Why California Is Still a Climate Bellwether
In some ways, Sacramento has Washington D.C. California’s state capital runs on government, lobbying, and the sense that politics is the local industry.
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In some ways, Sacramento has Washington D.C. California’s state capital runs on government, lobbying, and the sense that politics is the local industry. My hotel room when I traveled there this week for conversations about the future of energy and climate policy was decorated with political cartoons; the elevator featured political quotes. But in 2026 perhaps nothing could be more different than how the two respective governments are approaching climate policy.
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- In some ways, Sacramento has Washington D.C. California’s state capital runs on government, lobbying, and the sense that politics is the local industry.
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