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

Feb 18, 2025 - Data Suggest Program Encourages Increased Park Visitation. While Parks has not collected data on the number of times the passes have been used to access state parks, it has conducted surveys to collect data from users of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Making reductions in this sector is therefore key to meeting state goals. In an attempt to address this challenge, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II rule on August 25, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

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

Feb 24, 2026 - Despite the aviation sector ’s relatively small contribution to GHG emissions, policymakers have shown significant interest in addressing aircraft emissions as the sector is viewed as among the more difficult to decarbonize.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Chapter 337 of 2022 (AB 1279, Muratsuchi) established an additional objective, requiring the state to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. In addition to these overall GHG reduction goals, the state has adopted particular emissions reduction goals for the electricity sector.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

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

Jan 7, 2025 - State Policies Have Contributed to GHG Reductions From the Electricity Sector. As  highlighted in the figure, the electricity sector has been the primary driver of statewide GHG emission reductions since the state established its A B  32 goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - Second, urban water use represents a relatively small share of overall applied water use in the state —only around 20  percent, compared to 80  percent used in the agricultural sector. As such, the state might achieve more impact on its overall state water supply —in terms of demand reduction or increased supply —by targeting its efforts on the agricultural sector.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Hold individual or regional workshops annually for specified sectors, including manufacturing, retail, construction, and landscaping industries. Create public participation opportunities when updating and implementing various plans, guidance, and fact sheets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

May 7, 2025 - Taking such a step would result in allowing fewer GHGs to be emitted in the capped sectors. A key trade ‑off of a lower cap is that allowances would become more scarce, thus driving up allowance prices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - In general, we think there is a reasonable policy argument for government funding to promote the development of newer technologies because the private sector will likely underinvest in these activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

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

Oct 24, 2023 - Moreover, smaller businesses within a covered sector —such as individual gas stations —often are exempt from meeting the requirements because their emissions are below the established threshold. How Does Cap-And-Trade Fit in With Other State Efforts to Reduce GHGs?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811