Envisioning a Climate-Safe California webinar #20: What the California Legislature Achieved on Climate in 2024 – 31 October 2024
The Clean Coalition is a partner organization for this webinar, which takes place on 31 October 2024 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 climate center’s Envisioning a Climate-Safe California: Stories and Solutions webinar series will combine personal stories, frontline perspectives, scientific expertise, and policy analysis to shed light on how California can lead the world toward a climate-safe future. We’ll hear from the people and communities feeling the impacts of the climate crisis today as well as those advocating for solutions.
See below for more information on the twentieth webinar of the series.
Webinar: What the California Legislature Achieved on Climate in 2024
Thursday, 31 October 2024 at 10am to 11:30am PST
Climate progress in the California legislature in 2024 was nowhere near what is needed to address the accelerating climate crisis.
While our leaders must do more to rein in climate pollution and challenge Big Oil’s political influence, there are signs of hope to build on. This year, climate champions introduced bills to defend and grow California’s clean energy economy as well as make polluters pay for the costs of addressing the climate crisis. SB 59 (Skinner) aims to transform California’s more than 1 million electric vehicles into a source of affordable, reliable, resilient, and clean backup power. SB 1374 (Becker), which was vetoed, would have supported schools’ and apartment dwellers’ use of solar power. And AB 1866 (Hart) was designed to require oil companies to accelerate the plugging and clean-up of their idle wells.
In this webinar, The Climate Center will discuss the key climate and energy legislation that passed, bills that were watered down or failed, and strategies to increase climate ambition in California.
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Featured Speakers
Assemblymember Gregg Hart
Assemblymember Gregg Hart was elected to the California State Assembly in November of 2022 to represent the 37th Assembly District. With a deep understanding of local people and local issues, he is proud to have served the Santa Barbara community for more than 30 years – as a Planning Commissioner, City Council Member, California Coastal Commissioner, and Santa Barbara County Supervisor.
Ellie Cohen
Ellie Cohen, CEO of The Climate Center, is a leader in catalyzing cross-boundary, collaborative and just solutions to climate change and environmental degradation. Most recently, Ellie served as President and CEO of Point Blue Conservation Science where she and the organization’s 160+ scientists worked with hundreds of public and private partners to develop climate-smart solutions for wildlife and people.
Jason Pfeifle
Jason Pfeifle is a Senior Climate Campaigner with the Center for Biological Diversity. Jason works with the Climate Law Institute to fight pollution from oil and gas extraction. Prior to joining the Center, he led CALPIRG’s advocacy and policy work on public health issues like getting lead out of school drinking water and stopping antibiotic overuse on factory farms. He holds a doctorate in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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