On Wednesday, May 26, ASUCR held their ninth meeting of the quarter. The California Public Interest Group kicked off the meeting by providing their year in review presentation. This year, the student-run and student-funded advocacy group has worked to create positive social change through campaigns and activism. CALPIRG has chapters across the UC system, and […]
Learning From California’s Ambitious Climate Policy
By Aimee Barnes, Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Hannah Argento-McCurdy, Angela Luh, and Matthew Gobin
April 16, 2021, 5:00 am Getty/Manny Crisostomo
The Carquinez Bridge looms in the background of the playground area of the Ninth Street Park and Boat Launch in Benicia, California, on February 11, 2014.
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California has long been synonymous with effective climate policy. Beginning in 2001, the Golden State established its first voluntary emissions reporting program under Gov. Gray Davis (D). Subsequently, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) built on this initial commitment to reducing emissions when the state passed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 its landmark climate legislation.
Published: Saturday, 23 January 2021 05:56
Fellows Deployed as Part of California Volunteers-Led California Climate Action Corps
January 23, 2021 - SACRAMENTO – Over the last two weeks California Volunteers, Office of the Governor hosted a series of virtual events to welcome the Fellows of the first-ever statewide climate corps in the nation, California Climate Action Corps. Sixty-three Fellows across California will spend nearly eight months advancing climate action projects such as urban tree planting, food sustainability, and wildfire resilience in some of the state’s most vulnerable communities.
During the two-week orientation, Fellows participated in virtual sessions presented by climate experts, community leaders and elected officials. In a recording, Governor Gavin Newsom welcomed the Fellows and thanked them for their commitment to fight climate change.