Energy and Climate Change Archives : Bay Area Council

New Bills in Congress Target Housing Bottlenecks and Forest Management

Sep 10 2025

Congress is moving on housing supply, permitting reform, and sustainable construction, issues close to home for the Bay Area. The Unleashing Needed...

Exploring the Future of Nuclear Energy in California

Aug 27 2025

At its recent Energy Committee meeting, the Bay Area Council brought together leading voices to examine nuclear energy’s role in California’s c...

Bay Area Council-led Coalition Pushes for Prop 4 Funding

Aug 27 2025

The January Palisades Fire was a stark, tragic reminder of California’s ongoing vulnerability to wildfires and other climate-related challenges l...

Lt. Gov. Kounalakis Headlines Final Ceremony of California Resilience Challenge after Highly Successful Six-Year Run

Jul 16 2025

Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis joined the Bay Area Council in Sacramento today (July 16) as we celebrated the highly successful six-year run of...

Council Leads Strategic Delegation to Chart Clean Energy Future for AI Revolution

Jun 25 2025

The Bay Area Council is planning an upcoming Business Delegation to Chicago, taking place September 25–30th, 2025. This high-level delegation wil...

Council Joins Wildfire Solutions Coalition, Stays on Top of Delta Water Plan

Jun 25 2025

California’s wildfire and forestry management workforce needs to double from its current 65k workers if the state is going to properly scale up w...

Climate Task Force Explores Emissions Reduction Strategies at State-of-the-Art Bayer Facility

Jun 18 2025

On June 11, the Bay Area Council’s Climate Change Mitigation Task Force convened at Bayer’s new Cell Therapy Launch and Manufacturing Facility ...

Report Highlights Urgency in Fixing California’s Broken Permitting System

Mar 5 2025

The Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform, chaired by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), yesterday (March 5) released its report deta...

Bay Area Council Tour Showcases Groundbreaking Carbon Capture Innovation

Feb 26 2025

Last week, Bay Area Council members had the exclusive opportunity to tour Calpine’s Project Enterprise at the Los Medanos Energy Center in the Ea...

Working to Realize Carbon-Free Future for Regional Ferry Service

Mar 13 2024

In addition to providing fast, convenient service that connects the region, activates our waterfront and strengthens our economic competitiveness, ...

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