Newsom Proposes 11 Percent Cuts to Climate Budget Amid $22.5 Billion Shortfall

Newsom Proposes 11 Percent Cuts to Climate Budget Amid $22.5 Billion Shortfall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom leaves the stage after delivering his budget proposal in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2023. José Luis Villegas/AP Photo
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Faced with a $22.5 billion budget shortfall, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has slashed $6 billion from the state’s proposed climate agenda budget to about $48 billion.

But even with the cuts, $48 billion is “an unprecedented investment in this space,” Newsom said in releasing his proposed 2023-24 budget at a press conference on Jan. 10.
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