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2010 Green Innovation Index

The updated 2010 California Green Innovation Index concludes that California’s green economy is one of the few areas of the economy that is growing in the current downturn. Read more about California’s global leadership in green innovation.

California Budget Challenge

Next 10 launched a June 2011 updated version of their popular nonpartisan budget balancing tool at budgetchallenge.org. Try your hand at solving the state’s fiscal woes today!

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Publications

		Powering Innovation: California is Leading the Shift to Electric Vehicles from R&D to Early Adoption tracks key indicators to access opportunities and obstacles for California in the EV sector and finds that California captures 69% of global EV investment in 2011, ranks first in the U.S. in EV patents, and EV jobs increase during downturn.
		Driving California's Economy: How Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards Will Impact Economic Growth and Job Creation This new study shows that strong fuel economy standards and vehicle emissions standards will drive economic growth – and the stronger the standard, the greater the growth.
		2011 Many Shades of Green: Regional Distribution and Trends in California’s Green Economy Many Shades of Green tracks employment and business growth related to products and services that improve efficiencies in the consumption of all natural resources and reduce negative environmental impacts. Data in this new report show that jobs in the green economy are growing more than three times faster than jobs in the total economy. The Core Green Economy now accounts for 174,000 jobs in California and has a growth rate similar to that of software jobs since 2005.
		Designing the Allocation Process for California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Program: The multi-billion dollar question Next 10 commissioned a set of five research papers from leading academic experts to examine the economic impacts of the distribution of tradable emission permits and the various distribution approaches for the resulting revenue. These important design issues will decide by whom and how tens of billions of dollars will be used, both of which will greatly influence the market incentives operating in California’s greenhouse gas emissions trading program.
		2010 California Green Innovation Index The California Green Innovation Index tracks California’s performance related to key economic and environmental indicators. This 3rd edition documents California’s increasing global leadership in green innovation, cleantech venture capital investment, and energy productivity, despite the economic downturn. New data also show that more businesses are opening in California than are closing or leaving.
		Untapped Potential Of Commercial Buildings: Energy Use and Emissions A new study identifies commercial buildings as a stealth drain on the state’s energy resources and economy. The report produced by Collaborative Economics for Next 10, finds that the energy efficiency or lack thereof in commercial buildings has a significant impact on California’s economy, the state’s overall energy use, global warming pollution emissions and jobs.
		Many Shades of Green: Diversity and Distribution of California’s Green Jobs Next 10 is providing the most comprehensive green jobs accounting to date, systematically tracking the most recent available data on green companies, job type, location and growth across every sector and region of California. California green jobs increased by 36% from 1995 to 2008 while total jobs in California expanded only 13%. As the economy slowed between 2007 and 2008, total employment fell 1%, but green jobs continued to grow by 5%.
		Energy Prices & California’s Economic Security Energy Prices & California’s Economic Security finds that energy efficiency and renewables offer a valuable hedge against the risks of higher fossil fuel prices, quite apart from the fact that fossil fuel consumption generates over 80 percent of global GHG emissions.
		Driving Transportation Innovation Next 10 and partners convened venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and industry leaders to discuss policy options for driving near-zero emission transportation innovation. This summary report was prepared by Deborah Gordon with input from an array of experts. While this is not a consensus document, there is general agreement among experts that a multi-faceted solutions toolbox – a mix of rules, incentives, RD&D, and other complementary policies will be needed to fully commercialize near-zero emission transportation innovations.
		Allocating AB32 Allowances and Fees On April 16, 2009 Next 10 and the ICCT convened a GHG allowance/fee revenue allocation workshop in Sacramento. A summary report prepared by meeting organizers presents the findings from this workshop. We believe that lessons learned will help inform decisions at the state level, and will also be helpful to policy-makers addressing similar questions at the federal level.
		Energy Pathways Energy Pathways for the California Economy evaluates the state’s energy demand and supply horizons, and the economic impact of accelerating deployment of renewable energy resources and energy efficiency trends in California. The report shows that the faster and farther California can improve household and enterprise energy efficiency, while accelerating deployment of renewable energy resources, the faster the state economy will grow and create jobs.
		California Green Innovation Index 2009 The annual California Green Innovation Index tracks California’s performance related to key economic and environmental indicators.
		California Climate Risk and Response California Climate Risk and Response provides for the first time a comprehensive examination of the economic impacts of climate change and adaptation in California.
		Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Job Creation in California Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Job Creation in California analyzes the economic impact of California’s past and future policies to reduce fossil fuel generated energy demand.
		California Budget Choices California Budget Choices answers questions about the budget such as where do revenues come from, where does spending go, and how do the continuing budget deficits happen.
		Investing in California Investing in California explains what infrastructure is, how projects are financed, and what you can do to get involved.
		Grapes Electrons Surf Grapes, Electrons, Surf outlines different directions, trends, values, and options to create infrastructure investment solutions for our common future.
		Carneros Report The Carneros Innovation Dialogue report discusses innovative approaches to help spur investment in clean technologies.
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