Climate Change & Environment
Governor Brown Closes Global Climate Action Summit: “We’re Launching Our Own Damn Satellite”
California, Planet Labs Inc. Launch Groundbreaking Initiative to Develop Satellite-Based Technologies, Track and Attack Climate Pollutants SAN FRANCISCO – In closing remarks at the Global Climate Action Summit, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that the...
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Governor Brown to Deliver Remarks at Closing Plenary of Global Climate Action Summit Today
SAN FRANCISCO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will address delegates from all walks of life and around the world today during the closing plenary session of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. When: Today, Friday, September 14, 2018. The closing plenary...
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Aboard Hybrid Electric Ferry on the San Francisco Bay, Governor Brown Signs Bills to Promote Zero-Emission Vehicles, Reduce Carbon Emissions
SAN FRANCISCO – During the maiden voyage of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first plug-in hybrid electric ferry today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a comprehensive package of bills aimed at dramatically reducing carbon emissions by boosting the number of...
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Governor Brown Reaffirms Commitment to Paris Agreement Goals with America’s Pledge Co-Founder Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Climate Alliance Governors
SAN FRANCISCO – On the first full day of the Global Climate Action Summit, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and fellow Summit co-chair and America’s Pledge co-founder Michael Bloomberg today released a new report quantifying the actions by U.S. cities, states and...
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Governor Brown to Highlight Climate Leadership Across U.S. Society with Michael Bloomberg, Announce New Commitments with U.S. Climate Alliance Governors as Summit Kicks Off Tomorrow
SAN FRANCISCO – On the first full day of the Global Climate Action Summit tomorrow, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and fellow Summit co-chair and America’s Pledge co-founder Michael Bloomberg will discuss key findings from the America’s Pledge Phase II Report...
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Governor Brown Welcomes Chinese Delegation to Global Climate Action Summit, Lauds Expansion of Under2 Coalition
SAN FRANCISCO – Helping kick off the Global Climate Action Summit, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed China’s 120-plus attendees – the largest country delegation at the event – and delivered remarks at the opening of the China Pavilion. Governor Brown also...
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Governor Brown Meets with International Climate Leaders on Eve of Global Climate Action Summit
SAN FRANCISCO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. met with international climate leaders, including fellow Summit co-chair, China’s Special Representative for Climate Change Minister Xie Zhenhua, today – the eve of the Global Climate Action Summit – and highlighted the...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposal to Roll Back Methane Regulation
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s proposal to weaken a federal regulation that restricts methane pollution: “This is insane – it borders on criminality. To really deal with climate change, we...
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Governor Brown to Speak at Carbon Pricing Dialogue Tomorrow
SAN FRANCISCO – In the lead-up to the Global Climate Action Summit this week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will deliver the keynote address at the Carbon Pricing Delivering Climate Action event tomorrow in San Francisco, hosted by the European Commission, the...
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Governor Brown Signs 100 Percent Clean Electricity Bill, Issues Order Setting New Carbon Neutrality Goal
SACRAMENTO – Reaffirming California’s global climate leadership, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed Senate Bill 100, authored by Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Kevin de León, setting a 100 percent clean electricity goal for the state, and issued an...
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