California Climate Policy Summit 2024 Agenda, Slides, and Transcripts

Lauren Sanchez, Senior Climate Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom, speaks at the California Climate Policy Summit 2023 in Sacramento. Photo By Lara Abduraman / Survival Media Agency.

Plenary Session Read The Climate Center CEO Ellie Cohen’s opening remarks Plenary Panel Slides Breakout Sessions Please note that the transcripts provided below are AI-generated and intended for reference. They may contain missing words, misspellings, or other small errors. To request a correction or clarification, please contact info@theclimatecenter.org. California’s Energy Future The Distributed Energy Resources … Read more

Transcript: The Distributed Energy Resources Revolution (CA Climate Policy Summit 2024)

Please note that the transcript provided below is AI-generated and intended for reference. It may contain missing words, misspellings, or other small errors. To request a correction or clarification, please contact info@theclimatecenter.org. Kurt Johnson (00:01:39):Okay folks, we’re going to get started with the first session of the DER breakout track on grid for the future. … Read more

Kendra Harris

Kendra Harris joined The Climate Center as the Government Affairs Manager in January 2024. The Government Affairs Manager is responsible for The Climate Center’s policy advocacy in California, primarily focused on policymaking in Sacramento to realize the ambitious and urgently needed goals of our Climate-Safe California campaign. 

Kendra has worked for 20 years in government relations and public policy with experience in both the government and non-profit sectors. She is especially dedicated to policy, systems change, and programmatic efforts involving educational equity, health and human services, the welfare of women and girls, and social justice movements. She has led teams, developed and executed fundraising strategies, supported executive board members, and designed and implemented strategic advocacy plans. In addition, she has represented organizations to the media, government officials, coalition partners, and the public. She is excited to use her expertise to contribute to the significant body of climate change plans and activities underway to reduce climate-driven risks to the state’s economy, environment, and human well-being.

Lisa Whitescarver

Lisa Whitescarver has lived in Marin County with her family since 2000. She is an owner and operator of commercial real estate at North River Company San Rafael, and formerly at Hines San Francisco. Her experience includes building design, operations, debt and equity finance, and regulatory entitlements. She is currently active in implementing building upgrades … Read more

How to Fund Community Energy Resilience Projects

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A record-setting amount of state and federal funding is available right now to support community energy resilience projects in low-income and disadvantaged communities. Such projects include rooftop solar that can provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy for all. In this webinar, a panel of experts discussed opportunities and challenges of securing funding through the Inflation … Read more

Business Network Breakfast: The State of California’s Solar Industry and Future Opportunities for Decarbonization

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As The Climate Center ramps up for another legislative session in California, we invite our Business Network members to join us for an update on our policy priorities. We are honored to welcome Allie Detrio, CEO and Founder of ReimaginePower, a firm focused on strategy and advocacy for microgrids and other local energy resources. Allie … Read more

Lori Pesante

Lori is an interdisciplinary advocate, educator, and organizer working strategically to empower historically marginalized communities. Prior to her current consulting work, Lori was the Director of Civic Engagement at the Dolores Huerta Foundation (DHF). DHF’s redistricting campaign was the most comprehensive grassroots community mapping effort ever in the history of the Central Valley and led to two bills in the state legislature to establish Independent Redistricting Commissions for Fresno and Kern Counties.

Loren Halili

The Center for Community Energy and Environmental Justice at SDSU Research Foundation is a new EPA-funded center that aims to empower communities and provide technical assistance to community organizations who want to address environmental challenges in their communities. Loren leads project management initiatives, oversees operations, represents the project at outreach and other events, and manages day-to-day operations of the network.