Newsom’s planned climate spending spree

Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 10 a.m.

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed spending $22.5 billion over the next six years on climate-related programs across all state agencies, including $2 billion on clean energy initiatives. POLITICO’s Colby Bermel discusses how this funding could impact the state’s climate programs.   Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy. Colby Bermel is the energy reporter for POLITICO California. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.  Carlos Prieto is an audio producer for POLITICO.  Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the interim executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.