It is very important to most Californians (including your author) that we meet our environmental progress goals. I believe the reasons that we typically exceed our goals is that we monitor them closely, and a large majority of stakeholders are heavily involved.
This paper is a summary of a report on our progress meeting the goals of the 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018. This is a landmark policy that establishes a target for renewable and zero-carbon resources to supply 100 percent of retail sales and electricity procured to serve all state agencies by 2045, and also increases the state’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 60 percent of retail sales by December 31, 2030.