Next 10 in the News

California leads the world in cutting greenhouse gases at a rate second only to France. That's according to a study, the "California Green Innovation Index," released today by Next 10, a nonprofit focused on climate change and the clean tech economy.

The Philippines has been cited as a worldwide leader in renewable electricity share and emissions per person in the Green Innovation Index (International Edition) of Next 10, a California-based non-partisan organization that advocates sustainable economic growth.

California not only leads the nation in the fight against climate change — in some ways it leads the world. The Golden State has the world’s second least carbon-intensive economy, according to a new study from public policy group Next 10. Only France, with its large fleet of nuclear power plants, emits fewer greenhouse gases for each dollar (or euro) of economic activity.

California reaffirmed its commitment to combat global warming Wednesday when Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order that sets North America’s most ambitious goal: lowering the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below its 1990 levels by 2030.

Peoria licensed the tool from a California-based nonprofit organization called Next 10, which focuses on civic education and engagement.

Silicon Valley is often described as the hub of California’s clean technology economy, but Los Angeles and Orange counties are in the forefront of innovations in advanced transportation, according to a new report.

Drought is becoming the new normal in California. The latest news reports show California’s biggest reservoirs continue their decline and recent rains have barely made a dent in the state’s overall drought picture.