The Transportation Fuels Transition Plan: Moving California Beyond Fossil Fuels Webinar – 23 July 2026
The Clean Coalition is a partner organization for this webinar, which takes place on 23 July 2026 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.
The Transportation Fuels Transition Plan: Moving California Beyond Fossil Fuels Webinar
23 July 2026 from 10am to 11:30am PST
California is in what experts are calling a mid-transition away from fossil fuels, meaning neither the declining fossil fuel-based energy system nor the emerging clean energy economy are entirely stable or self-sustaining. To help navigate the transition to zero-emission transportation, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and California Energy Commission (CEC) were tasked with producing a Transportation Fuels Transition Plan in 2023.
The first draft of this Transportation Fuels Transition Plan was published on May 1, 2026. It rightly prioritizes stabilizing fuel supply, fenceline community health, and workforce safety. However, it’s more a set of recommendations than a plan. In his final months in office, it’s critical that Governor Newsom lead CARB and the CEC in planning for a specific, actionable, and holistic plan to leave fossil fuels behind in favor of clean energy.
In this webinar, state officials, climate experts, and labor organizers will unpack the draft Transportation Fuels Transition Plan and share recommendations for how to improve it before Newsom leaves office. Discussion will cover strategies to reduce fossil fuel demand, how to accelerate electric vehicle adoption, implications for the Cap and Invest and Low Carbon Fuel Standard programs, and how to support workers in the transition. After presentations, there will be time for Q&A.
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Speakers
Woody Hastings (Moderator)
Woody Hastings is The Climate Center’s Phase Out Polluting Fuels Program Director. Woody’s current work focuses on the oil and gas supply side issues of extraction and refining of fossil fuels. The initiative’s emphasis is on how to advance a comprehensive, coordinated, equity-centered, worker-friendly managed transition away from the production of fossil fuels in California. The initiative also includes demand-side end-use of fossil and other polluting fuels, particularly in transportation policy and building electrification.
Nick Plurkowski
Nick is president of United Steelworkers Local 5, representing workers at three Bay Area refineries.
Kerry Guerin
Kerry Guerin (she/her) is the Richmond Staff Attorney at Communities for a Better Environment. CBE works in four communities in California and combines community organizing, science and policy research, and legal advocacy to advance its resident members’ vision for environmental justice.
Quentin Gee
Quentin Gee is a manager in the Energy Assessments Division of the California Energy Commission. He oversees forecasting of new electrification technologies (transportation, building electrification, and energy efficiency). Incorporating California’s leading climate policies, these forecasts are critical inputs into electricity system planning processes, including resource procurement, transmission, and distribution.
Jeremy Martin
As a Senior Scientist in the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Clean Transportation Program, Jeremy Martin evaluates the impact of biofuels and fuel policy. Dr. Martin is the author of more than 15 technical publications and 13 patents on topics ranging from biofuels lifecycle accounting to semiconductor manufacturing and polymer physics. His recent report for UCS, Fueling a Clean Transportation Future: Smart fuel choices for a warming world describes how transportation fuels are changing, and what can be done to reduce emissions from their production.
