California has implemented some of the most rigorous climate, clean energy, and clean transportation policies in the United States. Major investors and companies have thrived on these opportunities for innovation, investment, and business development.
California has leveraged its economy for clean energy leadership in recent years, setting the stage for other states — from Maine to New York to New Mexico to Washington — to pass their own policies that accelerate deployment of wind, solar, batteries, and electric vehicles. The state has also set a new standard for corporate climate disclosure designed to give investors, consumers, and other stakeholders a clear understanding of companies’ exposure to and impact on the climate crisis.
These policies provide powerful market signals to the private sector, elevating California as a center for innovation across a range of industries, with impacts that reverberate across the country.
