Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - How Can the Transportation Sector Reduce GHG Emissions and Thereby Potentially Lessen the Extent of Climate Change Impacts? As the largest contributor to California ’s GHG emissions, the transportation sector plays a significant role in the state ’s climate change mitigation efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - First, as displayed earlier in Figure 3, ZEV adoption over the forecasted period is significantly higher in the light‑duty vehicle sector (the primary consumer of gasoline) when compared to the medium‑ and heavy‑duty vehicle sectors (the primary consumers of diesel).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Millions of California residents visit the coast annually to fish, swim, surf, and enjoy nature, particularly along the one‑third of the coastline owned by the State Parks system. A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2022 - This report contains four primary sections: (1) a description of the five key climate hazards affecting California, (2) the major ways those hazards impact sectors across the state, (3) significant existing state‑level efforts underway to address climate change impacts, and (4) key issues for the Legislature to consider in response to these impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - The state focused most of its recent General Fund augmentations on one ‑time and limited ‑term activities —both within the transportation sector and in other areas of the budget —in order to provide some underlying flexibility if economic conditions changed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2022 - This report focuses on how a changing climate is affecting transportation infrastructure and key issues the Legislature faces in responding to those impacts. This is one of a series of reports summarizing how climate change will impact different sectors across California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4576

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - For example, the ports could struggle with a workforce shortage, irrespective of whether a training campus is available, if the demand for similarly skilled workers increases in other nearby sectors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540