“Program Area: Climate Change & Energy”
CCEC Makes Me Proud
Building Channels for Innovation and Collaboration: Lessons from the Water Sector for California’s Energy Transition
Caption: The Yolo Bypass illustrates how collaborative learning can help us see old infrastructure in a new light and discover new purposes for systems built to solve yesterday’s problems. Photo: Steve Martarano, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (public domain).
Regional Climate Collaboratives: Building the Capacity Behind Climate Action
Photo Caption: Regional Climate Collaboratives Program Grantees shared outcomes and lessons learned from their 3-year grants with the Strategic Growth Council in August 2026. From left: Melanie Smith, Gateway Cities Regional Climate Collaborative (GCRCC); Ena Lupine; Aileen Qin, GCRCC; Nayre Herrera, Marin Climate Justice Collaborative; Christine Tran, San Joaquin Regional Climate Collaborative; Natalie Hernandez, GCRCC