Severin Borenstein on California’s Clean Energy Projects

California’s Wind And Solar Projects Face New Federal Hurdles

July 14, 2025

Cal Matters

Severin Borenstein, Energy Institute Faculty Director, discusses in Cal Matters the role that California’s clean energy projects plays for other states.

“‘The whole point of California’s climate policy is not just to reduce California’s carbon footprint — because we are less than 1% of global emissions — but to set an example and show that this can be done,’ Berkeley economist Severin Borenstein told CalMatters. ‘There are going to be fewer other states following our example because it’s going to be more expensive.'”

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