The governor signed 75% of the major environmental bills lawmakers sent to his desk. As for vetoes, Newsom cited enforcement and cost concerns.
Wind turbines are pictured on the first French offshore wind farm off the coasts of La Turballe, western France on September 30, 2022. California wants to add as much as 5,000 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. California is set to take major swings at boosting renewable energy, reining in corporate emissions, safeguarding wild places and ensuring livability amid worsening climate change after Gov.
“The legislature sent me bills outside of this budget process that, if all enacted, would add nearly $19 billion of unaccounted costs in the budget, of which $11 billion would be ongoing,” Newsom wrote. “With our state facing continuing economic risk and revenue uncertainty, it is important to remain disciplined when considering bills with significant fiscal implications.”
“Carbon disclosures are a simple but powerful tool in the fight to tackle climate change,” said Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, who authored the bill. “When corporations are transparent about the full scope of their emissions, they have the tools and incentives to tackle them.” However, Newsom vetoed another law that would have gone even further by opening companies up to legal penalties if they buy or sell “junk offsets” that don’t produce the climate benefits they claim. The governor expressed concerns about “unintended consequences,” including well-intentioned companies unknowingly buying junk offsets and “creating significant turmoil in the market for carbon offsets, potentially even beyond California.
As for boosting clean energy, state regulators will have to create a plan by July 1, 2026 to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in large buildings. They also must create a plan to make ports ready for offshore energy and study the potential for making offshore wind power equipment in California. And under another bill signed by Newsom, regulators also have to study the potential ofand make a plan to harness it.
California now also has an official goal to make all new school buses purchased in California be zero-emission by 2035 after Newsom signed A.B. 579. It’s a laudable goal, school districts say, but one that will requiredue to hillside erosion, Newsom signed a bill from state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, that will require the rail agency overseeing a 351-mile corridor in Southern California to include projects that increase climate resiliency in its annual business plans.
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