Click for more Information.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today released the annual report for California Climate Investments, which highlights that 74% of investments from 2022 – ~ $1 billion- supported communities and households facing greater economic and environmental challenges. The statewide California Climate Investments initiative managed by CARB is a key component of the state’s awakened transition to a carbon neutral, more equitable future.
“California continues to put our cap-and-trade dollars to work through unprecedented investments in zero-emission infrastructure, housing, conservation, and more,” said Yana Garcia, California’s Secretary for Environmental Protection. “The majority of these funds benefit communities disproportionately burdened by pollution and experiencing the impacts of persistent economic inequity. In 2022 alone, we invested nearly $1 billion in under resourced communities to help ensure an equitable transition to carbon neutrality, and to leveraging improved health outcomes in communities suffering from air pollution and other climate impacts.”
During 2022, California Climate Investments implemented ~19,500 new projects through $1.3 billion in funding, with $933 million directly benefiting disadvantaged communities and low‑income communities and households, collectively referred to as “priority populations.” California Climate Investments are funded by Cap‑and‑Trade Program auction proceeds deposited into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. To date, California Climate Investments programs are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 97.1 MMTCO2e.*
California Climate Investments projects have thus far:
- Funded the planting of more than 20 million trees in urban and wildland areas.
- Conserved or restored more than 891,000 acres of land.
- Funded 10,300 affordable housing units.
- Implemented 1060 projects expanding or creating new transit services.
- Supported employment opportunities with more than 21,300 full-time equivalent jobs.
- Issued more than 427,500 rebates for zero‑emission or plug‑in hybrid vehicles.
“All Californians deserve to live in healthy communities with clean air, yet the worst impacts of pollution and climate change disproportionately affect low-income communities and people of color,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph. “This year’s report highlights how our climate investments are cleaning the air, spurring innovation, creating jobs and advancing environmental justice.”
In 2022, the California High Speed Rail Authority expended $1.3 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund dollars toward ongoing implementation of the nation’s first high speed rail project.
*MMTCO2e is 10.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The recently released “2023 Annual Report to the Legislature on California Climate Investments Using Cap‑and‑Trade Auction Proceeds” details how funds have been spent and the benefits projects are generating in the state. The report is central for tracking the progress of California Climate Investments.
All Californians deserve to live in healthy communities with clean air, yet the worst impacts of pollution and climate change disproportionately affect low-income communities and people of color,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph. “This year’s report highlights how our climate investments are cleaning the air, spurring innovation, creating jobs and advancing environmental justice.”
In 2022, the California High‑Speed Rail Authority spend $1.3 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund dollars toward ongoing implementation of the nation’s first high‑speed rail project.
California Climate Investments – ~$1B in 2022 to Communities With Worst Impacts of Pollution, Climate Change
Click for more Information.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today released the annual report for California Climate Investments, which highlights that 74% of investments from 2022 – ~ $1 billion- supported communities and households facing greater economic and environmental challenges. The statewide California Climate Investments initiative managed by CARB is a key component of the state’s awakened transition to a carbon neutral, more equitable future.
“California continues to put our cap-and-trade dollars to work through unprecedented investments in zero-emission infrastructure, housing, conservation, and more,” said Yana Garcia, California’s Secretary for Environmental Protection. “The majority of these funds benefit communities disproportionately burdened by pollution and experiencing the impacts of persistent economic inequity. In 2022 alone, we invested nearly $1 billion in under resourced communities to help ensure an equitable transition to carbon neutrality, and to leveraging improved health outcomes in communities suffering from air pollution and other climate impacts.”
During 2022, California Climate Investments implemented ~19,500 new projects through $1.3 billion in funding, with $933 million directly benefiting disadvantaged communities and low‑income communities and households, collectively referred to as “priority populations.” California Climate Investments are funded by Cap‑and‑Trade Program auction proceeds deposited into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. To date, California Climate Investments programs are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 97.1 MMTCO2e.*
California Climate Investments projects have thus far:
“All Californians deserve to live in healthy communities with clean air, yet the worst impacts of pollution and climate change disproportionately affect low-income communities and people of color,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph. “This year’s report highlights how our climate investments are cleaning the air, spurring innovation, creating jobs and advancing environmental justice.”
In 2022, the California High Speed Rail Authority expended $1.3 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund dollars toward ongoing implementation of the nation’s first high speed rail project.
*MMTCO2e is 10.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The recently released “2023 Annual Report to the Legislature on California Climate Investments Using Cap‑and‑Trade Auction Proceeds” details how funds have been spent and the benefits projects are generating in the state. The report is central for tracking the progress of California Climate Investments.
All Californians deserve to live in healthy communities with clean air, yet the worst impacts of pollution and climate change disproportionately affect low-income communities and people of color,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph. “This year’s report highlights how our climate investments are cleaning the air, spurring innovation, creating jobs and advancing environmental justice.”
In 2022, the California High‑Speed Rail Authority spend $1.3 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund dollars toward ongoing implementation of the nation’s first high‑speed rail project.