The Best Ideas from COP30, the UN Climate Summit in Brazil – 18 December 2025
The Clean Coalition is a partner organization for this webinar, which takes place on 18 December 2025 at 10am.
The Climate Center believes in thriving, healthy communities. They envision a future where everyone in California enjoys clean air and water, renewable and reliable energy, healthy food, and abundant nature. California has the tools and the know-how to make this vision a reality if our elected leaders summon the political will. It is time we put people back at the heart of policy. In doing so, we can keep our friends and loved ones safe from worsening climate disasters, create millions of family-sustaining jobs, and give everyone the chance to thrive in the clean energy economy.
Webinar: The Best Ideas from COP30, the UN Climate Summit in Brazil
Thursday, 18 December 2025 at 10am to 11:30am PST
This year, the United Nations climate conference — COP30 — is taking place in Belém, Brazil. This is The Climate Center’s fifth year as an official observer organization at the Conference of the Parties (COP). The event provides a unique platform to glean ideas from around the world and showcase California’s continued commitment to climate action at a time when the United States has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement. Join us after COP30 to hear about innovative climate solutions we might import to California from experts who were on the ground in Belém. We’ll discuss solutions that cut climate pollution, help us adapt to the climate impacts we can no longer avoid, and make our communities healthier and more vibrant.
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Featured Speakers
Allison Hilliard
Allison is The Climate Center’s Legislative Manager. She represents The Climate Center in Sacramento, advocating for policies that effectively reduce climate pollution and secure resilient communities. Before joining The Climate Center, Allison served as the Policy Manager for Reimagine Power, leading a team focused on making renewable and distributed energy resources more accessible and affordable through policy and legislative efforts. Allison also worked as a Legislative Aide for the Hawaii Solar Energy Association where she began to learn the ins and outs of policy.
Barry Vesser
Barry joined The Climate Center in 2005 and has held positions as Deputy Director and Financial Officer. He currently leads The Climate Center’s program and policy development and implementation teams. In 2018, Barry began working with a group of energy experts and advocates envisioning a more decentralized energy system that was clean, affordable, resilient, and equitable. He then championed the development of The Climate Center’s Community Energy Resilience project, which culminated in the creation of a $170 million Community Energy Resilience investment program by the California Energy Commission in August of 2022.