Climate Policy | CalMatters

housing

How to house people and achieve California’s climate goals

by Guest Commentary April 6, 2021April 7, 2021

If California is to meet our goals for greenhouse gas reduction and affordable housing, it’s time to break down the local barriers.

gas power station

Regulators are undermining California’s transition to 100% clean energy

by Guest Commentary March 29, 2021March 26, 2021

climate

California rates a grade of ‘C’ on climate action

by Guest Commentary March 18, 2021March 17, 2021

environment

How ‘Cutting Green Tape’ can make California more resilient

by Guest Commentary March 8, 2021March 4, 2021

greenhouse gas

Cap and trade, offsets at a crossroads in California’s climate policy

by Guest Commentary March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

Sunset behind electrical lines outside of Bay Point along highway 4 on Sept. 15, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California’s climate goals likely out of reach

by Emily Hoeven February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

The Valero Wilmington Refinery in Long Beach on Jan. 28, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

California to review carbon trading program as part of climate roadmap

by Rachel Becker February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

Abalone Cove Shoreline Park has a beach with tide pools accessible by hiking down a trail in Rancho Palos Verdes on Jan. 13, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

CA’s environmental agenda gets new energy

by Emily Hoeven January 28, 2021January 28, 2021

climate

Will California’s new climate leaders rise to the challenge?

by Guest Commentary January 26, 2021January 25, 2021

A brown pelican — a species that recovered from near-extinction after being protected by the Endangered Species Act — flies above Malibu Lagoon on Jan. 12, 21. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

What Biden’s presidency means for California’s environment

by Julie Cart and Rachel Becker January 25, 2021February 9, 2021