NextGen Policy speaks with the Senior Climate Adviser to Governor Newsom and Agency Cabinet Secretaries who will oversee major investments from California’s $54 billion Climate Commitment during this one-hour webinar hosted on Monday, October 17th. We discussed how these investments will make an immediate and real-world difference, how they will interact with federal investments under the Inflation Reduction Act, how we can keep up the momentum going forward, and answered questions from the press and members of the public.

Thank you for your continued support. Learn more about the work we’ve been involved in as we continue our fight for 100% climate-aligned California.

• Read our breakdown of California’s $54 billion climate spending commitment, what it means, and what needs to happen next.
• NYT: California Approves a Wave of Aggressive New Climate Measures – a high-level overview of California’s climate package – including both new legislation and spending.
• Read the Governor’s plain-language explanation of the major investments made in the 2022-2023 budget, broken down by issue area.
• CalMatters: Legislature needs to up its ante on climate goals – read Tom Steyer’s op-ed from August urging the legislature to pass the Go Big on Climate package.
• Revisit Climate 100’s inaugural report, laying out the mission, philosophy, and specific policy goals of the Climate 100 project.
• Visit NextGen’s home page for more information on the organization and our other advocacy issue areas.
• LAO report: 2022-2023 ZEV Budget Package – take a closer look at the zero-emission vehicle spending in the recently passed state budget.
• HCD Regional Housing Needs Allocation – learn about the state program pushing cities to build more housing, and the measures being taken to leverage housing density to reduce emissions.