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Regulators Project More Emission Cuts, Renewables and Electric Vehicles
The California Air Resources Board’s proposed update to its greenhouse gas reduction plan, released Nov. 16, expects an acceleration of...
Earnings in the Black for Sempra, San Diego Gas & Electric
Unlike PG&E Corp. and Edison International, Sempra Energy reported positive earnings from July through September. Sempra reported $485 million in...
Approved Bills Promote Clean Power, Keep Nuclear Plant Open & Cut Carbon
Gov. Gavin Newsom racked up a series of legislative energy policy wins as the Legislature concluded its 2022 session Aug....
Legislative Update
Bills near the finish line would require corporations with more than $1 billion in revenue to reveal the carbon intensity...
Big Business and Civil Rights Group Protest Newsom’s Climate Proposals
The California Chamber of Commerce and an organization representing civil rights leaders object to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legislative and regulatory...
Newsom Plans New Climate Package to Advance Carbon Emission Reductions Â
Gov. Gavin Newsom is working with lawmakers on a legislative package that would set a carbon neutrality standard for California,...
State Carbon Emissions Reduction Plan Update Faces Big Pushback
California will need carbon capture and sequestration, plus 10 gigawatts of new natural gas-fired power plants to become carbon neutral...
California Falls Behind on Climate Protection
California’s leadership on climate protection will falter if it fails to reduce carbon emissions 40% below 1990 levels by the...
Bills Advancing Community Solar & Carbon Capture by Natural Lands Move Ahead
While the controversy over how much to pay owners of home rooftop solar projects for energy supplied to the grid...
Gov’s Revised Budget Adding $9.5B to Climate Programs Met with Little Enthusiasm
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed May revise of the state budget would hike state spending on clean energy, emissions reductions and...
Air Regulators Pitch Heavy Use of Carbon Capture to Slash Emissions by 2045
The California Air Resources Board’s draft update of its plan to cut greenhouse gases in the state would allow a...
CARB Says Direct Air Capture Needed to Meet Its Carbon Reduction Goals
California will need to remove 100 million tons, or more, of carbon from the atmosphere to meet its climate change...
Bills Advancing Power Line Undergrounding and Alternative Energy and Vehicles Pass
The state Senate energy committee has approved legislation to accelerate the undergrounding of overhead power lines to reduce fire and...
Calif’s Zero Emissions Goal Drives Huge New Demand, Weird Math and Dunkelflaute
California may face up to a 90% growth in electricity demand to meet its economy-wide zero emissions by 2045 goal,...
Berkeley Senator Introduces Bills to Curb Worsening Climate Pollution
Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) announced three new bills aimed at accelerating vehicle electrification, slashing short-lived potent greenhouse gases, and helping...
What Biden’s $1.9 T Infrastructure Plan Does and Doesn’t Include
by Herman Trabish The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion spending plan to make the U.S. power sector 100% clean energy by...
100% Clean Energy Requires Mega Capacity Stretch
Achieving 100% clean electricity in California by 2045 will require a three-fold increase in current installed capacity. It is estimated...
PG&E Touts Biggest Ratepayer Bond in U.S. History
Pacific Gas & Electric argues that its proposal before utility regulators to issue $7.5 billion in 30-year bonds to be...
Fed Commodities Regulators Break the Mold with Call for Carbon Pricing
The climate crisis threatens the stability of the U.S. financial markets, warned commissioners appointed by the current president to the...
House Climate Committee Issues Decarbonization Roadmap
The House Select Committee on Climate Change released a much-awaited plan June 30 that seeks to make the nation carbon...