The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - This is based on our assessment of the degree to which each program could help promote zero ‑emission technologies. Programs that primarily focus on promoting cleaner fossil fuel engines (such as natural gas) and/or widely available zero ‑emission vehicle (ZEV) technologies (such as light ‑duty ZEVs) generally score low.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

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

May 7, 2025 - Cap ‑and ‑Trade Design Features —Like a Lower Price Ceiling —Can Also Promote Affordability. The design of the cap ‑and ‑trade program also can be modified to mitigate potential impacts on affordability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

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

Feb 18, 2025 - Such activities would include statewide conferences, training events, and the development of additional strategies to promote the adoption of farm to school practices. Funding would be administered by CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

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

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - Over half of the funds —$283  million —support programs designed to promote healthy forests and landscapes, generally by removing hazardous fuels. More than one one-third of the funds —$198  million —support installation and maintenance of wildfire fuel breaks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - The funding would support the costs of meetings for the various partners, to produce promotional products, and to hold promotional events. Promotional products would be translated into at least one other languag e.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - In general, the program promotes carbon sequestration in soils by funding practices that are known to increase organic matter inputs or reduce soil disturbance. Common examples include conservation tillage and the use of cover crops.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - Additionally, in our September 2021 report, Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California , we found that defensible space inspection rates varied widely by CalFire unit (from 6 percent to 96 percent in 2019‑20).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - In the fourth section, we provide recommendations for promoting defensible space compliance. The last section discusses the main funding sources that the state could use to implement our recommendations, as well as other potential future state efforts to promote defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

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

Jan 7, 2025 - This type of rate plan is intended to promote conservation by charging more for using substantial amounts of electricity. Balancing Electricity Supply and Demand Is Important—and Difficult A key challenge facing those who operate the electricity system in the state is how to precisely balance electricity supply and demand at all times given that both fluctuate over the course of a day and across different seasons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950