California Air Resources Board

Summary

Authorizes the regents of the University of California, subject to availability of funds, to establish the California-China Climate Institute, as specified, and in partnership with the Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development at Tsinghua University and other entities and institutions in China and California. The bill requires the institute to foster collaboration to inform and shape climate policy, and advance the goals of the Paris Agreement, advance joint policy research on major climate issues, support high-level dialogue on specific climate issues, and provide training to specified entities to advance climate and environmental policies.

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Would have established the California‑China Climate Institute (Institute), housed at the University of California, Berkeley.  The bill would have required the Institute to foster collaboration to inform and shape climate policy and advance the goals of the Paris Agreement, advance joint policy research on major climate issues, support high‑level dialogue on specific climate issues, and provide training to specified entities to advance climate and environmental policies.  Was not heard in the Assembly Higher Education Committee.

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Would have exempted unattended electric vehicle charging stations from the requirement that service stations provide customers with access to a restroom, free water, compressed air, and an air pressure gauge.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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