Youth Advisory Board

The Youth Advisory Board engages students in the larger community. The board helps inform the program, organizes community events, speaks out at local political and community venues, and provides a youth perspective to the larger community of climate activists. Meet the Youth Advisory Board Samantha Perry, Maria Carrillo High School Samantha Perry began her work with … Read more

Tools and Templates

We invite you to use the tools and templates below to help you organize and get the most out of your school events. These items are also found in the supplemental materials section of our full ECO2school manual. If you have any questions, please contact the ECO2school team at eco2school@theclimatecenter.org.   Making the Most of Your Club  Program Outline … Read more

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Pathway to 2050: August 20, 2015

Advanced Energy Economy: Pathway to 2050 WHEN: August 20, 2015 in Sacramento, CA The annual Sacramento event brings together an influential group of advanced energy business leaders and state policy-makers who discuss opportunities to accelerate California’s economy through the growth of advanced energy. This year’s event topics will explore the following questions: How do utility business models … Read more

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California Climate Change Symposium: August 24-25, 2015

California Climate Change Symposium 2015 is the premier forum for the sharing of cutting-edge research addressing the impacts of climate change on the state. This research informs the state’s strategies and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to develop programs to safeguard California from a changing climate. California Climate Change Symposium 2015 is convened … Read more

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2014

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WENT DOWN IN 2014 A Good Sign; Next Year Will Tell Us If This is a Trend to Count On FULL REPORT     |    DATA     |    TRANSPORTATION FACTORS AND METHODOLOGY The Climate Center just released its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Report for Sonoma County for 2014. The report calculates … Read more

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Intersolar North America: July 13-16

Intersolar is the world’s leading exhibition series for the solar industry and its partners. It unites people and companies from around the world with the aim of increasing the share of solar power in our energy supply. The exhibition and conference brings together businesses, technologies and people from the most important markets around the globe. In … Read more

Proven and Promising Climate Measures From U.S. Communities for Possible Application in Sonoma County

By Stacey Meinzen and Ann Hancock, Climate Protection Campaign, August 2014 This report presents proven and promising climate measures to support Climate Action 2020, a collaboration of communities within Sonoma County and the Regional Climate Protection Authority. Climate Action 2020’s goal is to identify specific, implementable actions that Sonoma County jurisdictions can take to ensure … Read more

Topic & Speaker List

[column col=”1/3″] Topics [/column] [column col=”2/3″] Speakers [/column] [column col=”1/3″] How Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs change the game Business opportunities in the Community Choice Energy market Storage and distributed generation: driving down demand charges Sonoma Clean Power & Marin Clean Energy programs, policies and rates that support business and residential customers Integrating renewables into … Read more

The Business of Local Energy Symposium

[column col=”2/3″]  Resources from the Symposium Keynote Speaker David Hochschild’s slides> Keynote Speaker Geof Syphers’ slides> Ann Hancock Opening Remarks> Faramarz Maghsoodlou, Microgrid Panel slides> Michael Stadler, Microgrid Panel slides> Greg Thomson, Microgrid Panel slides> Randy Palombi, Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Panel slides> Chris Cone, Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Panel slides> Martha Amram, … Read more