Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview

Dec 21, 2018 - In subsequent reports, we intend to assess policies that reduce emissions from other sources, such as electricity generation and short‑lived climate pollutants. State GHG Targets and Policies Emissions Come From a Wide Variety of Sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3911

Framework For Cap-And-Trade Investment Plan Needs Further Development

Sep 22, 2015 - In light of the interactions with the cap-and-trade program, what net benefits are being achieved by spending funds in a way that reduce emissions from covered entities? How should the state take this interaction into consideration when allocating cap-and-trade funds?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3298

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

Feb 24, 2026 - As we discuss in our December 2018 report, Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation , such challenges can include (1) program interactions that can affect cost‑effectiveness, (2) difficulty evaluating programs,(3) potential lack of program coordination, and (4) increased administrative costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

Administration’s Cap-and-Trade Report Provides New Information, Raises Issues For Consideration

Apr 15, 2016 - Two of our primary concerns with the administration ’s methodologies are similar to those we identified in our February 2016 report : Ignores Interactions With Existing Regulations. In particular, the GHG reduction estimates provided in the report do not account for interactions with the cap-and-trade regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3445

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Other fish that migrate through or live in the Delta also are listed as threatened or endangered, including Central Valley steelhead and Delta smelt. State Failing to Meet Goal for Doubling Natural Salmon Population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Feb 24, 2026 - This is in part because —due to interactions with other existing policies and the interchangeability of many production inputs and processes discussed above —any additional SAF production induced by this proposed policy could correspondingly result in lower RD production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - One key question will be what role state programs and policies can and should play in adapting to climate change, including how they interact with local adaptation activities, and how they should be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 18, 2025 - Instead, the new proposed funding would expand on the central themes of that exhibit by adding new interactive and immersive learning features throughout the rest of the museum, in addition to other unrelated improvements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - Current CVRP estimates provided by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) do not take either of these interactions into account when estimating cost ‑effectiveness. As a result, we do not include these estimates in our cost ‑effectiveness analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - A total of 5.5  million Californians live within a mile of one or more oil or gas wells, and 2.7  million Californians live within 3,200 feet of a well. Living near oil and gas wells increases exposure to air pollutants that are known to worsen health outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660