California landscape of climate finance
To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global
California
-
Nestle bottled water operations spark protests amid California drought
Petition carrying 500,000 signatures delivered to Sacramento and Los Angeles water bottling facilities as state suffers through fourth straight year of drought Hundreds of protesters gathered in front
-
California Leads Unprecedented International Climate Agreement—“Under 2 MOU”
Late yesterday, California sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (“Under 2 MOU”) with 11 other states and provinces in the Americas and Europe to limit their greenhouse gas emissions to 80-95% by 2050 from
-
Oil spill spreads across Pacific, fouls beaches
GOLETA, California : An oil spill that fouled beaches and threatened wildlife along a scenic stretch of the California coast spread across 9 miles (14 kilometers) of ocean Wednesday as cleanup efforts
-
Ruptured pipeline spills 21,000 gallons of oil on California coast
A pipeline ruptured along the scenic California coastline on Tuesday, spilling some 21,000 gallons (79,000 liters) of oil into the ocean and on beaches before it could be secured, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman
-
California, international leaders sign climate change agreement
California and leaders of 11 states and provinces signed an agreement on Tuesday to limit their output of heat-trapping greenhouse gases 80 to 95 percent by 2050, a goal they hope will help prevent runaway
-
Climate change threatens electric power supply in California, report warns
Californians may have to start rationing more than water, including how much they turn on their lights and how often they use their hairdryers. By 2050, extended years of drought in the state could
-
El Niño near-certain to last through summer: U.S. climate center
The El Niño climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy rain in the southern United States as well
-
California may require warnings on products containing chemical BPA
Plastic drinking bottles, canned goods and other items containing the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) distributed in California might soon be required to carry a label disclosing that the compound can cause
-
California Resident Poll Expresses Wide Concern Over Drought
A recent Care2 poll has found that slightly over 90 percent of respondents express major concern over the current drought engulfing the state, despite the fact that only 60 percent of respondents consider
-
California environmentalists sue over oil industry water practices
California environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday that seeks to halt oil industry injections of drilling wastewater into nearly 500 wells, a practice they say threatens fresh water supplies and