In 2012, the Southern California Association of Governments adopted its first Sustainable Communities Strategy as required by state law SB 375. This report assesses the region’s progress… Read More »
climate change
Protecting the Most Vulnerable: A Financial Analysis of Cap-and-Trade’s Impact on Households in Disadvantaged Communities Across California
This study looks at how California could more than offset the cap-and-trade compliance costs that are passed on to consumers of electricity, natural gas, and… Read More »
The Consumer Impacts of California’s Low-Carbon Transportation Policies
This report looks at the cumulative impact of California’s climate policies on household transportation costs. It finds that even after accounting for industry compliance costs,… Read More »
Integrating California’s Climate Change and Fiscal Goals: The Known, the Unknown, and the Possible
This award-winning paper argues that tax reform could also be a tool for improving climate incentives for development. One of Chapple’s proposals for reform is… Read More »