(The Center Square) – California and the Mexican border state of Sonora have agreed to a partnership to achieve clean energy and air.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sonora Gov. Alfonso Durazo Montaño signed a memorandum of understanding Monday at the Stanford Mansion in Sacramento.
The memo outlines four years of California and Sonora working together on goals such as developing clean energy, building supply chain resilience and expanding regional access to renewables, according to the Governor’s Office.
“Despite the border that divides us, California and Sonora share the common challenge of adapting to a hotter, drier world,” Newsom said in a statement. “But we also share a common drive to advance real solutions. Today’s partnership brings our states together to clean the air and expand access to more clean energy.”
Montaño called California “a leader in economic growth and actions against climate change.” He said the agreement was being established to ensure that families in Sonora and California “live in a prosperous region, with a better environment and technological development.”
“Sonora contributes an entire desert and the talent of its people to make a better region possible,” Montaño said.
California met its 2020 climate target six years ahead of schedule because of policies and partnerships across the U.S. and around the world, according to the Governor’s Office.
