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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
The Climate Center just released its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Report for Sonoma County for 2014. The report calculates GHG emissions from major sectors to reveal trends that demonstrate progress toward the County’s goals. The report shows us that in 2014, Sonoma County produced about 3.6 million tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is … Read more
by Meghan Demeter | July 28, 2015 [Pictured above: Meghan Demeter, Peter Barnes, Ann Hancock] I packed up my car five weeks ago and drove down to Santa Rosa from Seattle to start my internship at The Climate Center. I was drawn to the Center as a way to study carbon pricing. As a … Read more
by Ann Hancock, Executive Director | posted July 27, 2015 This summer, The Climate Center is benefitting from four college interns who bring great talent, dedication, time, and fresh ideas to our work. Their first positive qualification is that they sought us out because we had no job announcement for interns. [Pictured above: Milo Keller, … Read more
by Woody Hastings | posted July 27, 2015 The Town of Windsor recently announced that it is saving eight times more than it had expected as a result of becoming a customer of Sonoma Clean Power. Windsor was the first municipality to join Sonoma Clean Power back in May of 2013. When Sonoma Clean … Read more
The Climate Center recently brought on two new employees, one new Board of Director, and is benefiting from a surge of productivity from four summer interns. In May, Niki Woodard joined the Center as its Communications & Marketing Director. For the past four years, Niki has been running her own business, Spiral PR & Communications. … Read more
By Woody Hastings Lancaster is well known in renewable energy circles as the first city in the United States to mandate solar on all new homes. In May, Lancaster achieved another big milestone when it began operating the third Community Choice energy program in California. Lancaster Choice Energy is live! It took Marin and Sonoma … Read more
by Barry Vesser | Posted June 23, 2015 OK, so I work for The Climate Center. You might be thinking, “Of course he bought an EV.” But actually, it was a long time coming, and I ended up with what is more accurately described as a transition vehicle. I did this because I, like … Read more
by Amy Jolly This summer, two The Climate Center Youth Advisory Board members – Izzi Rader and Jannike Allen – will travel to China to participate in the American Youth Leadership Program, sponsored by the U.S. State Department. The goal of the program is to introduce young leaders to new cultures and ideas, fostering an … Read more
June 8, 2015 by Andy Ferguson In the race to reduce green house gases, Fort Collins, Colorado has moved into the Diamond Lane, adopting a plan the city hopes can overtake and pass previously attempted emission reduction strategies. In March the City Council adopted a goal of reducing the municipality’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by … Read more
