On December 15, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) largely rejected the Investor Owned Utility (PG&E, SDG&E, SCE) proposals to dismantle the rules that make rooftop solar viable. The CPUC’s decision, although preliminary, will determine the fate of Net Energy Metering (NEM). NEM is the set of rules that governs how rooftop solar systems are … Read more
by The Climate Center & Mike Sandler The Climate Center and the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (based in the UK and Ireland) are co-sponsoring a side event at the international climate change conference in Paris hosted by the United Nations known as COP-21. The side event will introduce CapGlobalCarbon (www.capglobalcarbon.org), a citizen’s movement … Read more
by Amy Jolly, CCP | Nov. 9, 2015 The Center for Climate Protection is pleased to announce the hiring of Alina Huff as the new Program Coordinator for ECO2school. Alina has a background in environmental science, education, organic farming, and ethnobotany, and has a passion for community, nature, education, and botany. She spent a year … Read more
by Paola Alvarado, CCP | November 6, 2015 [Amy Jolly, Shivani Kumar, and Paola Alvarado] Sunny San Diego hosted the 44th North American Association of Environmental Educators Conference, bringing together educators from all over the world to share best practices and innovative approaches to teaching about climate, environment and sustainability. The NAAEE conference inspired great … Read more
by Amy Jolly, The Climate Center | Nov. 6, 2015 The Climate Center is happy to introduce our team of interns for the fall. Daniel Settlemyer is a senior at Sonoma State University, studying Energy Management and Design. He is working on a variety of projects at CCP, including research on feasible locations for photovoltaic … Read more
Interview with Jeff Byron, by Niki Woodard | October 20, 2015 What’s on the mind of a former California Energy Commissioner? Energy, of course. More specifically, Community Choice Energy, accelerating renewable energy development, energy efficiency, and future clean tech innovations. Jeff Byron served on the California Energy Commission from 2006 to 2011, appointed by Governor … Read more
California Senator Mike McGuire recently spoke at a business breakfast hosted by The Climate Center’s Business for Clean Energy program at Labcon in Petaluma on September 17th. There were several climate and energy bills being considered by the legislature before the session ended. The biggest was SB 350 which passed after being amended at the … Read more
by Geoffrey D. Smith | September 30, 2015 The time is NOW to install solar on your rooftop. An unprecedented set of challenges to the residential solar industry is threatening our ability to generate energy from the sun in the future: 1) The Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) expiration – The ITC is scheduled to … Read more
By Chris Cone, Negawatt Market Project | September 30, 2015 When it comes to lowering greenhouse gas emissions, nothing beats energy efficiency. Compared to generating energy (including with renewables), efficiency costs less and delivers more climate protection per dollar invested. Energy efficiency is currently undergoing a paradigm shift. New developments in data sharing/analysis protocols mean … Read more
The time is NOW to install solar on your rooftop. An unprecedented set of challenges to the residential solar industry is threatening our ability to generate energy from the sun in the future: 1) The Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) expiration – The ITC is scheduled to expire at the end of 2016 – The … Read more
