California evolves its climate leadership by increasing its options

California has passed a series of climate and energy measures to increase clean energy options and accelerate infrastructure projects to meet its ambitious emissions goals and ensure grid reliability.

• California has shifted from a strategy focused primarily on closing polluting facilities to a pragmatic approach that emphasizes building a broad range of clean energy solutions to avoid reliability challenges and costs.
• Recent legislative actions in California include the allocation of $54 billion for climate action, the decision to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operational, and the establishment of a regulatory framework for carbon capture.
• California has increased its emissions reduction targets, moving its 2030 goal from 40% to 55% below 1990 levels, and has codified a policy for net-zero emissions by midcentury followed by net-negative emissions.
• The state has set specific clean electricity targets of 90% by 2035 and 95% by 2040.

APA

Cohen, A. (2022). California evolves its climate leadership by increasing its options. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2022/09/california-evolves-climate-leadership-increasing-options/

Chicago

Cohen, Armond. California evolves its climate leadership by increasing its options. Clean Air Task Force, 2022. https://www.catf.us/2022/09/california-evolves-climate-leadership-increasing-options/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cohen2022california, author = {Cohen, Armond}, title = {{California evolves its climate leadership by increasing its options}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://www.catf.us/2022/09/california-evolves-climate-leadership-increasing-options/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }