In the News

This week's post features items from Barron's, Wealth Professional, UCR News - UC Riverside, Morningstar, JD Supra, KPBS, Yahoo, Energies Media, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, California City News, California Globe, GovTech, Clean Air Task Force, Forbes, KQED, Utility Dive, California Community Choice Association, Fox News, CalMatters, California Budget & Policy Center...we scour the web so you don't have to!

California Socially Responsible Investing 

ESG and DEI Don't Scare These Investors. Where There's a Will There's a Way. - Barron's
Barron's
Both traditional and impact asset managers remain committed to sustainable investing practices despite political headwinds, according to one ...

Sustainable investing is no longer about trying to save the world, managers say
Wealth Professional
ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sold in Canada took in $539m in June, up from $281m a month earlier, though the month also brought one delisting, the ...

Offering Islamic bonds expanded corporate financing access - UCR News - UC Riverside
UCR News - UC Riverside
... socially responsible investments—the study suggests that introducing ... California; and Frank Packer of the Bank for International ...   

California Sustainability Investing     

Sustainability - CA Immobilien Anlagen AG CAIAF - Morningstar
Morningstar
Review CA Immobilien Anlagen AG (CAIAF:OTCM) stock and the current sustainability and ESG risk rating to help with your investing decisions.

Sustainable investing is no longer about trying to save the world, managers say
Wealth Professional
Asset managers launched a record low number of sustainable funds in the second quarter, as weak returns, steady investor withdrawals, ...

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — August 2026 | Mintz - JD Supra
JD Supra
Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing ... California: Following up on the California ...   

California Energy Storage     

Escondido adopts strict battery storage safety rules, ending city moratorium - KPBS
KPBS
Transmission lines connect to an SDG&E battery storage facility on Sept. 6, 2024 in Escondido, California. The Escondido City Council recently ...

California utility board backs $5 million home battery program with rebates of up to $17,000
Yahoo
A proposed battery rebate in Riverside, California, would offer a ... storage rebate programs for commercial and multifamily customers. If ...

California ran more than half its entire economy on sunlight for a full month and changed ...
Energies Media
During parts of the night, batteries routinely cover more than one-quarter of the state's total electricity demand. Without that storage ...    

California Green Bond Funds     

Update: CDFA Block Grants 2026 | Climate Smart Agriculture
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
... Grants. The California Climate Bond (Proposition 4) allocated $40 million to SWEEP and $65 million to HSP, to provide financial support to ...

California Consulting Publishes August 2026 Muni Grants | California City News
California City News
... Bond funds and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). ... California Strategic Growth Council: Transformative Climate Communities Grants.

Proposition 38 Benefits its Billionaire Backers - California Globe
California Globe
... funding, and collaboration with a University of California (UC) campus. The institute would use the bond funds for research. Each year, the ...

California Data Driven Decision Making     

For Detailed Maps of Its Service Area, CAL FIRE Turns to AI - GovTech
GovTech
Initiatives like the AI mapping project are part of a larger strategy to place technology and data-based decision-making at the center of CAL FIRE's ...

California Sector Based Decarbonization     

California's cement sector has a net-zero mandate. This is what it will take to meet it.
Clean Air Task Force
While multiple decarbonization pathways exist — including low-carbon cement blends, alternative fuels, electrification, and carbon management ...

Assessment of Decarbonization Pathways for California's Cement Sector
Clean Air Task Force
Integrating BECCS at cement facilities using or expanding the use of biogenic-based alternative fuels might provide carbon dioxide removal (depending ...

New CATF analyses outlines what it will take to meet California's net-zero cement mandate
Clean Air Task Force
The reports, “Cementing California's Future: Policy Recommendations for Decarbonizing California's Cement Sector ... Cambridge, Massachusetts-based ...  

California Carbon Capture Utilization Storage     

Current Advances In Carbon Capture, Utilization, And Storage (CCUS) - Forbes
Forbes
Hand turns dice and changes the expression CO2 to CCUS. getty. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is moving from demonstration projects ...

Cementing California's Future - Clean Air Task Force
Clean Air Task Force
This can include the use of carbon management technologies, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS); alternative fuels for process heat; novel cement ...

California Low Carbon Funds     

VCAXX – Sustainability – JPMorgan CA Municipal MMkt Morgan | Morningstar
Morningstar
JPMorgan California Municipal Money Market Fund Morgan Class VCAXX ... In order to receive the Sustainalytics Low Carbon Designation, a fund ...

California Renewable Energy Investments     

Inside the Fight for the Future of California's Climate Dollars - KQED
KQED
... investments in clean air technologies. ... From KQED's Climate desk, “Flipping the Switch” documents California's transition to clean energy and what it ...

California's carbon-pricing program generated $36.2B for climate initiatives: report
Utility Dive
The Cap-and-Invest program deployed $15.5 billion for projects focused on clean air, energy efficiency and emissions reductions.

Sonoma Clean Power Cuts Ribbon on First Local Solar + Storage Project
California Community Choice Association
... Clean Power's EverGreen service, which provides subscribers with 24/7 local renewable energy ... Under California's Renewables Portfolio ...

California Methane Emissions     

Senate moves to unshackle America's drivers from California's 'climate zealots' - Fox News
Fox News
Senate Republicans target EPA waivers granting California authority over vehicle emissions standards and gas-powered lawn equipment like chainsaws ...    

California Impact Investing     

California voters have approved billions of dollars in bonds. Why don't we track results?
CalMatters
As these investments grow, so should our commitment to tallying their impact. Did a bond-funded program improve wildfire resilience? How many ...

Billionaire Tax Explained: What Proposition 40 Would Mean for California
California Budget & Policy Center
The money received over a specific time period from employment, investments, business ownership, and other sources ... impact of a California ...