Renewables peak as fossil fuel power generation reaches historic low, while transportation emissions also plummet
While not on target to reach 2030 climate goals, state continues to close the gap
In one of California’s single largest year-over-year emissions reductions on record, the state lowered its climate pollution by 3% in 2023. The drop in 2023, the most recent year for which data is available, was surpassed only by reductions achieved in 2009 during the Great Recession and 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the state is still not on track to meet its 2030 targets, the 17th annual California Green Innovation Index, released today by think tank Next 10, finds that the increased rate of emissions reduction puts those targets closer in sight.