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NEWS & INSIGHTS

Energy Project Benefit Agreements Database: A New Digital Resource from CA FWD and the UC Berkeley Possibility Lab
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An update on CA FWD and the UC Berkeley Possibility Lab’s work to build the capacity of regions and communities to engage effectively in negotiations with energy project developers.

Possibility Lab and CA FWD Announce New Energy Project Benefits Agreement Database
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New online tool allows the public to search examples of 328 benefits agreements from across the energy supply chain.

Preparing for Wildfire by Protecting What Matters: CA FWD Releases New Policy Brief
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Our new policy brief is a building block to a longer-term policy agenda to increase California’s leadership in building fire adapted communities to complement the state’s leadership on resilient landscapes and wildfire response.