Oakland, CA -- Today, Monday, May 14th, climate and environmental movement leaders will hold a discussion on how California can be a global model for the fast and just transition from a major oil-producer to a 100% renewable energy economy.
The event comes on the heels of a letter sent to Gov. Jerry Brown and signed by nearly 800 organizations, urging him to take a stand against fossil fuels ahead of his Global Climate Action Summit in September. Panelists will discuss the steps already underway, and the work that remains, to build a fossil free California that works for communities and the climate.
This panel coincides with community-led events being held at city halls around the country calling for public officials to support resolutions that ban new fossil fuel projects and jumpstart transitions to renewable energy.
More information on the panel can be found here: https://350.org/may14/
WHAT:“Real Climate Leadership: How California Can Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground, and build a Just Transition to 100% Renewable Energy”, a panel discussion.
WHEN: Monday, May 14, 2018 at 7PM PDT.
WHERE: The Scottish Rite Center
1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA 94612
WHO:
Moderator:
Antonia Juhasz (author, investigative journalist)
Panelists:
Bill McKibben (author, co-founder of 350.org)
Pennie Opal Plant (Idle No More SF Bay)
Juan Flores (Center on Race, Poverty, & the Environment)
Introductory remarks:
Gloria Ushigua Santi (President of the Association of Sápara Women in Ecuador’s Amazon)
WHY: Between record-breaking wildfires and on-going droughts, Californians have experienced the impacts of the climate crisis firsthand. At the same time, the fossil fuel industry that’s driving the crisis forward is a dangerous and imposing presence across the state, from neighborhood drilling in South Los Angeles, to fracking in the Central Valley, and oil refineries dotting the coastline.
So far, California policy has only addressed the demand for energy, while avoiding measures to curb fossil fuel extraction. As Gov. Brown prepares to welcome world leaders to San Francisco for his Global Climate Action Summit during his final term in office, the Golden State is uniquely positioned to take precedent-setting action against the fossil fuel industry.
Panel Co-sponsored by: Idle No More SF Bay, 350.org, Oil Change International, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment, CultureStrike, Amazon Watch, Greenpeace U.S., Center for Biological Diversity, Stand.earth, SustainUS, Rock the Bike, Diablo Rising Tide, Californians Against Fracking, Rootskeeper, Friends of the Earth, Conscious Elders Network/Elder Activists Social Justice Team, Food & Water Watch, Sunflower Alliance, Fossil Free California, 350 Bay Area, The Sanders Institute, ClimateTruth.org and more.
