California is often viewed as a testing ground for climate policy, but understanding how its programs work together can be challenging. From the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA-LCFS) and cap-and-trade program to corporate climate disclosure requirements, clean transportation initiatives, and emerging hydrogen markets, California’s regulatory landscape influences investment decisions, carbon markets, and decarbonization strategies far beyond state borders.

In this episode of Carbon Counts, David LaGreca is joined by Tanya Peacock, EcoEngineers’ Managing Director of California and Hydrogen markets. They explore how California’s climate policies are connected through the state’s broader decarbonization strategy and what those connections mean for businesses, project developers, fuel producers, and sustainability leaders. They examine how regulations interact, where compliance and voluntary markets overlap, and why companies around the world are increasingly paying attention to developments in California.

Join EcoEngineers experts as they unpack how one state’s policies continue to shape climate action, market innovation, and emissions reduction efforts globally.

Key topics include:

• How California’s major climate programs work together toward the California Climate Change Scoping Plan
• The relationship between the CA-LCFS, cap-and-trade, and corporate disclosure rules
• The growing role of EVs and hydrogen in California’s decarbonization strategy
• Voluntary versus compliance carbon markets and avoiding double counting
• Why California policies influence companies, investors, and regulators worldwide

Carbon Counts is an informational series exploring how guidance from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, state and local jurisdictions, and evolving consumer expectations are redefining transparency in emissions accounting.