Letter Governor Newsom on 2020-2021 Budget Request
On February 19, the CHBC sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom regarding the proposed 2020-2021 budget. The CHBC expressed appreciation for the Governor’s continued support climate, energy and air quality issues, as well as support for the Climate Catalyst Fund.
In addition to expressing its support, the CHBC outlined four areas to help achieve California’s goals:
- Acceleration of hydrogen solutions to ensure maximum energy resiliency is paired with protecting air quality and eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, in the face of planned and unplanned power shutoffs due to wildfire other disaster risk.
- Funding parity for both types of zero emissions electric vehicle technology, battery and hydrogen.
- Stable, if not increased, funding for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) and infrastructure, rather than a decrease over last year’s budget.
- Support for increasing and transitioning hydrogen production to zero carbon emissions and applying it help decarbonize multiple sectors, including transportation, energy storage, electricity generation, ancillary services, industry, and buildings.