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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GHG Targets + Governance

Just Transition + Equity

Industry

Pricing Carbon + Valuing Damages

Electricity

Transportation

Resilience

Natural + Working Lands

Climate Finance

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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. 

Also requires the California Energy Commission to develop an investment plan to determine priorities and opportunities for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology program. The plan shall describe how funding will complement existing public and private investments, including existing state programs that further the goals of this chapter. The plan shall be updated annually.

The California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP) provides funding for installing publicly available EV charging stations to support the rapid adoption of electric vehicles across California. CALeVIP is a key part of the state’s plan to efficiently and equitably electrify the transportation sector and reduce pollution that harms the environment and human health. CALeVIP is one of the many funding opportunities The California Energy Commission (CEC) offers to advance the state’s transition to clean energy and transportation.

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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

The California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program (also known as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program) provides funding to support innovation and accelerate the development and deployment of advanced transportation and fuel technologies.

Using funds collected from vehicle and vessel registration, vehicle identification plates, and smog abatement fees, the program:

- Expedites development of conveniently located fueling and charging infrastructure for low- and zero-emission vehicles.
- Accelerates advancement and adoption of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles, including low- and zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
- Expands in-state production of alternative, low-carbon renewable fuel.
- Supports manufacturing and workforce training to help meet the needs of the state’s growing clean transportation and fuels market.

The California Energy Commission is also required to develop annual investment plans to determine priorities and opportunities for the Clean Transportation Program.

Clean Transportation Program

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Secretary Omishakin Launches California Sustainable Communities Task Force

 In a bold move to accelerate climate action solutions, California Transportation Secretary (CalSTA) Toks Omishakin announced the California Sustainable Communities Task Force (SCTF) – a cross-sector coalition tasked with catalyzing the implementation of California’s climate, housing, equity and transportation goals. Bringing together leaders from every corner of California, the task force will focus on urgent coordinated strategies to deliver on the promise of sustainable, thriving communities.

Inclusive, cross-sector participation on the task force includes leaders from state and regional agencies, local governments, transit providers, community-based organizations, housing and environmental advocates, academic institutions and rural and underserved community voices to shape a comprehensive report of policy recommendations. The task force will develop a set of policy recommendations focused on empowering regions throughout California to reduce emissions, align transportation and land use outcomes and further transition California from planning to action on regional Sustainable Communities Strategies.

The task force will develop a set of policy recommendations focused on empowering regions throughout California to reduce emissions, align transportation and land use outcomes and further transition California from planning to action on regional Sustainable Communities Strategies. The task force will produce a final report in November 2026 with recommendations for legislative, regulatory and budgetary actions to support implementation of Sustainable Communities Strategies and meet statewide greenhouse gas and vehicle miles traveled reduction goals.

California Sustainable Communities Task Force

SB 123: Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Energy.

This bill makes a series of updates to California’s energy laws, including extending deadlines for developing a framework to measure and reduce the carbon intensity of building materials and reallocating self-generation incentive program funds toward low-income residential customers installing solar-plus-storage or storage systems. The bill also expands zero-carbon energy options for state agencies and makes related budget and regulatory adjustments.

Additionally, SB 123 harmonizes requirements between the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Standards Regulation and the federal funding requirements in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program established in 2022. The EV Charger Open Access Requirements include that EV charger service providers may not charge a subscription fee or require membership for use of their public chargers; must disclose the actual charges for using public EV chargers at the point of sale; and disclose the EV charger geographic location, schedule of fees, accepted methods of payment, and network roaming charges to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, among other requirements.

Tracking and Improving Reliability of California’s Electric Vehicle Chargers: Regulations for Improved Electric Vehicle Charger Recordkeeping and Reporting, Reliability, and Data Sharing

The California Energy Commission (CEC) in collaboration with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) developed uptime recordkeeping and reporting standards for EV chargers purchased through a state incentive program or rate payer charges. For these standards, EV chargers must meet a 97% uptime requirement and share real-time data on the availability and accessibility of chargers. Standards vary by technology type, power level, number of chargers per site, and site ownership model. EV charger uptime data must be reported for a minimum of six years. These standards only apply to EV chargers installed on or after January 1, 2024, and do not apply to residential dwellings with less than five units.

CEC and CPUC must adopt tools to increase charger uptime, including uptime requirements, operation and maintenance requirements, or operation and maintenance incentives. By January 1, 2025, CEC must set standards for how charger operators notify customers about availability and accessibility of public EV charging infrastructure.

Beginning January 1, 2025, the CEC must assess the uptime of EV chargers. The assessment must include considerations for equitable access to EV chargers in low-, moderate-, and high-income communities. The assessment must be updated every two years.