Dan
Jacobson

Senior Advisor, Environment California

Started on staff: 1988
B.A., Franklin and Marshall University
Dan provides campaign strategy and policy guidance for Environment California’s program and organizational plans. Prior to his current role, he worked as the state director of Environment California and the organizing director of Florida PIRG, among other roles. The Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) named Dan a Clean Power Champion in 2019, and Capitol Weekly named him one of the “Top 100 Lobbyists” in California in 2008. Dan’s areas of expertise include renewable energy, electric vehicles and ocean pollution, and he has successfully advocated for the passage of dozens of bills into law, including measures to ban toxic chemicals, bring 1 million solar roofs to California, and ban single-use plastic grocery bags. He ran the campaign for SB 100, California’s law setting a goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2045.

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Testimony: Clean Energy in California, SB 423

Clean energy

Testimony: Clean Energy in California, SB 423

Dan Jacobson, senior advisor to Environment California testified in the Senate Environmental Quality committee about a bill to expand renewal energy resources, SB 423 by Sen. Stern. Here is his testimony

Statement: Trump administration officially pulls the U.S. out of the international Paris Agreement setting back climate progress

Statement: Trump administration officially pulls the U.S. out of the international Paris Agreement setting back climate progress

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration officially pulled the United States out of the international Paris Agreement on climate change Wednesday.  Although announced previously, the withdrawal could only be finalized as soon as the day after the presidential election.

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Gov. Newsom takes important step by upgrading school HVAC and water systems and increasing EV charging stations

Gov. Newsom takes important step by upgrading school HVAC and water systems and increasing EV charging stations

SACRAMENTO --. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed The Healthy Schools for a Healthy Recovery bill, AB 841, into law late Wednesday night. This bill will upgrade heating and cooling (HVAC) systems at schools, improve plumbing and bring more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to California. .

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Statement: Gov. Newsom’s climate-focused executive order is a victory for the environment

Statement: Gov. Newsom’s climate-focused executive order is a victory for the environment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday morning an executive order requiring all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. The transportation sector in California accounts for more than 50 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. According to Gov. Newsom, this action will result in a “35 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and an 80 percent improvement in oxides of nitrogen emissions from cars statewide.”

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