California Climate Policy Lobby Day 2025

Sacramento

The day after the fourth annual California Climate Policy Summit, we will host California Climate Lobby Day in Sacramento. This is a chance to meet with lawmakers and their staff to urge them to pass legislation that ensures a climate-safe future for all. Participants will be paired with a team leader and given a packet … Read more

California Climate Policy Summit 2025

Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel, 1230 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Senator Mike McGuire and the CA Climate Policy Summit 2025

The fourth annual California Climate Policy Summit took place on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Sacramento. Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, and to the 400 state decision-makers, elected officials, climate activists, environmental justice advocates, business leaders, scientists, and policy experts who joined us to build power behind accelerated, equitable climate action! Videos, transcripts, slides, … Read more

Business Network Event: How Advanced Geothermal Power Can Help Meet California’s Climate Goals

Sonoma Clean Power’s Customer Care Center at 741 4th Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Join us for a discussion about the potential for geothermal energy to provide clean, affordable electricity across California. Electricity demand is at an all-time high. State efforts to electrify the transportation and building sectors, plus the massive data centers needed to support Artificial Intelligence (AI), mean that demand is only expected to grow in the … Read more

Carbon Dioxide Removal Policy Levers to Ensure Climate and Community Benefits

Zoom

As the sixth and final installment in our Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) webinar series, this webinar focused on policy levers that can help incentivize responsible CDR deployment to meet California’s net-zero goals. We examined how to secure high-quality CDR projects while safeguarding communities and the environment. Experts discussed important considerations for policymakers to ensure accountability … Read more

Creating Accountability for Carbon Removal Through Responsible Measurement

Zoom

Accurately measuring carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is crucial to responsibly reaching net-negative emissions. Even though there are currently no standardized ways of calculating carbon dioxide removals, governments and private companies have been making voluntary purchases of CDR project credits and using a range of methods for measuring them.  As the call for CDR grows louder … Read more

Reforming California’s Cap and Trade Program

Zoom

California’s Cap and Trade program, historically a cornerstone of the state’s efforts to reduce climate pollution, is likely to see significant reforms as part of a reauthorization process in 2025. The program is currently authorized to run through 2030, but the long process of reviewing it has begun. While oil companies are pushing to extend … Read more

Envisioning the Grid for the Future

Zoom

Imagine a future in which every suitable rooftop in California is covered with solar panels. The panels provide power to a resilient network of microgrids and stationary and EV batteries to provide reliable power for millions of Californians every day and night. All electric vehicles can export energy from their batteries to power homes and … Read more

Carbon Dioxide Removal and Communities: Benefits, Negotiations, Oversight, and Enforcement

Zoom

State legislators and regulators must find ways to adequately protect communities from Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) project impacts and ensure that communities derive direct benefits from local projects. While the Biden administration often imposed strong local engagement and community benefits requirements on federally-funded clean energy projects, we can’t count on the new administration to enforce … Read more

Subnationals Stepping Up on Climate in the United States

Baku, Azerbaijan

Press Conference hosted by the Center for Biological Diversity Remarks from Barry Vesser, Chief Operating Officer for The Climate Center: “Good afternoon everyone. My name is Barry Vesser. The election of a climate denier to the White House is a setback for some of our climate protection ambitions, and we need to be honest about … Read more

Carbon Dioxide Removal and Communities: Learning From the Past, Planning for the Future

Zoom

In this third webinar of a six-part series, we heard from experts about the health and safety concerns with Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). Panelists covered the landscape of national and California-specific issues, impacts to air quality, and risks associated with transportation and storage. This webinar will be followed by a subsequent webinar focused on community … Read more