The state insurance commissioner unveiled a tool for his charges to assess exposure to investments that will decline as the climate changes and the economy shifts. Insurers, who are required to make low-risk investments, have already started to shy away from fossil fuels, particularly coal. The move is part of a worldwide push from financial and political institutions concerned about macroeconomic stability in a changing climate.

"Today, we wake up as strangers in a foreign land," began the somber speech prepared by California's top Democrats after Trump's win.

This profile of Sacramento's gathering response is really worth the read. Notably, the state is confident the law will continue to allow them to go out in front of rolled-back EPA regulations, and Jerry Brown's lieutenants are convinced the grizzled governor will attack climate change with a referendum soon.

"He has every incentive to do it,” says Gavin Newsom. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime to strengthen his legacy on the existential issue of our time.”

California, like the rest of the nation, has sputtered on reaching electric vehicle goals. Unlike the rest of the country, it is taking proactive steps to fix what's wrong. These include allowing utilities to build charging stations, directing subsidies towards lower income brackets, and targeting heavy industry applications.

Los Angeles and San Francisco are leading the charge by making a huge order of EVs for their municipal fleets.