At a time when the federal government is dismantling climate policy on a national and global level, where does that leave the states who want to continue fighting climate change? Will state leaders be able to implement climate policy without any federal funding? And how can the energy transition be affordable for ordinary Americans? In this conversation, California Governor Gavin Newsom will discuss the specific actions he is taking to address and execute climate policy in his state.

• Interviewee: Gavin Newsom, Governor of California
• Moderator: David Gelles, Managing Correspondent for Climate Forward at The New York Times

Filmed live at the 2025 New York Times Climate Forward event.

~10:25 Gavin Newsom: “We have proven the paradigm, the genius – versus a tyranny of that we can advance a lowcarbon green growth frame and continue to outperform our peers all across this country in terms of economic growth and economic expansion.”