This is a pivotal time for California’s climate policy. Governor Newsom recently signed the largest climate budget in history, with $15 billion in climate priorities. The new scoping plan - which sets forward how California will reach its climate targets - will be released early next year. California is also continuing to engage internationally, and recently sent more than twenty state representatives to COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. All of this action is occurring against the backdrop of the historic droughts and wildfires facing the state this fall.

What has happened over the past year in California’s climate policy, and what does it mean for the state’s goals to achieve a resilient and climate neutral future? We’ll hear from a panel of California climate policy experts, moderated by California-China Climate Institute Senior Advisor Louise Bedsworth.