Community Health Risk Assessment         

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California CDP Sustainability    

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California Community Health Risks from Climate Change    

Toxic Tides: Hazardous Facilities and Worsening Coastal Floods Put U.S. Communities at Risk
Climate Central
As seas rise and storms intensify due to climate change, thousands of ... Health, University of California, Berkeley. Kelly Van Baalen ...
        
Extreme Heat, Cardiometabolic Disease, and Mortality in California - JAMA Network
JAMA Network
... risk, from heat-related mortality. Introduction. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that extreme heat events (EHEs), or periods ...
 
As seas rise, so do the risks from toxic sites | The Invading Sea
The Invading Sea
Rachel Morello-Frosch, an environmental-health disparities expert at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-author on the study, has spent the ...
 
Impact of the Climate Crisis on Childhood Health | Pediatrics In Review - AAP Publications
AAP Publications
Indirect and Compound Effects of Climate Change on Children ... climate change, including community resilience and environmental justice efforts.

California Low Carbon Funds    

California carbon auction prices fail to rebound despite reauthorization - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
The November sale of pollution permits came in lower than expected. ... fund climate programs from firefighting to energy to transportation.
 
Results of the November 19, 2025 Québec and California Carbon Markets Auction
Yahoo Finance
These reserved amounts for eligible emitters will be used primarily to finance GHG emission reduction projects. Quick facts: To date, the carbon ...
 
Funds from 2021 Law Provide $20M to VTA for Hybrid Buses | San Jose Inside
San Jose Inside
... California to receive funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021. “Replacing outdated buses with low-emission ...

California Renewable Energy Investments

California has a huge solar power problem. A fix is coming. - SFGATE
SFGATE
... investment — as other buyers in other states pitch in, PG&E customers ... California toward its renewable energy goals. Advertisement. Article ...
 
California is considering cutting power company profits to historic lows, but bills will barely drop
CBS 8
... investment for California's energy systems.” Anthony Wagner ... California's clean energy transition for the benefit of the communities we serve.
 
California Authority to Sell $950 Million of Green Bonds to Prepurchase Power | Morningstar
Morningstar
The energy will then be sold by the authority to Peninsula Clean Energy ... investments fairly, accurately, and from the investor's point of view ...

California Methane Emissions     

Gaps remain in CA methane leak oversight as air agency updates landfill rules
Sacramento Bee
California updated its landfill methane rules for the first time in years, but major gaps remain for methane leaks from oil and gas facilities.
 
California and Quebec release summary results from 45th joint cap-and-trade allowance auction
California Air Resources Board - CA.gov
Related News. CARB strengthens protections to curb methane emissions at landfills · California's methane satellite helps stop 10 large leaks · CARB ...
 
California satellite detects gas leak in Yolo County - Daily Democrat
Daily Democrat
Earlier this week, a California satellite designed to spot a specific greenhouse gas' emissions from the great beyond of outer space detected its ...

California Impact Investing    

Guest Post - California Climate Disclosure: What Should Companies Do Next - ESG News
ESG News
Sustainable Business · Policy & Gov. Policy & Regulators · Government · ESG Investing · Carbon Markets · Sustainable Finance · Climate Finance ...
 
California utility profits to hit historic low as electricity bills stay high - CalMatters
CalMatters
Critics of the decision said that the decline is too small to meaningfully impact ratepayers' bills, even if it's a step in the right direction.
 
ESG News Week In Review: 16 November - 23 November
ESG News
The EU proposed a major overhaul of SFDR aimed at simplifying ESG disclosures and cutting reporting costs, while California's climate-risk law was ...