California and Yucatán Consolidate Relationship to Combat Climate Change

by gcftf | May 11, 2018 | Mexico, United States of America

Descarga la versión en español  aqui Sacramento, California, May 8, 2018. In order to establish agreements for Yucatán and California to continue their roles as global leaders in mitigating climate change, the Governors of both states held a meeting where their joint...

Transition to a Conservation Economy in the Amazon

by gcftf | Jan 2, 2018 | Brazil, United States of America

Economist João Tezza Neto, Ph.D. candidate at the Federal University of Amazonas (Brazil), visited the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force (GCF) Secretariat at CU Boulder’s Laboratory for Energy & Environmental Policy Innovation (LEEP). The lecture he...

Jason Gray Named GCF Task Force Every Day Hero

by gcftf | Nov 27, 2017 | Indonesia, United States of America

2017 GCF Task Force Everyday Hero Award Presented to California Air Resource Board’s Jason Gray   Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force Annual Meeting | September 28, 2017 Balikpapan, East Kalimantan Indonesia   This year the GCF presented the Everyday Hero...

Subnational Actors Continue to Lead at the 2017 GCF Annual Meeting

by gcftf | Nov 1, 2017 | Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, United States of America

Governors’ Climate & Forests (GCF) Task Force Annual Meeting Summary Balikpapan, Indonesia September 25-29th, 2017 The Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force held its 2017 Annual Meeting in Balikpapan, Indonesia, from September 25-29th, 2017. The meeting...

2017 GCF Annual Meeting Will Launch Balikpapan Statement

by gcftf | Sep 20, 2017 | Brazil, United States of America

Governors from Tropical Forest States and Provinces Demonstrate Subnational Climate Leadership in a Post-Paris World The exit of the United States from the landmark Paris Agreement has made the efforts of subnational governments even more critical in the global battle...

California Approves 10-Year Extension for Cap-And-Trade Program

by gcftf | Jul 18, 2017 | United States of America

Jerry Brown, Governor of California On July 19th California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 398,  extending the state’s climate program through the end of 2030 and bolstering the state’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent.  The bill garnered...