California Environmental Voters (EnviroVoters) lobbies in Sacramento and across the state to expand access to democracy, to take bold action on climate, and to protect and enhance the land, air, water, and health of all California communities. Check out our top state priority bills and see where they are in the legislative process:
Just 100 fossil fuel companies are responsible for 71% of global industrial emissions. We can’t have a serious conversation about reducing carbon emissions without addressing the corporate sector’s contribution to pollution. Our sponsored bill, the Climate Corporate Leadership and Accountability Act (SB 253), would require all large U.S.-based corporations doing business in California that make over $1 billion annually to publicly disclose their full carbon footprint in a way that is easily understandable and available to the public. For accountability and transparency, we need SB 253.
Did you know that Californians’ retirements are bankrolling fossil fuel corporate profits? The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) — the agencies that invest the pension funds of state employees and teachers, respectively — are investing billions of dollars into fossil fuel companies. We can’t be fighting to solve the climate crisis while simultaneously investing billions into companies that are the primary cause of climate change. We need to pass the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act (SB 252) to end this dangerous and hypocritical practice.
We can’t just be guessing about what’s going to happen in the climate crisis. Businesses have a responsibility to understand and anticipate the financial risks ahead of us. The Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) mandates large companies that do business in California to submit annual climate-related financial risk reports to the public. SB 261 will also inform the rest of the country, allowing other states to make use of the reports published here to mitigate their own risk. Let’s pass SB 261 bill so the public knows what mitigation measures companies are taking in the face of the climate crisis.
Other State Priority Bills
Our team is currently tracking and evaluating dozens of bills. Please check back soon for a full list of bills EnviroVoters is supporting this year.
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