CA Legislature to Vote on Climate Action Package of Bills
Legislative leaders release details resulting from negotiations on climate, clean energy, and affordability.
SACRAMENTO, CA – California lawmakers put forth a package that keeps California at the forefront of the fight against climate change. If enacted, AB 825 (Petrie Norris), AB 1207 (Irwin), SB 840 (Limón) and SB 254 (Becker) will help bring electricity costs down, expand clean energy, and improve the reliability of our electric grid in the face of heatwaves and storms.
The package advances a regional electricity market, shifts climate revenues out of fossil fuels and to electrification, refreshes the wildfire insurance fund, and reauthorizes and renames the cap and trade program to “cap and invest,” extending it to 2045.
Following is a reaction from Victoria Rome, California Government Affairs Director at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council):
“Bills now in print continue California’s leadership on clean energy. While the Trump administration attacks California and undercuts jobs in wind, solar, and electric vehicles, our state leadership came together around a package of bills to lead the clean energy transition into the next decade. With AB 825’s new language, California can share clean energy resources with neighbors across the West, while keeping strong protections for state authority and consumer interests. By reauthorizing the cap and invest program, securing the wildfire fund, and shifting climate incentives from fossil fuels to electrification, California can make electricity more affordable and continue investing in programs that support community resilience. Legislators should support this package and send it to Governor Newsom’s desk right away.”
Background
NRDC Supports the Pathways Initiative and Cap & Invest Reauthorization
Connecting the West: How California Can Strengthen the Grid
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 3 million members and online activists. Established in 1970, NRDC uses science, policy, law and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health and safeguard nature. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Beijing and Delhi (an office of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd).