Overview

• SB 684 and AB 1243, dubbed the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund, were authored by Sen. Caroline Menjivar, Assemblymembers Chris Ward and Dawn Addis to levy fees on major fossil fuel emitters dating back to 1990.
• On June 5, San Diego City Council President Joe LaCava joined SanDiego350 and youth activists at Civic Center Plaza to demand that polluters cover the costs of environmental damage.
• Proceeds from the fee would fund disaster response efforts and bolster resilience against wildfires and floods that have intensified in recent years.
• Industry groups, including the American Petroleum Institute, criticize the proposal as a punitive levy on American energy.
• The measures have secured Democratic co-sponsors but lack Republican support and must still clear legislative committees.