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Climate and Environmental Policy, Process, and Governance: Advice for California’s Next Governor

Authored by Louise Bedsworth, Ted Lamm, and Ken Alex of UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE), the report presents a comprehensive policy roadmap for California’s next governor taking office in 2027. It outlines targeted recommendations across ten areas: Breaking Down Government Silos; California Leadership; Energy Transition; Electricity Affordability; Clean Transportation; Building Decarbonization; Housing and Climate; Adaptation and Resilience; Wildfire; and Water.

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Climate-Induced Human Displacement and Migration report

This statewide topical report is co-authored by the executive director of the UC Berkeley School of Law Human Rights Center, Betsy Popken, and the Co-Director of Research of the UC Berkeley Othering & Belonging Institute, Hossein Ayazi. It discusses the complex and consequential challenges of climate mobility. It is part of the California Fifth Climate Change Assessment.

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California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment statewide topical reports

Climate Impacts to the Economy, Climate-Induced Human Displacement and Migration, Racial Equity and Climate Justice (not available yet), Tribal land Indigenous Communities (not available yet), Public Health (available in December 2026)

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California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment statewide topical reports

Climate Impacts to the Economy,, Racial Equity and Climate Justice (not available yet), Tribal land Indigenous Communities (not available yet), Public Health (available in December 2026)

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