Transcript: California Refineries: Obstacles and Challenges to Full Decommissioning (CA Climate Policy Summit 2024)

Please note that the transcript provided below is AI-generated and intended for reference. It may contain missing words, misspellings, or other small errors. To request a correction or clarification, please contact info@theclimatecenter.org. Woody Hastings (00:23:05):All right. Well, good afternoon folks. Again, my name’s Woody Hastings. I’m the phase out polluting fuels program manager with the Climate … Read more

Transcript: Oil & Gas Extraction in California – Managing the Decline (CA Climate Policy Summit 2024)

Please note that the transcript provided below is AI-generated and intended for reference. It may contain missing words, misspellings, or other small errors. To request a correction or clarification, please contact info@theclimatecenter.org. Woody Hastings (00:13:52):Well, hello everybody. Thanks for coming to this breakout session, this track on fossil fuel phase out. We’re just going to give … Read more

Transcript: Using Bidirectional Electric Vehicles to Keep the Lights On (CA Climate Policy Summit 2024)

Please note that the transcript provided below is AI-generated and intended for reference. It may contain missing words, misspellings, or other small errors. To request a correction or clarification, please contact info@theclimatecenter.org. Kurt Johnson (00:00:26):So I’m pleased to introduce the moderator for this, our final session of the afternoon. Zach. Zach, how do you pronounce your … Read more

California Climate Policy Summit 2024 Agenda, Slides, and Transcripts

Lauren Sanchez, Senior Climate Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom, speaks at the California Climate Policy Summit 2023 in Sacramento. Photo By Lara Abduraman / Survival Media Agency.

Plenary Session Read The Climate Center CEO Ellie Cohen’s opening remarks Plenary Panel Slides 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 … Read more

Transcript: The Distributed Energy Resources Revolution (CA Climate Policy Summit 2024)

Please note that the transcript provided below is AI-generated and intended for reference. It may contain missing words, misspellings, or other small errors. To request a correction or clarification, please contact info@theclimatecenter.org. Kurt Johnson (00:01:39):Okay folks, we’re going to get started with the first session of the DER breakout track on grid for the future. … Read more

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The Climate Center presents Senator Nancy Skinner with the inaugural Climate Leadership Award

The Climate Center CEO Ellie Cohen presents Senator Nancy Skinner with the inaugural Climate Leadership Award at the 2024 California Climate Policy Summit. Photo by The Climate Center.

Every Spring in Sacramento, The Climate Center organizes the California Climate Policy Summit to bring together climate policy advocates, policy leaders, and industry partners working to create a climate-safe future for California. It seems fitting that this event should also pay tribute to California elected officials who have demonstrated outstanding leadership to make California a global … Read more

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Opening remarks from the California Climate Policy Summit 2024

The Climate Center CEO Ellie Cohen opens the third annual California Climate Policy Summit. Photo by Lara Aburamadan / Survival Media Agency.

On March 19, 2024, The Climate Center convened more than 350 climate activists, environmental justice advocates, state decision-makers, elected officials, business leaders, scientists, and policy experts for the third annual California Climate Policy Summit. Thank you to everyone who joined us! Together, we’ll continue building support for climate policy commensurate with what science demands. Read … Read more

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Testimony: Cut fossil fuel subsidies, not climate investments

Oil drilling site. Photo via Canva.

On March 21, 2024, the California Senate Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, and Energy met to hear from experts and the public on the proposed 2024-2025 state budget. Facing a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit, Governor Newsom has proposed billions in potential cuts to climate and energy investments. If approved by the legislature, the cuts could … Read more