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One Year Later: Where OC Stands on Climate

Sep 252 min read

One Year Later: Where OC Stands on Climate

“Now that we have experienced unprecedented heatwaves and fires in our own backyard in just the last week, we know that there is no...

San Diego County Adopts Community-Driven, Legally Binding Climate Action Plan

Climate Action Campaign

Sep 202 min read

San Diego County Adopts Community-Driven, Legally Binding Climate Action Plan

Last week, San Diego County adopted a bold, legally binding CAP, prioritizing critical investments into communities hit first by climate.

Reflecting on Our 6th Edition Climate Action Plan Report Card

Anthony Dang

Jun 122 min read

Reflecting on Our 6th Edition Climate Action Plan Report Card

SD on climate: Who’s leading? Who’s lagging? Our newest Report Card is live! Dive into a snapshot of the SD region’s progress on climate.

Redefining the Status Quo Through Energy Choice

Catherine Walker

Mar 52 min read

Redefining the Status Quo Through Energy Choice

You're tired of utility monopolies, and so are we. But we’re changing the status quo. Enter Community Choice Aggregation.

What We Learned At Our NEXUS Climate Conference

Climate Action Campaign

Oct 25, 20222 min read

What We Learned At Our NEXUS Climate Conference

Thank you to everyone who joined us for NEXUS, Climate Action Campaign's inaugural climate conference, on Friday, October 21st at SDSU!...

The Energy Democracy Movement Is Surging Forward In SD

Ariana Criste

Jul 22, 20223 min read

The Energy Democracy Movement Is Surging Forward In SD

Last month, the cities of Oceanside and Vista voted to join the Clean Energy Alliance, one of the San Diego region’s Community Choice...

Climate Action Campaign

Jul 13, 20222 min read

Recapping Bloom, Our 2022 Friendraiser

Thank you to everyone that attended Bloom 2022: Planting Seeds for a Brighter Future on June 26th! We enjoyed celebrating our fight to...

Reflecting On Our 5th Edition CAP Report Card: Here's How Our Region Can Do Better on Climate

Madison Coleman

May 26, 20223 min read

Reflecting On Our 5th Edition CAP Report Card: Here's How Our Region Can Do Better on Climate

We were excited to share our 5th Edition Climate Action Plan Report Card last month and we hope that everyone has enjoyed reading it thus...

California's Rooftop Solar Is Safe For Now

Ariana Criste

Feb 11, 20221 min read

California's Rooftop Solar Is Safe For Now

Good news! Your tweets, phone calls, op-eds, and letters about the proposed changes to California's solar laws broke through to Governor...

It’s Official: A Brighter, Cleaner Future Is Coming To Orange County

Alexis Hernandez

Feb 11, 20222 min read

It’s Official: A Brighter, Cleaner Future Is Coming To Orange County

It has been a whirlwind month in Orange County, but we couldn’t be more excited about what we’ve accomplished with you in our corner:...

From Shade Trees To Resiliency: Why We’re Broadening Our Work

Ariana Criste

Feb 9, 20224 min read

From Shade Trees To Resiliency: Why We’re Broadening Our Work

Since our founding, Climate Action Campaign has fought to expand our region’s urban shade tree canopy. Now, we are expanding our fight...

Reflecting On 2021: Letter From Our Founder And Executive Director

Nicole Capretz

Jan 5, 20222 min read

Reflecting On 2021: Letter From Our Founder And Executive Director

We are living in a moment of transformative change. All around us, the climate, public health, economic inequality, and racial injustice...

Irvine Commits to Zero Carbon by 2030 🙌🏽

Climate Action Campaign

Aug 26, 20212 min read

Irvine Commits to Zero Carbon by 2030 🙌🏽

On August 10, Irvine became the first city in Southern California to set a goal of achieving a zero-carbon local economy consistent with...

San Diego Is Flexing Its Big City Energy

Matthew Vasilakis

Mar 9, 20212 min read

San Diego Is Flexing Its Big City Energy

We’ve been in the trenches for San Diego’s gas and electric Franchise Agreements for months now and... we finally have good news to...

SDCP is Launching, What Should We Expect? A Q&A with CAC’s Co-Director of Policy, Mat Vasilakis

Ariana Criste

Mar 1, 20213 min read

SDCP is Launching, What Should We Expect? A Q&A with CAC’s Co-Director of Policy, Mat Vasilakis

San Diego Community Power, our region’s new Community Choice Energy program, is launching today! We sat down with Mat Vasilakis—our...

Letter from Our Executive Director: Reflections On 2020

Climate Action Campaign

Dec 17, 20202 min read

Letter from Our Executive Director: Reflections On 2020

Over the past five years, we’ve grown from 1.5 people and a shoestring budget to a staff of ten with a budget of over $1 million. In...

Climate Action Campaign

Jun 15, 20201 min read

You Made #GivingTuesdayNow a Success!

We are overwhelmed at the generosity of our community of climate warriors! With your help, we raised $14,150 in just 24 hours during...

Climate Action Campaign

Jun 12, 20204 min read

Celebrating Five Years of CAC

It’s hard to believe, but it’s our 5th Anniversary at CAC! Five years ago during this week (March 17, 2015 to be exact), CAC was granted ou

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