Climate Change & Environment
Under2 Coalition Grows to 165 Members with Wave of New Signatories at COP22
Coalition now represents over a billion people and $25.7 trillion in combined GDP MARRAKECH - Following a signing ceremony at the 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP22), the Under2 Coalition and California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed 29...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Paris Climate Agreement Milestone
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement as the Paris Climate Agreement comes into force today, less than a year after the global pact was reached at the United Nations' 2015 Climate Conference (COP21): "Today on climate, the world...
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Governor Brown Welcomes France to Under 2 Coalition
SACRAMENTO - California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed France, host of the United Nations' 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21), as the latest jurisdiction to join the Under 2 Coalition - the global pact among cities, states and countries to limit the...
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Governor Brown Signs Nation’s Toughest Super Pollutant Restrictions into Law
LONG BEACH - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 1383 by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), which establishes the nation's toughest restrictions on destructive super pollutants including black carbon, fluorinated gases and methane. If followed worldwide,...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Support Communities Impacted by Climate Change
FRESNO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation that directs $900 million in cap-and-trade funds to greenhouse gas reducing programs that benefit disadvantaged communities, support clean transportation and protect natural ecosystems. The governor also...
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Governor Brown Signs Historic Climate Change Legislation
California Sets Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets in North America LOS ANGELES - Ten years after California adopted the toughest greenhouse gas emission reduction goals in the nation, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today strengthened that...
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Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan Agreement
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today announced an agreement on an expenditure plan for unallocated cap-and-trade proceeds that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions through...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Assembly’s Passage of SB 32
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement today on the California State Assembly's passage of SB 32 by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) and the pending vote on AB 197 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella): "Yesterday, big...
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Photo Release: Governor Brown Convenes Inaugural Subnational Clean Energy Ministerial in San Francisco
Signs New Pacific Coast Collaborative Agreements, Welcomes Seven New Under 2 MOU Climate Agreement Signatories SAN FRANCISCO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today convened leaders from states, cities and provinces from around the world at the inaugural Subnational...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Great Outdoors Month
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring June, 2016 as Great Outdoors Month in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION Our state’s scenic landscapes have always been a source of pride and...
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