The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - The  proposed budget includes a total of $380  million General Fund ($140  million in 2022 ‑23  and $240  million in 2023 ‑24) for demonstrations and early stage deployment of long ‑duration storage technologies —defined as technologies that can store energy for eight hours or more —that are on the verge of commercialization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - We project current-year discretionary revenues will be about $380  million above the amount allocated in the 2022-23 Budget Act . The Governor ’s spending plan for the budget year incorporates the additional $100  million from the November auction, but we think an additional roughly $280  million in discretionary revenue might be available from the February auction and upcoming
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

Assessing California's Climate Policies—The 2022 Scoping Plan Update

Jan 4, 2023 - Enteric strategies reduce methane emissions by 50 percent on 75 percent of total operations. 0.5 percent decrease in dairy cow population. 210 additional alternative manure management projects by 2030. 380 additional diary digesters by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4656

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Specifically, the proposal would maintain about $380  million of General Fund spending planned for 2024 ‑25 (including $200  million for drinking and wastewater infrastructure projects and about $160  million for several energy programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - As a point of comparison, the California Air Resources Board estimates that wildfires in the recent severe fire years of 2018 and 2020 emitted roughly 380 and 1,070 Gg of PM2.5, respectively. Excepting those two severe years, wildfires between 2011 and 2020 emitted an average of roughly 136 Gg of PM2.5 annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - As shown in the figure, the budget does include net reductions to a few ZEV programs, most notably a total of $550  million —$380  million through the California Energy Commission (CEC) and $170  million through the California Air Resources Board (CARB) —for transit buses and infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807