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SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nJune 17- Blue Carbon: Coastal Wetlands and Nature Based Carbon Capture \nConversations about carbon sequestration often focus on emerging technologies and large-scale engineered solutions. Increasingly\, researchers and policymakers are also recognizing the role natural systems can play. Coastal wetlands\, marshes\, and estuaries can capture and store carbon while also supporting habitat\, improving shoreline resilience\, and helping communities adapt to sea level rise. Scientists refer to this as “blue carbon\,” and it is becoming an increasingly important area of climate research and policy. \nTo explore what that could mean for California and the Bay Area\, MCL’s Climate Action Working Group will be joined on June 17 by Lydia Smith Vaughn\, PhD\, Senior Scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute. \nLydia co-leads ecosystem carbon and Delta landscape work at SFEI\, where she brings expertise in carbon cycling and greenhouse gas quantification to projects involving ecosystem restoration\, shoreline resilience\, watershed management\, wetland monitoring\, and multi-benefit landscape planning. Her work includes research on Delta Wetland Futures and Leveraging Wetlands for a Better Climate Future\, as well as efforts to integrate blue carbon into shoreline adaptation planning for San Francisco Bay. \nLydia will discuss: \n\nWhat blue carbon is and why wetlands matter\nHow coastal marshes and estuaries capture and store carbon\nStrategies for restoring and protecting wetlands\nNew research and emerging opportunities in blue carbon science\n\nAs California works toward ambitious climate goals while preparing for sea level rise and other climate impacts\, understanding the role natural systems can play is becoming increasingly important. Join us for a discussion on a growing area of research with implications extending well beyond carbon alone. \nPlease register here to join us.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th- California’s Climate Future: The Climate Center’s 2026 priorities \n \nAs California confronts worsening wildfire risk\, grid instability\, extreme heat\, and the challenge of reducing carbon emissions\, many of the decisions being made in Sacramento right now will shape how Californians power their homes\, charge their vehicles\, and manage land for decades. \nFew organizations have been more deeply involved in shaping those conversations than The Climate Center\, and few people have been more central to those efforts than Barry Vesser\, the organization’s Chief Program Officer. Barry has worked on California climate and clean energy policy for more than two decades and helped lead the Climate Center’s Community Energy Resilience initiative\, which secured $170 million in California Energy Commission investment in community-scale energy projects. \nAt the May 20 Climate Action Working Group meeting\, Barry will discuss several of The Climate Center’s major policy priorities for 2026. One of the most consequential is the future of California’s Cap-and-Invest program\, the carbon pricing system that generates billions annually for climate programs statewide. How that money gets raised\, allocated\, and spent is one of the central climate fights in Sacramento right now. \nBarry will also discuss efforts to use electric vehicles as backup power sources that could help stabilize the grid during heat waves and outages\, along with the growing movement to treat forests\, wetlands\, grasslands\, and working farmland as carbon infrastructure that can store carbon while reducing wildfire risk and protecting water supplies. \nHe will also touch on enhanced geothermal energy\, a promising source of around-the-clock clean power that could complement solar and wind. \nFor anyone trying to make sense of where California climate and energy policy is heading next\, this is a rare opportunity to hear directly from someone helping shape it. \nPlease register here to join us.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \nMay 20th- California’s Climate Future: The Climate Center’s 2026 priorities \n \nAs California confronts worsening wildfire risk\, grid instability\, extreme heat\, and the challenge of reducing carbon emissions\, many of the decisions being made in Sacramento right now will shape how Californians power their homes\, charge their vehicles\, and manage land for decades. \nFew organizations have been more deeply involved in shaping those conversations than The Climate Center\, and few people have been more central to those efforts than Barry Vesser\, the organization’s Chief Program Officer. Barry has worked on California climate and clean energy policy for more than two decades and helped lead the Climate Center’s Community Energy Resilience initiative\, which secured $170 million in California Energy Commission investment in community-scale energy projects. \nAt the May 20 Climate Action Working Group