Climate & Energy

To support California’s electric vehicle goals, AB 1796 would require a landlord to approve a tenant’s request to install an EV charging station at a rent stabilized property, with the tenant paying the costs of the station and installation. SVLG supports the measure. Passed.

This bill (AB 2061) would make eligible cleaner heavy-duty vehicles to carry the same load capacity as diesel trucks without exceeding existing state vehicle weight limits. AB 2061 will help facilitate the deployment of heavy-duty clean trucks by expanding their access to our roads. SVLG supports the measure. Passed.

AB 3232 requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, by January 1, 2021, to assess the potential for the state to reduce the emissions of GHGs from the state's residential and commercial building stock by 40 percent below 1990 levels by January 1, 2030. SVLG supports the measure. Passed.

This bill (SB 901) addresses numerous concerns regarding wildfire prevention, recovery, and response, including funding for mutual air, fuel reduction, wildfire mitigation plans by utilities, and cost recovery by electric corporations of wildfire-related damages. SVLG supports the measure. Passed.

Longstanding supporters of California’s cap-and-trade program, the Leadership Group worked closely with state legislators, the Brown Administration, and other key stakeholders to help secure a 2/3, bipartisan vote to extend the cap-and-trade program through 2030. Cap-and-trade helps provide market certainty for the clean energy economy to flourish. Additionally, the program serves as a model to other states, the federal government, and other countries, and maintains California’s commitment to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Pass.

The Leadership Group joined forces with other Bay Area organizations, Senator Feinstein, environmental and community leaders to help pass Measure AA. The Bay Area’s first ever nine-county measure, Measure AA provides critical resources to restore wetlands, improve water quality for wildlife habitat, and protect communities from flooding across the San Francisco Bay Area. Through the Leadership Group’s sponsorship and active support, Measure AA received over 70% vote through all Bay Area counties, and will help preserve and restore the San Francisco Bay for future generations of Bay Area residents.

The Leadership Group, the first business association to support AB 32 in 2006, maintained its climate and clean energy leadership by supporting SB 32 and AB 197 in 2016. SB 32 builds on existing policies to set a greenhouse gas reduction goal of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. AB 197 ensures that that there is equity in the state’s climate programs to guarantee all Californians benefit from cleaner, healthier air. These legislative bills work in tandem to provide California businesses with regulatory certainty, improve public health, and strengthen the clean energy economy.