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California State Senator Mike McGuire and The Climate Center CEO Ellie Cohen at the California Climate Policy Summit in April 2025. Photo by Lara Aburamadan / Survival Media Agency.
The fifth annual California Climate Policy Summit will be held on Monday, April 13, 2026 in Sacramento.
As our federal government stages relentless attacks on climate progress, we’re gathering California leaders to discuss how to continue the state’s world-leading climate progress.
Join elected officials, climate activists, business leaders, environmental justice advocates, scientists, and policy experts to collaborate in support of science-based climate solutions that will help Californians thrive. Connect with professionals pioneering cutting-edge climate strategies in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Learn what policymakers are doing to accelerate a clean energy transition that gives all Californians a chance to prosper.
Sammy Roth is a former climate columnist for the Los Angeles Times, where he wrote the weekly Boiling Point newsletter and hosted the Boiling Point podcast. He now writes the independent newsletter Climate-Colored Goggles. He previously reported for the Desert Sun and USA Today, where he covered renewable energy and public lands.
Anton Vonk Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Leah Stokes, PhD, is Anton Vonk Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has a doctorate from MIT and was recognized on the 2022 TIME100 Next and Business Insider Climate Action 30 lists. She has helped lead successful campaigns for federal, local, and state policy, including the Inflation Reduction Act.
Josh Becker is a California State Senator representing most of Silicon Valley. In the Legislature, Senator Becker has authored landmark legislation on clean energy, affordability, data privacy and consumer protection, and justice reform. His work has helped position California as a national leader on climate action, digital privacy rights, and policies that strengthen economic opportunity while protecting vulnerable communities. Senator Becker currently serves as Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water and as a member of the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications, among other committees.
Director of Climate and Health Programs at Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles
Maro Kakoussian serves as Director of Climate and Health Programs at Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles and as Co-Coordinator for the STAND-LA Coalition, where she leads local and statewide campaign strategies to confront the health harms of the fossil fuel and petrochemical lifecycle.
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Assemblymember Dawn Addis, Senator Josh Becker, and Assemblymember Jaqui Irwin at the 2025 California Climate Policy Summit. Photo by Lara Aburamadan / Survival Media Agency.
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