California Climate Policy Summit 2024 Agenda, Slides, and Transcripts
Plenary Session
Read The Climate Center CEO Ellie Cohen’s opening remarks
Plenary Panel Slides
- Elena Bischak – Resource Conservation District Regional Agricultural and Climate Hubs slides (PDF)
- Maggie Tsai – Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California slides (PDF)
Breakout Sessions
Please note that the transcripts provided below are AI-generated and intended for reference. They may contain missing words, misspellings, or other small errors. To request a correction or clarification, please contact info@theclimatecenter.org.
California’s Energy Future
| The Distributed Energy Resources Revolution | Moderator: Allie Detrio, Microgrid Resources Coalition Cisco DeVries, OhmConnect Erin Weber Kiel, Sunnova Crystal Huang, People Power Solar Cooperative | – Panel transcript – Cisco DeVries slides (PDF) – Erin Weber Kiel slides (PDF) – Crystal Huang slides (PDF) |
| Virtual Power Plants for a Climate-Safe Electricity Grid | Moderator: Avery McEvoy, RMI Alexandra McGee, MCE Peter Asmus, Uplight Raghav Murali, Power Flex | – Panel transcript – Avery McEvoy slides (PDF) – Alexandra McGee slides (PDF) – Peter Asmus slides (PDF) – Raghav Murali slides (PDF) |
| Using Bidirectional Electric Vehicles to Keep the Lights On | Moderator: Zach Woogen, Vehicle-Grid Integration Council John Sarter, dcbel Rachel Zook, Nuvve Samuel Goda, Kaluza | – Panel transcript – Zach Woogen slides (PDF) – John Sarter slides (PDF) – Rachel Zook slides (PDF) – Samuel Goda slides (PDF) |
Phasing Out Polluting Fuels
| Oil & Gas Extraction in California – Managing the Decline | Moderator: Luis Angel Martinez, Fossil Free California Kayla Karimi, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment Jason Pfeifle, Center for Biological Diversity Jasmine Vazin, Sierra Club | – Panel transcript – Luis Angel Martinez, Kayla Karimi, Jason Pfeifle, and Jasmine Vazin slides (PDF) |
| California Refineries: Obstacles and Challenges to Full Decommissioning | Moderator: Elena Krieger, Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy Norman Rogers, United Steelworkers, Local 675 Julia May, Communities for a Better Environment Davina Hurt, California Air Resources Board | – Panel transcript – Julia May slides (PDF) – Norman Rogers slides (PDF) |
| Achieving a Managed Transition Away from Fossil Fuels | Moderator: Ilonka Zlatar, Oil and Gas Action Network Norman Rogers, United Steelworkers, Local 675 Vincent Thivierge, UC Berkeley Quentin Gee, California Energy Commission | – Panel transcript – Norman Rogers slides (PDF) |
Natural Carbon Removal
| Carbon Dioxide Removal: Science, Strategies, and Safeguards | Moderator: Ellie Cohen, The Climate Center Vikrum Aiyer, Heirloom Carbon Dan Ress, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment Kimberley Mayfield, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | – Panel transcript – Vikrum Aiyer slides (PDF) – Dan Ress slides (PDF) – Kimberley Mayfield slides (PDF) |
| The Climate and Agriculture Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities | Moderator: Jamie Fanous, Community Alliance with Family Farmers Colton Fagundes, California Climate & Agriculture Network (CalCAN) Elena Bischak, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) Senator Melissa Hurtado, California State Senate | – Panel transcript – Colton Fagundes slides (PDF) – Elena Bischak slides (PDF) |
| A Conversation About Indigenous Leadership on Nature-Based Solutions | Moderator: Sydney Mills Farhang, Running Strong For American Indian Youth Alfred Melbourne, Three Sisters Gardens | – Panel transcript – Alfred Melbourne slides (prezi.com) |
Critical Policy Reforms for 2024
| Climate Change Impacts on Water | Moderator: Susan Longville, The Climate Center Felicia Marcus, Stanford University Juliette Hart, PhD., Pathways Climate Institute Justine Massey, Community Water Center | – Panel transcript – Felicia Marcus slides (PDF) – Juliette Hart, PhD. slides (PDF) – Justine Massey slides (PDF) |
| How to Improve California’s Cap and Trade Program | Moderator: Michael Wara, Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment Jasmin Ansar, The Climate Center Vanessa Carter Fahnestock, University of Southern California Equity Research Institute Amee Raval, Asian Pacific Environmental Network | – Panel transcript – Jasmin Ansar slides (PDF) – Vanessa Carter Fahnestock slides (PDF) |
| Perspectives on Updating the Low Carbon Fuel Standard | Moderator: Michael Wara, Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment Sasan Saadat, Earthjustice Phoebe Seaton, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability Cheryl Laskowski, PhD., Cheryl Laskowski Consulting | – Panel transcript – Sasan Saadat slides (PDF) – Phoebe Seaton slides (PDF) – Cheryl Laskowski slides (PDF) |