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-1319 Protected species: California Endangered Species Act

This bill would require the California Fish and Game Commission to determine if there is a decrease in protections by the federal government for an endangered or threatened species and, if so, would require the department to publish written findings in the California Regulatory Notice Register that would add the species to the commission’s list of provisional candidate species. The bill would require the department to report the provisional candidacy determination at the next public meeting of the commission. The bill would prohibit criminal or civil liability for an entity operating under federal authorization for take, as specified, as long as the entities are in full compliance with their federal biological opinion. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on December 31, 2031, and would repeal them on January 1, 2032.

SB 862 Greenhouse gases: emissions reduction

Creates the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program to fund capital improvements and operational investments to modernize California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems to achieve certain policy objectives, including the expansion and integration of rail services, with the program to be administered by the Transportation Agency. The bill would require a project to demonstrate that it will achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in order to be eligible for funding under the program, and would require funds to be programmed with a goal of providing 25% of available funding to projects benefiting disadvantaged communities. Uses 10% of proceeds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for this program.

Creates the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility, with a priority on serving disadvantage communities. The bill would require the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, to develop guidelines for use by transit agencies to demonstrate that proposed expenditures will meet specified criteria and establish reporting requirements for documenting ongoing compliance with those criteria. Uses 5% of proceeds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for this program.

Requires the development of the the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development and that support other related and coordinated public policy objectives.

The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program funds projects that implement land-use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives, including the following:

- Reducing air pollution;
- Improving conditions in Disadvantaged Communities (DACs);
- Supporting or improving public health and other co-benefits;
- Improving connectivity and accessibility to jobs, housing, and services;
- Increasing options for mobility, including the implementation of the Active Transportation Program;
- Increasing transit ridership;
- Preserving and developing affordable housing for lower income households; and
- Protecting agricultural lands to support infill development.

Funding for the AHSC Program is provided from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, an account established to receive Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds.

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program

The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) was created to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emission and improve mobility, with a priority on serving disadvantaged communities. Approved projects in LCTOP will support new or expanded bus or rail services, expand intermodal transit facilities, and may include equipment acquisition, fueling, maintenance and other costs to operate those services or facilities, with each project reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For agencies whose service area includes disadvantaged communities, at least 50 percent of the total moneys received shall be expended on projects that will benefit disadvantaged communities. 

Monies for LCTOP shall be expended to provide transit operating or capital assistance that meets any of the following:
1. Expenditures that directly enhance or expand transit service by supporting new or expanded bus or rail services, new or expanded water-borne transit, or expanded intermodal transit facilities, and may include equipment acquisition, fueling, and maintenance, and other costs to operate those services or facilities.
2. Operational expenditures that increase transit mode share.
3. Expenditures related to the purchase of zero-emission buses, including electric buses, and the installation of the necessary equipment and infrastructure to operate and support these zero-emission buses.

Low Carbon Transit Operations Program

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SB 283: Energy storage systems.

This bill establishes requirements for energy storage systems to comply with the most recent edition of the NFPA 855 standard, mandating that applicants certify compliance and conduct a 30-day consultation with the local fire department before submitting applications. 

SB 79: Housing development: transit-oriented development

Building on the historic housing legislation signed earlier this year, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Senate Bill 79 (Wiener) and additional bills to make it easier and faster to build more homes — expanding inventory and access across California. These measures cut red tape and hold local governments accountable, so families don’t have to wait years for housing to be approved and built in their communities.

The bill allows more housing to be built near major transit stops, with strong affordability, labor, and anti-displacement protections. At the same time, it gives local governments flexibility to adopt alternative plans, so long as they maintain equivalent housing capacity. This bill also includes protections for wildfire-prone areas so that new growth happens in places that are both sustainable and safe.

SB 79 helps focus more homes near rail stations - boosting ridership, cutting traffic and pollution, lowering household costs, and expanding access to jobs, schools, and services. This approach not only strengthens neighborhoods anchored by transit, it also protects taxpayer investments.