Climate Change
Project established to address climate change in California by engaging in policy and environmental changes.
California Climate Policy Dashboard
The Berkeley Law Climate Change Dashboard provides an accessible overview of California’s climate laws, programs, and key regulators, offering detailed resources for readers and researchers.
Berkeley Law – Insuring Extreme Heat Risks Policy Report
The policy report provides policy solutions to environmental and energy challenges from cities across the United States.
Heat Action Platform – Policy Tool
The Heat Action Platform Policy Tool provides solutions for communities based on needs.
SB-852 Climate Resilience Districts: Formation: Funding Mechanisms
Authorizes a city, county, special district, or combination of these entities to form a climate resilience district for the purpose of raising and allocating funding for eligible projects designed to address climate change mitigation, adaptation or resilience. Defines eligible projects as projects, including capital projects, that address sea level rise, extreme heat, extreme cold, drought, and the risk of wildfire and flooding.
AB-2238 Extreme heat: statewide extreme heat ranking system
This bill helps communities plan public health initiatives related to combating the effects of extreme heat, insurance options that will support specified adaptation, preparedness, and resilience measures, and recommendations for overcoming barriers encountered by local governments that are trying to use insurance or other financing tools to fund or support heat risk mitigation or adaptation strategies.
Environment (Greenhouse Gas and Emissions Reduction, etc.)
California Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98):
This bill establishes new requirements for warehouses of 250,000 square feet or more. Beginning in 2026, these facilities must include electric vehicle charging infrastructure, use zero-emission forklifts by 2030, and adopt truck routing plans that avoid schools and other sensitive receptors.
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Clean Truck Program:
This program exempts zero-emission trucks from fees and phases in requirements that all drayage trucks serving the ports must eventually be zero-emission. This program directly reduces emissions from trucks that also serve nearby warehouses and logistics hubs.
This policy requires suppliers of vehicle fuels to reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity of their products.
Ventura County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategy
Ventura County’s General Plan includes policy COS-10.4 which commits the county to specific emissions reduction goals and performance standards for land uses and development, aligned with state and regional GHG targets.
Union City – Climate Action Plan
The Union City Climate Action Plan serves as a comprehensive blueprint for climate efforts over the next two decades. It introduces practical strategies to reduce pollution from sectors by providing essential steps towards a sustainable future.
SB21-260 Bill Sustainability of the Transportation System
Senate Bill 21-260 addresses the sustainability of the transportation system in Colorado and provides sources of funding to preserve, improve, and expand existing infrastructure to support the widespread adoption of electric motor vehicles and mitigate environmental and health impacts of transportation system use.
Infrastructure and Built Environment
SB 48 (Becker) Building Energy Savings Act
The Energy Commission, in consultation with relevant state agencies, would develop a strategy to track and manage energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in buildings over 50,000 square feet to meet state energy and emission goals.
2022 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan
The Governor’s Budget allocates an additional $20 billion to accelerate California’s transition to zero-emission vehicles, modernize transportation, advance clean energy, improve housing, reduce wildfire risk, and enhance drought resilience. Additionally, California is set to receive an estimated $14 billion over five-years from the federal infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with more funding opportunities yet to be determined.
Chronic Disease
SB-568 Deductibles: Chronic Disease Management
This bill ensures that health care plans do not require deductibles for prescription drugs and equipment for chronic diseases and limits out-of-pocket costs, while also protecting preventive care for high deductibles
Active Transportation
Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
The California SHSP is a data-driven, statewide initiative aimed at reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries across all public roads. It brings together federal, state, local, and private sector safety partners to coordinate efforts and resources.