LOS ANGELES — Last year was again the hottest year on record.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, global temperatures will continue to rise unless we reach zero emissions. 

It's why California has led in climate change with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. 

However, ambitious goals cost money, and this year some climate projects were cut due to the state's nearly $30 billion budget deficit. 

Now, voters will decide in November if the state should borrow $10 billion plus interest toward addressing climate change through Proposition 4. 

Some community advocates and researchers such as Kelly Turner, the Luskin Center for Innovation associate director at UCLA, say extreme heat is here now and cannot wait to be addressed.

"The investment today is going to save us in the future because we will only see worse, more intense, longer heatwaves, longer heat seasons impacting more areas of the state," Turner said. 

She adds that a study last year found that extreme heat costs the U.S. $100 billion annually. 

However, not everyone is in favor of Proposition 4.

Susan Shelley with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association said borrowing money is not the solution. 

"The right way is to prioritize the current budget and spend the money on what's important right now. Including things for climate change and for safe water and for fire prevention. That's that should be a priority and we shouldn't be putting that on the credit card. We should cut the unnecessary spending out of the budget and we should spend the money out of our current budget on the priorities," Shelley said.

She said the legislation does not include tangible projects that would outlast the loan and points to the debt the state has already taken on. 

Ultimately, the voters will decide in November what the state will do.