The two sides agreed to establish the California-China Clean Technology Partnership designed to drive innovation and commercialization in areas such as carbon capture and storage
California will source 100 per cent of its power from renewable energy, including solar and wind power by 2045.
Overall, renewables accounted for 42 percent of the California grid’s power on Saturday, not counting the large hydropower plants.
Mayor Ed Lee on Thursday set a new goal for San Francisco that at least 50 percent of the city’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2020. That’s 10 years ahead of the target the state has set for itself.
For the first time, more than half the power needs of the entire state came from solar power for a few hours that day, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The state of California has finalized its decision designating glyphosate, the main ingredient in the pesticide Roundup, as a known human carcinogen under the state’s Proposition 65.
This resolution is the first commitment by a water-related state agency to use climate science in all permits, plans, policies, and decisions.
Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, making California the most populous state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell approved Wednesday a plan to set aside 10.8 million acres of public land in the California desert for mostly conservation, with a dash of renewable energy.
In the last year, the number of homeless veterans fell by 30 percent. Even more dramatic, the number of vets living on the streets decreased by 44 percent.
