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

Sep 22, 2015 - In our view, the investment plan process is an appropriate venue to have a high-level discussion of how auction proceeds should be spent —not just were the money could be spent. The science is complicated and constantly being updated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3298

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - California ’s coast could experience SLR ranging from about half of 1 foot by 2030 up to about 7 feet by 2100. Periodic events like storms and high tides will produce even higher water levels and increase the risk of flooding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Funding proposed for the judicial streamlining program pursuant to Chapter  19 of 2021 (SB  7, Atkins) and Chapter  60 of 2023 (SB  149, Caballero) is at similar levels to what was provided in previous years, and would allow LCI to continue implementing the legislation ’s requirements through its sunset year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - Level of Cap ‑and ‑Trade Costs More Clear Than Level of Emission Reductions. Allowance prices are an indicator of the marginal costs for emission reductions encouraged by the cap ‑and ‑trade program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - These set amounts generally are equal to the funding levels the programs would have received under prior law if GGRF revenues totaled about $4  billion in a given year. (For reference, over the past decade, annual GGRF revenues have varied from a low of less than $1  billion to a high of just over $5  billion.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Consider Funding Priority Proposals at a Lower Level. Several of the Governor’s proposals involve activities that can be scaled up or down, with the level of funding determining the scope of work that can be undertaken.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Feb 24, 2026 - California has established statutory goals for reducing statewide GHG emissions —down to at least 40  percent below the 1990 level by 2030, and to at least 85  percent below the 1990 level by  2045. Federal Air Quality Standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - Rather, the administration has submitted a policy paper identifying high ‑level principles and general suggestions for program improvement. The department indicates that it will hold stakeholder meetings in the coming months, and it plans to return with a detailed proposal to reform the BCRP this spring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - Specifically, if the level of cap-and-invest revenues generated in the past two auctions was to continue through 2026-27, we estimate the program would generate roughly $3.4  billion for GGRF in the coming fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - Higher sea levels pushing into the Delta from the ocean through the San Francisco Bay, however, will place more pressure on those levees. Should the levees in the southern part of the Delta be damaged and breached by these higher water levels, it would cause salt water to flood further into the estuary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261