Climate Change & Environment
Governor Brown Delivers 2016 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Warning of the next inevitable recession and the "zigzag of spend-cut-spend" budgeting, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his annual State of the State address, choosing to lay out a clear, focused case for his top priority - continued fiscal...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Global Climate Pact
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement on the global climate pact reached today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris: "This is a historic turning point in the quest to combat one of the biggest threats facing...
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Photo Release: Day 5: UN Climate Change Conference: Governor Brown, German Government Announce 43 New Signatories to Under 2 MOU Climate Pact
Total Number of Signatories Grows to 123; The Climate Group will Serve as Pact's Secretariat PARIS - On his final day at the UN Climate Change Conference, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined the Federal Republic of Germany and the German state of...
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Photo Release: Day 4: UN Climate Change Conference: Governor Brown Highlights Bold Subnational Action at COP 21 Events
Joins U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz to Announce San Francisco as Site of Next Clean Energy Ministerial PARIS - Joining the world's top climate leaders on his fourth day at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today spoke at events...
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Photo Release: Day 3: UN Climate Change Conference: Governor Brown Meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Partners with Chinese, French National Governments
PARIS - On his third full day in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and joined China's top climate change official Xie Zhenhua and France's Minister of...
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Photo Release: Day 2: UN Climate Change Conference: Governor Brown, Ambassador Hartley Welcome 15 New Signatories to Under 2 MOU Climate Pact
80 Signatories Now Represent More Than 600 Million People, $18 Trillion in Combined GDP PARIS - On his second full day in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and U.S. Ambassador to France Jane D. Hartley today welcomed...
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Photo Release: Day 1: Governor Brown Joins World’s Climate Leaders at UN Climate Change Conference
PARIS - California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today kicked off the first of five days at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, participating in the UNFCCC COP21's official "Action Day" event and a panel with Oscar-winning director Charles...
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Governor Brown to West Virginia and Texas Attorneys General on Climate Change: “Crass Obstructionism is Not a Solution”
SACRAMENTO - One week before he travels to Paris for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today blasted West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for "crass obstructionism" following...
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Governor Brown Announces Under 2 MOU Climate Agreement Milestone; Signatories Now Exceed U.S. Economy in Combined GDP
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that with the addition of the Federal Republic of Germany, along with the German regions of Bavaria, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia and the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna to the Under 2 MOU climate...
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UPDATED: Governor Brown to Discuss California’s Climate Leadership with Former Vice President Al Gore Tonight, Keynote Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Symposium in Chicago on Monday
Please note: Out of solidarity with the French people and the City of Paris, the Climate Reality Project has suspended this evening's broadcast, including the discussion between Governor Brown and Former Vice President Al Gore. SACRAMENTO - Just weeks before the...
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