The state of California does not wait for this, or any, president's permission to protect the planet.
Climate Week, happening now in New York City, shines a light on what we do every day in California: protect our people and our planet.
If you believe the cynics and partisan talking points, you would expect that our ambitious agenda would kill jobs and dampen innovation.of our environmental regulations. We flourished, in part,California's ambitious policies to protect our air and public health—enacted by Republican and Democratic governors alike for decades—have spurred new technology and created new markets.
Today, our state produces about 5 percent of all clean tech patents globally and brings in more than 50 percent of all U.S. investment in clean energy technology. Make no mistake, we still have work to do. We are not naïve about the fact that seven of the 10 cities with the worst air in the nation today are in California, and the Californians in these areas face more than their fair share of respiratory issues. We also face major threats from wildfire and other natural disasters that are exacerbated by climate change.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attend a meeting at United Nations headquarters on September 23. The Trump administration recently moved to revoke California's authority to set its own rules on greenhouse gas emissions from cars.Just last week, the Trump administration moved to revoke California's authority to set our own standards for greenhouse gas emissions from cars.
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