Alliance members are working to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing emissions, accelerating action, centering equity, and tracking progress. 

Explore California's policies and actions across the Alliance's 10 key policy areas. Numbers presented below only reflect the number of policies in this database and thus may not reflect all climate policies pursued.

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AB 630, Vehicles: retirement and replacement.

This bill would establish the Clean Cars 4 All Program to be administered by the State Air Resources Board to focus on achieving reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gases, improvements in air quality, and benefits to low-income state residents through the replacement of high-polluter motor vehicles with cleaner and more efficient motor vehicles or a mobility option, as specified.

AB 118, Alternative Fuels and Vehicle Technologies: Funding Programs

Established the Clean Transportation Program, also known as the Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program.

Clean Cars 4 All provides incentives to help lower-income consumers living in priority populations to replace their old higher-polluting vehicles with newer and cleaner transportation. Participants have the option of a purchase or lease of a new or used hybrid, PHEV, or ZEV replacement vehicle, or an alternative mobility option such as an e-bike, voucher for public transit or a combination of clean transportation option. Additionally, buyers of PHEVs and BEVs are also eligible for home charger incentives or prepaid charge cards if home charger installation is not an option.

Clean Cars 4 All

Low Carbon Transportation Investments and the Air Quality Improvement Program provide mobile source incentives to reduce greenhouse gas, criteria pollutant, and toxic air contaminant emissions through the deployment of advanced technology and clean transportation in the light-duty and heavy-duty sectors. Low Carbon Transportation Investments are supported by Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds. The Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) was established by the California Alternative and Renewable Fuel, Vehicle Technology, Clean Air, and Carbon Reduction Act of 2007 (AB 118, Statutes of 2007, Chapter 750). Each year, the legislature appropriates funding to CARB for these incentives to reduce emissions and support advanced technology demonstrations and deployments. The AQIP Guidelines and annual Funding Plans guide CARB's implementation of these investments.

Recent grant solicitations include but are not limited to:

- Adult Education & Vocational School Zero-Emission Vehicle Technology Training Project
- Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project
- Advanced Technology Demonstration and Pilot Projects

Low Carbon Transportation Investments and Air Quality Improvement Program

SB 288, California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transportation-related projects

This bill exempts from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), until 2023, various transit-related projects such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities projects, transit prioritization projects, and projects for the institution or increase of new bus rapid transit, bus, or light rail service on existing public rights of-way or existing highway rights-of-way. It also exempts projects to construct or maintain infrastructure to charge or refuel zero-emission transit buses.

SB 922, California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transportation-related projects

This bill expands California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemptions for specified transit, bicycle, and pedestrian projects, and extends these exemptions from 2023 to 2030.