Climate Change & Environment
Governor Brown Calls on Faith Leaders to Help “Awaken the World” to Climate Dangers at Vatican Symposium
VATICAN CITY - In keynote remarks at a symposium on climate change hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today called on global faith leaders to help "awaken the world" to the threat of toxic carbon pollution. "Until...
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Governor Brown to Represent World’s States and Regions Committed to Climate Action at UN Climate Conference, European Union and the Vatican
SACRAMENTO - As the White House "declares war on climate science and retreats from the Paris Agreement," Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he will travel to Europe in November to deliver keynote remarks at a climate summit organized by the Pontifical...
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Governor Brown Welcomes Armenia to Under2 Climate Coalition
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed Armenia to the Under2 Coalition - the global pact of cities, states and countries committed to limiting the increase in global average temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius, the level of potentially...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Increase Zero-Emission Vehicle Sales, Improve Air Quality
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation to strengthen California’s zero and near-zero emission vehicle markets and accelerate the state’s transition away from fossil-fuel-powered engines. The Governor signed the following bills today: SB 498...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Trump Decision to Roll Back Clean Power Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's plan to repeal the Clean Power Plan: "Scrapping the Clean Power Plan ignores sound science and the extreme cost of climate change. California will, in...
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California, Quebec and Ontario Sign Agreement to Link Carbon Markets
QUEBEC CITY - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed an agreement with the leaders of Quebec and Ontario to officially integrate their cap-and-trade programs, expanding the three-year partnership between California and Quebec to include Ontario, Canada's most...
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Governor Brown Discusses Transition to Decarbonized Future on Final Day at Climate Week NYC
NEW YORK - Capping off five days of events and meetings tied to Climate Week NYC 2017, the Yale Climate Conference and the United Nations General Assembly, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today participated in a wide-ranging discussion at the TED Theater in New York,...
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U.S. Climate Alliance Co-Chairs Governors Brown, Cuomo and Inslee Convene in New York, Vow to Continue State-Led Climate Fight
NEW YORK - As the U.S. federal government fails to act on climate change, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined former Secretary of State John Kerry and fellow U.S. Climate Alliance co-chairs New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Washington State Governor Jay Inslee today...
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Governor Brown Welcomes Co-Chairs from Around the World for Global Climate Action Summit
Patricia Espinosa, Anand Mahindra and Michael Bloomberg to co-chair summit on climate action. NEW YORK - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa, United...
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Governor Brown, Former Secretary of State, World Bank President, Washington Governor and Paris Mayor Chart Path Forward on Paris Agreement at Yale Climate Conference
NEW HAVEN, CT - After opening Climate Week NYC and meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York City yesterday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined former Secretary of State John Kerry, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, World Bank...
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