Each year, hundreds of Californians work to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities by spearheading California Climate Investments projects, which are designed to support a more sustainable, more resilient future. Learn what these projects have accomplished in the Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.
Cumulative Investments in the Bay Area
As of May 31, 2023
$2,824 million total implemented funds
29% of statewide California Climate Investments funding
157,998 projects
$2,139 million benefiting priority populations
76% of funds benefiting priority populations
26,625,291 MTCO2e estimated GHG emissions reductions
35,616 tons estimated criteria air pollutant reductions
2022 Achievements
Reporting period: Dec 1, 2021 – Nov 30, 2022
$276 million in newly implemented funds
3,124 new projects
What does this mean for you?
Here is some of what our 2022 grantees are bringing to the region:
486 new affordable housing units
Transit service expansions from 18 transit agencies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 114,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
775 energy efficiency measures and solar panel installations for low-income renters, which are expected to save residents more than $1 million in energy costs
Bay Area California Climate Investments in Action
The Maudelle Miller Shirek Community project provides 87 affordable rental homes for formerly homeless residents in Berkeley
Houses the headquarters of Healthy Black Families, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to the health of Black families in the community
Supported in part by a $23 million award from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program
Community Air Grants program awarded $300,000 to the environmental justice nonprofit Brightline Defense
15 stationary sensors will collect air quality data from low-income communities in Eastern San Francisco
Publicly available data will be used to create policies and programs that provide cleaner air
Collecting Air Quality Data to Improve Community Health in Eastern San Francisco
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About Us
California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment - particularly in disadvantaged and low-income communities.
Contact Us
1- 800-757-2907 | info@caclimateinvestments.ca.gov | @CAClimateInvest