California lawmakers on Thursday voted to extend the life of the state's only nuclear power plant by five years, and approved several other measures to bolster the state's already aggressive climate change policies and shore up its fragile power sector.
The set of bills mark a victory for Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who had made a push in recent weeks to pass climate legislation that could match Congress' approval last month of the biggest climate change law in U.S. history.
It also allocated more than $50 billion to clean-energy investments, codified a mandate to achieve economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045, and set a target of generating 90% of its electricity from clean sources by 2035. The Diablo Canyon extension and carbon capture bills were opposed by several environmental groups, though they broadly praised the legislature's action on climate change.
The governor's office was not immediately available for comment. Newsom is up for re-election in November and is viewed as a potential presidential candidate in 2024.
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