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

Oct 24, 2023 - In addition, Chapter  830 of 2012 (SB  535, de Le ón) required that at least 35  percent of GGRF expenditures benefit “priority populations, ” which include disadvantaged and lower-income communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Multiple different stressors have led to the declining health of the Bay ‑Delta watershed, including physical modifications during the state ’s early gold mining history and more recent impacts from climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - The IRP process was established in 2015 through Chapter  547 (S B  350 , de Le ón) to plan for how LSEs could meet mid ‑ and long ‑term energy procurement and GHG goals while maintaining reliability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Since then, various statutes and regulations have set specific targets, including Chapter  312 of 2018 (S B  100 , de Le ón) which requires 60  percent renewable generation by 2030 and  100  percent zero ‑carbon electricity by 2045.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Chapter  312 of 2018 (SB  100, de Le ón) required that all electricity sales to end-use customers be zero-carbon by 2045, but it did not set interim targets. The state ’s existing Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) sets escalating renewable energy procurement requirements for load serving entities (which include utilities that deliver electricity to customers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

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

Feb 18, 2025 - The grant program has fully awarded funding received from previous budget packages and has a history of oversubscription. For instance, the most recent grant round had 499 applicants requesting a total of $129  million, but only had sufficient funding to award $53  million to 195 grantees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - In 2015, this was the site of the largest gas blowout in the history of the United States, an event which led to numerous negative effects on the health and quality of life for nearby residents. The Southern California Gas Company, which owns the gas storage facility that experienced the leak, agreed through a legal settlement to pay $71  million into a fund —the Aliso Canyon Recovery Account —to address some of the resulting impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - This trend has been particularly notable over the last several years, which have seen some of the worst wildfires in the state ’s recorded history. For example, eight of the most destructive wildfires occurred from August 2020 through January 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - This pattern has been particularly notable in the last few years, which have seen some of the worst wildfires in the state ’s recorded history. For example, the 2018 wildfire season included the Camp Fire in Butte County, which became the single most damaging wildfire in state history with nearly 19,000  structures destroyed and 85 fatalities, including the near ‑total destruction of the town of Paradise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575