Mapping California State Investments in Climate and Communities

As part of its climate initiatives, California has implemented a number of community-supporting programs. These state programs, in addition to reducing emissions and pollution and mitigating the effects of climate change, also present a much-needed opportunity to enhance equity in clean energy projects by augmenting and strengthening the state’s “soft” (or civic) infrastructure, which in turn can bolster project durability and success.

CLEE’s report, Mapping California State Investments in Climate and Communities, summarizes existing soft infrastructure that has already been created through select state investments in climate mitigation and equity-driven capacity building and technical assistance, and catalogues specific projects funded by these state investments in the North and Central Coasts of California. These state investments, if synergized, present an opportunity to create stronger soft infrastructure and in so doing, ensure that climate infrastructure projects are developed in a durable, but also an equitable and sustainable, way.