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 November 30, 2024
$3,155 million total implemented funds
25% of statewide California Climate Investments funding
160,462 projects
$2,260 million benefiting priority populations
72% of funds benefiting priority populations
22,767,863 MTCO2e estimated GHG emissions reductions
19,401 tons estimated criteria air pollutant reductions
2024 Achievements
Reporting period: Dec 1, 2023 – Nov 30, 2024
$462 million in newly implemented funds
1,174 new projects
What does this mean for you?
Here is some of what our 2024 grantees are bringing to the region:
531 new affordable housing units;
Over 5,200 new trees planted;
40+ new public transit projects investing over $100M, projected to reduce over 500 million vehicle miles traveled over the court of project lifespans
Bay Area California Climate Investments in Action
In October 2023, the City of San Francisco’s Balboa Park Neighborhood held a ribbon cutting for 131 new affordable homes
The project, named Kapuso at the Upper Yard, was built adjacent to the Balboa Park Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Station
Supported in part by a $29.9 million award from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program
White Pony Express rescues an average of 12,000 pounds of high-quality, largely perishable, surplus food every day
Supported in part by over $700,000 from CalRecycle’s Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program
Funds will increase food pick-ups, expand a school pantry program, build capacity with additional equipment, and more.
Discover more projects in your region
Read Bay Area project profiles
Interested in bringing more projects to the Bay Area?
Apply! Your first stop to learn more is to explore programs.
Who is eligible?
A number of implemented California Climate Investments projects span multiple geographic boundaries (e.g., a transit bus line or large forestry project crossing county lines). While most projects can be tied to one project address, where it is not feasible to associate a project with a single region, district, or county, the same project data is included in each area that benefits from the investment. This method of attribution tends to increase the implemented project totals reported here. See the Project List for a more detailed explanation of the methodology the California Air Resources Board uses to evaluate projects that cross geographic boundaries.
About Us
California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Invest, formerly known as 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