Hi friend,

This morning, California Governor Gavin Newsom introduced his proposal for the 2024-25 state budget. He has proposed another $4 billion in cuts to the already-cut climate budget. That’s a total of $6 billion in cuts from 2022’s original $54 billion climate budget!

With California experiencing unprecedented heat, flooding, and rising sea levels, we had hoped for a more courageous proposal in spite of the current budget deficit. For the first time, the Governor has proposed ending some oil subsidies, but it’s a drop in the bucket to what is possible and what this moment calls for.

As the climate crisis speeds up, we can’t be slowing down our investment. We must maximize the funding for climate solutions by ending subsidies to the oil and gas industry and committing to a robust climate bond.

Friend, join us in asking the Governor to do more to fund climate investments in the state budget >>

It’s important to remember that this budget process is not over. Today begins the next six months of negotiations between the Legislature and Governor on the final budget, which must be passed by June 15.

And we are also looking forward to working with the Governor and Legislature to make 2024 a year of innovative and courageous climate leadership.

In today’s press conference, Governor Newsom said that extreme weather patterns directly lead to extreme volatility in financial projections. Unless we stand in the face of the climate crisis and get serious about funding projects to fight it every single year, our economy and environment will only continue to get more extreme and volatile. 

For every “dollar” saved right now, Californians will pay exponentially more in the devastation of communities, livelihoods and lives lost. 

California has the opportunity this year to catalyze global climate action with the implementation of SB 253 and SB 261. These groundbreaking bills include language to advance start-up expenses with a loan from current funding sources. This is low-hanging fruit to continue our progress and protect our future.

It’s simple, friend: For a greener future for California and the entire planet, we need a more courageous budget, with solutions like ending corporate polluter handouts.

Please sign our petition to show Governor Newsom that the public demands that California ramp up its climate investments instead of cutting them →

Thank you for your constant commitment to climate justice.

California Environmental Voters
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