"California's Climate Leadership: Legislation, Lawsuits, and Climate Corps"

California Governor Gavin Newsom called the climate crisis a "fossil fuel crisis" at the UN's Climate Ambition Summit, receiving applause from global leaders. California has taken significant action in recent weeks, including launching a major lawsuit against big oil companies for deceiving the public on climate change, passing climate and clean energy measures, and banning sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The state's legislative supermajorities and legal resources are giving it national impact. The lawsuit seeks to hold oil companies accountable for climate change damages and proposes a new abatement fund. California's actions are influencing other states, but conservative states may remain unaffected.