meeting\, Barry will discuss several of The Climate Center’s major policy priorities for 2026. One of the most consequential is the future of California’s Cap-and-Invest program\, the carbon pricing system that generates billions annually for climate programs statewide. How that money gets raised\, allocated\, and spent is one of the central climate fights in Sacramento right now. \nBarry will also discuss efforts to use electric vehicles as backup power sources that could help stabilize the grid during heat waves and outages\, along with the growing movement to treat forests\, wetlands\, grasslands\, and working farmland as carbon infrastructure that can store carbon while reducing wildfire risk and protecting water supplies. \nHe will also touch on enhanced geothermal energy\, a promising source of around-the-clock clean power that could complement solar and wind. \nFor anyone trying to make sense of where California climate and energy policy is heading next\, this is a rare opportunity to hear directly from someone helping shape it. \nPlease register here to join us.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-9-2/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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SUMMARY:MCL Joint Meeting: Land Use\, Transportation and Water Committee and Climate Action Working Group
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nLand Use\, Transportation and Water Committee\n&\nClimate Action Working Group\nJoint Meeting\n10:00 am-12:00 pm\nIn-person/ Zoom Hybrid \nPre-Election SMART Q & A\n \n Eddy Cumins and Bill Gamlen \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuprjgqH9XMXRT0ZVWwTUjD-JW0QNlJ \nIt’s official! A citizen-led initiative to extend SMART’s 1/4-cent sales tax for 30 years will be on the June 2 ballot. This is not a promotion but a chance to learn more. \nJoin SMART General Manager Eddy Cumins and Chief Engineer Bill Gamlen for a Q&A session focused on the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system. \nBring your questions! We plan to cover ridership\, farebox recovery\, GHG emission reductions\, at-grade crossings and minimizing impacts to local communities\, adapting to sea level rise\, and SMART’s plans for future extensions. \nThe meeting will also include updates from MCL Issues Committees on recent advocacy and issues they are tracking. \nRead the summary from our March 2025 meeting with Eddy Cumins and Bill Gamlen on SMART’s initiatives\, strategic plan\, and key challenges. \n  \n \nPhoto via Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-land-use-transportation-and-water-committee-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group,Land Use, Water and Transportation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T100000
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SUMMARY:MCL Climate Action Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Marin Conservation League\nClimate Action Working Group Meeting\nWednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nIn-person / Zoom hybrid\n \nRegister: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoduysrDMsGt16JMYC3r6_mA1R0EYqLgKn \n  \nJoin MCL for a Conversation with Assemblymember Damon Connolly\n10:00 am: MCL Climate Action Working Group leaders will provide an overview and update on the committee’s work\, including: \n\nAdvocacy priorities (electrify everything\, decarbonize the grid\, remove carbon from the atmosphere) and CAWG’s education priority\nMajor issues focused on in the past year (such as advocacy with MCE and at local/regional levels for more renewable energy and electrification programs) and issues going forward\nChallenges and successes—and what success would look like a year from now\nHow more people could become involved in the advocacy and education work\n\nSimilarly\, MCL Land Use Transportation and Water Committee and Parks & Open Space Committee leaders will provide overviews and updates on their work\, with a focus on climate adaptation. \n \n11:00 am: Assemblymember Connolly will share insights into his 2026 legislative agenda and discuss current bills and actions that address issues important to MCL and our community\, including energy\, wildfire\, equity\, decarbonization\, transportation\, insurance\, housing\, sea level rise\, and parks and open space. \nHe will also speak about the dangers and damage caused by climate change and outline his vision for how California can move forward. \nThis is a hybrid meeting\, and attendees are encouraged to join us in person at the MCL office for this timely and important discussion. \nWe hope you will join us for this opportunity to engage directly with Assemblymember Connolly and learn more about the policies shaping Marin’s future.
URL:https://www.marinconservationleague.org/event/mcl-climate-action-working-group-meeting-4-5/
LOCATION:Marin Conservation League\, 175 N. Redwood Dr\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Working Group
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