87% of Californians are concerned home insurance will rise due to climate change

24.07.2025    The Mercury News    5 views
87% of Californians are concerned home insurance will rise due to climate change

A whopping of Californians are concerned that weather change could increase their home insurance rates according to a new survey disclosed Wednesday by the Residents Procedures Institute of California Particular commented they were very concerned a remarkable increase from the who stated the same last year The statistic was among the the majority striking findings from the assessment which surveyed Californians between July and on a range of topics related to environmental protection The record also unveiled that of Californians overall see context change as a major threat to the state s future Multiple people say they re concerned about wildfires and several people say they re concerned about the risks of atmosphere change Mark Baldassare the PPIC statewide survey director who led the crew that conducted and synthesized the review s results mentioned in an interview with this news organization And among those risks that people mentioned they re very concerned that they might not be able to afford home insurance As deadly wildfires have ravaged the state over the past decade insurance companies have dropped hundreds of thousands of homeowners A great number of of those able to find policies have seen premiums spike by thousands of dollars Others have been forced onto the California FAIR Plan an insurer of last resort Chosen insurers including State Farm have stopped writing new home insurance policies anywhere in the state The scrutiny comes on the heels of a flurry of policies aimed to control atmosphere change enacted or promised by Gov Gavin Newsom The policies were kickstarted by a plan that charted a unit for net-zero emissions by and have since included an executive order banning all new gasoline-powered vehicles by something the Trump administration is trying to block It also comes as the administration cuts funds for climate-related programs even as devastating extreme weather events like the latest Texas floods and January Los Angeles fires have swept across the country Related Articles Tracking Medicaid patients work status may prove complicated for states Uber accuses California lawyers surgeon of faking client injuries to inflate therapeutic states These things may affect your wellness care coverage Elias Bay Area s Garamendi saying insurance czar should go unheard of New deal broadcasted to maintain Blue Shield patients access to UC vitality In the wake of the deadly LA fires of California residents surveyed mentioned they discovered wildfires a very serious threat to their personal and economic well-being up from last year In the Bay Area which includes numerous communities at high wildfire threat of surveyed residents commented they uncovered wildfires a serious threat and reported they were at least a somewhat serious concern Californians also overwhelmingly find a link between extreme weather events and context change according to the survey Certain are concerned that weather change will cause heat waves are concerned it will cause droughts and are concerned it will cause wildfires And as extreme weather events and fires in particular continue to pummel the state of those surveyed say they are worried that California residents will no longer be able to obtain home insurance But sparse Californians fully trust the leadership to respond effectively were an extreme weather event to strike The survey detected that just of Californians including of Democrats and of Republicans have a great deal of confidence the establishment would be ready to respond For two-thirds of people to say that they feel that state and local governments are not doing enough when it comes to prevention and recovery says a lot in the context of what people have seen and heard and read over the syllabus of the year Baldassare reported While majorities of both parties in California of Democrats and of Republicans view environment change as a serious threat to the state there remain stark partisan differences on almost every iota of conditions change program itself Specific of Democrats advocacy stricter environmental regulations for instance while of Republicans oppose stricter regulations on the grounds that it might cost too countless jobs and hurt the financial system The biggest dividing line is around what to do about state change Baldassare disclosed Should we have policies that are implemented by the state leadership or the federal authorities Do we try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move towards renewable capacity or not Overall of Californians polled supposed that in particular state and local governments had to do more to address surroundings change And of Californians assistance the goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by while encouragement the Cap and Invest venture incentivizing companies to minimize their emissions in exchange for regime expenditure A great number of Democrats and Republicans agree that wind and wave potency projects should be allowed off the California coast Two-thirds of respondents were in favor including of Democrats and of Republicans Chosen metrics however have shown a decline in promotion for setting action at the individual level Just of adults surveyed announced they d be willing to pay more for electricity generated from renewable sources down from in July In addition of adults mentioned they were seriously considering or had already gotten an electric motorcycle down from in July And oppose Newsom s executive order to ban all new gasoline-powered vehicles by up from in July We have consistently discovered for years that people in California are generally in favor of the direction the state is going in terms of trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move to renewable ability Baldassare noted But we also find that Californians are very concerned about the cost of capacity Baldassare reported that one particular figure from the survey could shed a few light on this phenomenon of respondents revealed they were concerned about rising electricity bills and utilities in the wake of the current wildfires Herein lies the challenge for state executive how do you achieve the environment goals the masses want to achieve at a time when Californians are also saying that the cost of their utilities is a matter Baldassare questioned Baldassare mentioned he expected significantly more tension between the state and federal regime next year when it comes to addressing surroundings issues especially because it will be a midterm ballot year Our state leaders need to think about the financial consequences of what people are experiencing from surroundings risks everything from home insurance to utility bills he commented And people are concerned about our regime s level of readiness their ability to respond to disasters and to meet the demands and necessities of recovery

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