Energy and Climate Change Archives

Climate Resilience Experts Convene at the Council

Mar 13 2020

California’s leading climate resilience experts spent an all-day session at the Bay Area Council last week reviewing proposals to the California ...

JPMorgan Chase Joins California Resilience Challenge

Nov 1 2019

JPMorgan Chase pledged $500,000 this week to the California Resilience Challenge, a Bay Area Council-administered grant to support innova...

Better Managing Forests for Climate Resilience

Sep 27 2019

The Bay Area Council Water & Climate Resilience Committee met Thursday to discuss managing California’s forests and the Governor’s ...

ADUs Help Solve Housing and Climate Crises

Sep 27 2019

The Bay Area’s housing shortage and affordability crisis are pushing more and more workers farther and farther from jobs and transit centers in s...

Governor Signs Far Reaching Energy and Wildfire Bill

Jul 12 2019

Major new legislation aimed at helping energy utilities grapple with increased wildfire risks sailed through the legislature this week and secured ...

Statement on Pacific Gas & Electric Reorganization Plans

Jan 15 2019

The Bay Area Council issued the following statement on the announcement by PG&E that it plans to file for Chapter 11 reorganization. PG&E was a fou...

Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Budget a Good First Step for Addressing California’s Major Challenges

Jan 10 2019

The Bay Area Council today applauded Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2019-20 budget as a good first step in addressing California’s major challeng...

Meeting California’s Advanced Energy Workforce Needs

Dec 14 2018

The Bay Area Council’s Workforce of the Future Committee partnered with California Community Colleges to host an Advanced Energy Industry Roundta...

Major Water Districts Join California Resilience Challenge

Sep 26 2018

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Santa Clara Valley Water District today (Sept. 26) announced they have joined the Ca...

November Ballot Positions Announced

Jul 27 2018

The Bay Area Council Executive Committee has adopted positions on a range of state and local ballot measures that voters will decide in November.

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