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

Feb 24, 2026 - The state has made notable progress in pursuing its ZEV adoption goals in recent years, with the share of new passenger vehicles sold in California that are ZEVs climbing from 8  percent in 2020 to over 20  percent in 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 10, 2026 - This climate research is required by law to be completed every five years pursuant to Chapter  136 of 2020 (S B  1320 , Stern) and provides data and information that state agencies and local governments use to inform their planning and programmatic decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $4 million in 2020 ‑21, increasing to $8 million and 24 positions thereafter to implement FireSIM and FireCAST wildfire forecasting technologies. CalFire, OES, CMD, and   CPUC —Wildfire  Threat Assessment
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Feb 18, 2025 - The program was first established with $8.5  million from the General Fund in 2020 ‑21, with subsequent budget packages providing General Fund appropriations of $30  million in 2021 ‑22 and $60  million in 2022 ‑ 23 —all provided on a one ‑time basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Chapter  488 of 2006 (A B  32 , N ú ñez) established the goal of limiting GHG emissions statewide to  1990 levels by 2020. In 2016, Chapter  249 (S B  32 , Pavley) extended the limit to  40  percent below  1990 levels by  2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Administration Has Used Emergency Fund to Hire Additional Planned Firefighting Staff In July 2020, the Governor announced a plan to spend $73 million to hire 858 additional firefighters and support six California Conservation Corps crews through October 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - This total is a net decrease of $318  million, or 11  percent, from the estimated 2020 ‑21 level. This decrease is primarily due to one-time increases in Emergency Fund expenditures in 2020 ‑ 21 —totaling $1.1  billion after anticipated federal reimbursements —as a result of large wildfires in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - Specifically: 2020.  Chapter  488 of 2006 (AB  32, N ú ñez) established the target of limiting GHG emissions statewide to the 1990 level by 2020. 2030.  Chapter  249 of 2016 (SB  32, Pavley) extended the limit to at least 40  percent below the 1990 level by 2030. 2045.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - (The 2020 ‑21 Budget Act provided less than the statutory direction because of uncertainty about the amount of GGRF revenues at the time the budget act was adopted in June 2020.) Early Action Intended to Provide Immediate Funding in Advance of Fire Season.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Compared with the estimates in the June 2020 budget plan, the administration revises its estimates of the guarantee up $1.9  billion (2.4  percent) in 2019 ‑20 and $11.9  billion (16.8  percent) in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309