Opinion: California is going back to nature to confront climate change
California’s latest state budget recognizes the importance of nature-based climate measures and increases our commitment to working with nature. It elevates making ecosystems more resilient as a key part of our climate strategy. … The budget includes $3.7 billion for climate resiliency, $1.5 billion for wildfire prevention and $4.7 billion for water and drought relief. We are allocating $208 million to state conservancies, including the San Francisco Bay Conservancy, to expedite wildfire prevention work…
-Written by Bob Wieckowski, representing the 10th District in the California State Senate. He was part of the California Senate delegation at the COP 26 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Scotland.