Thank Governor Newsom for his Climate Leadership

Graphic. Text reads, "Climate Accountability Bill Package. Thank you Gov. Newsom for signing SB 253 and SB 261. The time is now for California to lead on climate. #SB252 #SB253 #SB261." At left is cutout photo of Governor Newsom standing at a podium and smiling while looking boldly to the distance. He is wearing a deep blue suit with a matching blue tie. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Recently, Governor Newsom aptly said: This climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis." during Climate Week. He followed that with announcing that California is suing the five biggest fossil fuel companies for knowingly causing the climate crisis and lying about it.

Shortly thereafter, Governor Newsom continued his commitment to corporate climate accountability by signing SB253 and SB261 into law. These bills will mandate that companies over $1 billion and similarly sized financial institutions that do business in California disclose their carbon emissions (or those that they're investing in). This new law will mandate institutions become accountable for their emissions and make it harder for companies to greenwash rather than commit to real climate solutions.

Thank Governor Newsom and show him how important climate leadership is to Californians.