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

May 7, 2025 - For example, it could increase the number of free allowances it provides to electric utilities to sell on the market, enabling them to generate more revenue for customer bill credits such as the California Climate Credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Predicting how the cap ‑and ‑trade market will behave and forecasting corresponding GGRF revenues are always subject to some uncertainty. However, a couple of factors may contribute to more uncertainty than usual for this exercise over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - Still, those efficiencies would come at the loss of the CEQA analysis and its potential benefits. The costs and benefits associated with these trade-offs are complicated to a ssess, particularly without time to solicit input and feedback from a range of interested and affected parties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Instead, the gains appear largely tied to the booming stock market, a situation which can change rapidly and without warning. The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - Specifically: Key Cost and Plan Information Still Missing. Under existing statute, the High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) was supposed to provide a Project Update Report by March  1 including updated cost and schedule information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Because this is a somewhat new activity, however, the state still lacks information regarding how effective this strategy is at mitigating the threats that higher temperatures pose to public health, particularly compared to other approaches the state could take with the same objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Since the government grants utilities nearly exclusive authority to operate in designated areas of the state, it also plays an important role in ensuring they do not take advantage of their market power to charge unreasonable rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - This includes the Eaton and Palisades fires, for which specific damage totals still were being refined as of this writing. While the state has experienced particularly large wildfires within the last several years as compared to over the past century, the number of acres burned in recent decades still is notably less than the historical average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - Because whether E15 regulations ultimately will be developed and adopted still is uncertain, we find authorizing ongoing funding for positions to support its implementation now to b e premature. We therefore recommend the Legislature instead provide the requested funding on a two ‑year basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980