Governor’s Budget Notes Sustainable Agricultural Solutions to Climate Change
Beginning this year, as part of the state’s new cap and trade program, the first permits to emit greenhouse gas emissions — otherwise known as “allowances” — will be distributed by the state. Despite...
View ArticleGovernor Brown’s Budget: Roundup on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate...
Last week Governor Jerry Brown released his budget for 2013-4. California faced stiff budget cuts in recent years as the state grappled with multi-billion dollar deficits in a recession racked economy....
View ArticleCalling on Governor Brown to Invest Cap-and-Trade Funds in Real Climate...
CalCAN is one of over 90 stakeholder groups who signed an open letter to Gov. Brown recommending how cap-and-trade auction proceeds should be addressed in the upcoming January 2014 draft budget. The...
View ArticleState Legislature Debates First-Ever Climate Change Investments
Senate “Permanent” Funding Proposal Leaves out Sustainable Agriculture In a recent letter to state legislative leaders, California farmers and ranchers weighed in on the climate change investment...
View ArticleGovernor’s Budget Includes Modest Investments in Climate-Friendly Farming
Governor Brown kicked off his historical fourth term in office with an inaugural address that included an ambitious climate protection agenda. We were pleased to hear him call for agricultural climate...
View ArticleBudget, Legislature Act to Support Sustainable Agricultural Solutions to...
Sacramento has seen lots of important action recently on climate change and agriculture issues: Today, Governor Jerry Brown released his May revise budget. The updated state budget proposal holds the...
View ArticleLegislature Debates California Climate Change Investments, 2030 Road Map
When state legislators return to Sacramento next week, climate change will be at the top of their agenda. Still pending are finalization of the state’s climate change investments for the coming year...
View ArticleGovernor Brown’s Budget Re-Invests in Climate Smart Ag Programs, With a Catch
In his budget released on January 10th, Governor Jerry Brown proposed on-going investments in climate smart agriculture programs, including the new Healthy Soils Program. The budget proposes to...
View ArticleState Budget Leaders Debate Investments in Agriculture, Food, Climate:...
State Budget Leaders Debate Investments in Agriculture, Food, Climate This month the legislature and the Governor’s administration will take up final budget packages for agriculture, climate change,...
View ArticleRobust State Funding for Climate Smart Ag, Drought Relief, Farmworker...
Following another record state budget approved in June, the legislative session concluded on August 31st with more investments in climate-smart agriculture, farmworker housing, organic transition,...
View ArticleGovernor’s Proposed Budget Includes Cuts to Climate Smart Agriculture Programs
On January 10th Governor Newsom released the proposed budget for 2023-2024 which—in the face of the state’s projected $22.5 billion deficit—scales back spending on a number of key climate investments,...
View ArticleBudget Outlook: With Worsening State Deficit, Newsom Continues Funding Cuts...
Last Friday Governor Newsom’s office released the May Revise, a part of the annual state budget process which updates the governor’s economic and revenue outlook. With the state facing significant...
View ArticleInvestment in Climate Smart Agriculture Slowed by California’s Deficit Budget...
Governor Newsom signed a 2023-24 fiscal year budget that has some good news and some bad news for the state’s Climate Smart Agriculture programs. The budget deal struck with the legislature includes a...
View ArticleClimate Smart Agriculture Program Funding Remains Despite Governor’s Other...
Governor Newsom’s recently proposed 2024-25 budget spares Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) programs from clawbacks from previous years’ funding while allocating no new funding for the CSA programs in...
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