Energy and Climate Change

Bay Area Council Statement on Gov. Brown’s New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

The Bay Area Council today (April 29) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s announcement of an Executive Order setting...

NEW REPORT PUTS DAMAGE TOLL FROM OVERDUE MEGA STORM AT $10.4 BILLION

From drought to deluge, California and the Bay Area can expect increasingly dramatic weather swings as the effects of climate change become more pr...

NEW REPORT EXAMINES CA’S READINESS FOR ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS, ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute on Monday (April 13) released that examines California’s readiness for the growing tsunami of advanced co...

New Report Examines CA’s Readiness for Tsunami of Energy, Communications Technologies

California’s infrastructure has allowed some of the world’s most innovative technology companies to thrive here. But for that infrastructure to...

KEEPING CALIFORNIA CONNECTED, POWERED AND COMPETITIVE

A few stories in the news this week (March 23) highlighted the growing urgency for modernizing California’s energy and communications systems. Th...

COUNCIL READIES RECOMMENDATIONS ON DROUGHT RESPONSE

With the Sierra snowpack at a measly 19 percent of average and statewide water conservation efforts showing mixed results, the Bay Area Council’s...

UPCOMING STUDIES EXPLORE CRITICAL CA, BAY AREA ISSUES

What does California need to do to ensure it has the energy and communications infrastructure necessary to compete globally? Is the Bay Area prepar...

COUNCIL JOINS TOP LEADERS TO DISCUSS CALIFORNIA’S WATER FUTURE

With a record dry January leading California into its 4th year of drought, Capitol Weekly and the University of California on Thursday held their a...

WHEN URBAN PLANNING MANDATES FAIL TO CONSIDER CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES

A disconnect between SB375 and changing automobile technology will have serious unwanted and unintended consequences in how we plan and invest to m...

LEADERSHIP CHANGE AT ECONOMIC INSTITUTE ANNOUNCED

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute this week (Jan. 5) announced that effective February 1, 2015 Dr. Micah Weinberg will become President, succ...
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