Press Releases

For media inquiries, please contact: Emily Breslin, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, (916) 601-3236 SACRAMENTO — Following the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s release of its latest report on efforts to combat the climate crisis, the Newsom Administration today launched the state’s Climate Adaptation Strategy outlining the all-hands-on-deck approach to building climate resilience…

For media inquiries, please contact: Emily Breslin, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, (916) 601-3236 SACRAMENTO – As part of the California Blueprint released today, Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed $65 million in ongoing General Fund moneys to create the new Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications (OCPSC) to take on the critical role of managing…

For media inquiries, please contact: Emily Breslin, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, (916) 601-3236 Albert Lundeen, California Natural Resources Agency, (916) 628-5467 SACRAMENTO — With climate change driving greater extremes in weather, the California Natural Resources Agency and Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, together with state agency partners, today released a draft Extreme Heat…

For media inquiries, please contact:Emily Breslin, Deputy Director, Communications and External Affairs, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research: emily.breslin@opr.ca.govGeorgia Hutchinson, Head of Content, EIT Climate-KIC: georgia.hutchinson@climate-kic.org Glasgow – The California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the European Institute of Technology (EIT) Climate-KIC have signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing their shared commitment to the development…

Contact: Luis Jimenez, 916-695-0049, luis.jimenez@opr.ca.gov Sacramento, CA – California is confronting the climate crisis head-on. On the heels of Governor Newsom’s historic $15 billion climate investment, the state today released a draft of the 2021 California Climate Adaptation Strategy. The draft strategy is designed to accelerate climate adaptation action across regions and sectors in California; identify how key…

Contact: Luis Jimenez, 916-695-0049, luis.jimenez@opr.ca.gov Sacramento, CA – New state budget investments signed by Governor Newsom on June 28, 2021, expand the state’s funding for preventing and treating Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) by $12.4 million to drive innovative, community-driven research. This additional funding will support seven collaborative demonstration projects total across the state for three years, building…

Contact: Sandra Lupien, 916-634-3359, sandra.lupien@opr.ca.gov Sacramento, Calif. – As part of his $100 billion California Comeback Plan, Governor Gavin Newsom today proposed a $750 million investment to help Californians seize the opportunities that come with a changing economy. With the Community Economic Resilience Fund, the Governor is proposing a robust investment program to provide direct support to regions across…

Join the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research’s (OPR) Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) on May 26 from 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. to learn more about the most important step of climate adaptation planning – implementation. ICARP’s Funding & Financing, & Phase 4: Implement, Monitor, Evaluate & Adjust webinar will provide an overview…