The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Despite the aviation sector ’s relatively small contribution to GHG emissions, policymakers have shown significant interest in addressing aircraft emissions as the sector is viewed as among the more difficult to decarbonize.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - Notably, some renewable generation would have been implemented even without the RPS as we have se en in other areas of the country. Figure   10 c ompares the growth in non ‑hydroelectric renewable generation in different regions of the United States to the minimum growth required by state RPS policies in each region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - Taking such a step would result in allowing fewer GHGs to be emitted in the capped sectors. A key trade ‑off of a lower cap is that allowances would become more scarce, thus driving up allowance prices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

Improving State’s Approach to Park User Fees

Jan 12, 2017 - The system is divided into 22 districts, which are further divided into 68 sectors. Districts vary in size. The smallest district by total operating costs is the Twin Cities District, which spent $5.6  million in 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3527

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - As such, GGRF could be thought of akin to the General Fund and therefore should similarly be targeted for the state’s highest priorities (whether within the environmental sector or other policy areas).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Data Suggest Program Encourages Increased Park Visitation. While Parks has not collected data on the number of times the passes have been used to access state parks, it has conducted surveys to collect data from users of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - State Policies Have Contributed to GHG Reductions From the Electricity Sector. As  highlighted in the figure, the electricity sector has been the primary driver of statewide GHG emission reductions since the state established its A B  32 goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - As such, GGRF could be thought of akin to the General Fund and therefore should similarly be targeted for the state’s highest priorities (whether within the environmental sector or other policy areas).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - We note that in addition to these four programs, the state oversees several other programs that likely do provide some GHG emission reduction benefits in the agricultural sector. However, they are not included in this report because they are not targeted specifically to the agricultural sector, are primarily intended to reduce criteria air pollutants, or are smaller in scale than the programs we analyze.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

The 2016-17 Budget: The State's Drought Response

Feb 5, 2016 - Drought Has Affected Various Sectors in Different Ways. Sector –specific water needs and access to alternative water sources have led to notable distinctions in the severity of the drought ’s impacts across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343