Climate Change & Environment
Photo Release: Governor Brown Meets With Prime Minister of Japan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown met with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, First Lady of Japan Akie Abe and Japanese government officials tonight in San Francisco and later joined them at a dinner hosted by entrepreneur Ari...
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Governor Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America
New California Goal Aims to Reduce Emissions 40 Percent Below 1990 Levels by 2030 SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to establish a California greenhouse gas reduction target of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 - the most...
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Governor Brown to Help Cities Bolster Water Waste Enforcement, Streamline Environmental Review of Water Projects
SACRAMENTO - Governor Brown, meeting with mayors from across the state, today announced he will propose legislation to help local officials better enforce conservation requirements and will direct state agencies to streamline environmental review of local water supply...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring April 22, 2015 as "Earth Day" in the State of California. Since taking office, Governor Brown has signed accords to fight climate change with leaders from Mexico, China, Canada, Japan,...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring John Muir Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring April 21, 2015 as “John Muir Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” - John...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Province of Ontario’s Cap-and-Trade Announcement
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after the province of Ontario announced that it intends to limit greenhouse gas pollution by establishing a cap-and-trade system: "This is a bold move from the province of Ontario - and the...
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Governor Brown Sworn In, Delivers Inaugural Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today took the oath of office as Governor of California and delivered his inaugural address in the Assembly Chamber. The address serves as the Governor's constitutionally required annual report to the Legislature.Edmund G....
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags - SB 270 - aligning state law with ordinances passed by a growing number of local governments in California to reduce plastic waste. “This bill is a step...
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Governor Brown Addresses Global Leaders at United Nations Climate Summit
NEW YORK - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined world leaders, including former Vice President Al Gore, Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York, where he delivered...
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Governor Brown to Speak at United Nations Climate Summit
Signs Legislation to Continue Fight Against Climate Change SACRAMENTO - Reaffirming California's position as a global leader in the fight against climate change, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he will speak at the United Nations Climate Summit in...
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