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

Dec 13, 2023 - This is because the increase would be applied uniformly regardless of income—so responding to an increased charge of 10 cents per gallon, for example, would require dedicating a larger proportional share of monthly expenditures for a lower‑earning household as compared to households with more resources upon which to draw.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts tend to be home to large proportions of households with residents of color and who earn lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575