Gavin Newsom

Governor Gavin Newsom played a critical role in working with the Legislature to pass historic climate policy and budget investments in 2022. He approved a historic climate budget with $54 billion** in climate investments over several years and pushed the Legislature to pass groundbreaking policies, like health and safety buffer zones (SB 1137). Under his leadership, state agencies passed significant regulations like Advanced Clean Cars II, set a strong offshore wind energy target, and published the Pathways to 30x30 report outlining the plan to conserve 30% of lands, waters, and oceans by 2030. However, Governor Newsom also pushed forward some anti-environment efforts. He served as the leading voice of opposition to Prop 30 (the Clean Cars Clean Air initiative), extended our state’s reliance on fossil fuels with the passage of a budget trailer bill that put California on long-term contracts with gas power plants, and vetoed a number of priority climate bills. The Governor deserves credit for these historic advancements in 2022, and he can and should go further in 2023 to prioritize climate action that will bring equitable and sustainable solutions to communities across the state.

Gavin Newsom's 2022 Environmental Actions

Bill		Climate Bill	Actions
	AB 1279	Committing to Carbon Neutrality	SIGN
	AB 1757	Nature Based Carbon Removal Targets	SIGN
	AB 2316	Making Community Solar and Storage Affordable for Low-Income Californians	SIGN
	AB 2438	Aligning Transportation Investments with Climate Goals	VETO
	AB 2550	Restore Clean Air for the San Joaquin Valley	VETO
	SB 54	Plastic Pollution Reduction Act	SIGN
	SB 1137	Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling	SIGN
	SB 1314	Stopping Big Oil’s Greenwashing	SIGN

** Update: The Governor's 2023-24 budget proposal cuts at least $6 billion of the $54 billion in climate investments passed in 2022. The new budget will be finalized in June 2023.