WHY WE'RE HERE, and why we're glad you're here with us.
ABOUT US
WHY WE'RE HERE
We believe that this decade is THE decade in which significant progress must be made to slow climate disruption and begin to reverse global warming.
We believe that everyone has a part to play so we focus on answering the question, "I'm just one person, what can I possibly do to make a difference?". ​
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We believe that collaboration is the key to dramatically reduce our reliance on fossil fuel use, and we share best practices, resources, and solutions across all nine counties and the 7.8 million people who call the Bay Area their home.
"To go fast, go alone. To go far, go together."
OK, now do both.
Vision - Mission - Values
OUR VISION
We see a future where the San Francisco Bay Area has made a world of difference for future generations through concerted citizen action, strategic business leadership, and proactive government engagement, and achieved essential 2030 climate goals that will slow climate disruption and help reverse global warming.
OUR MISSION
Act Now Bay Area connects Business, Community, and Government to the climate solution resources needed to dramatically reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and achieve ambitious 2030 greenhouse gas reduction goals in energy, transportation, and buildings.
OUR VALUES
We’re focused.
We address the sectors that contribute the most greenhouse gas emissions.
We’re collaborators.
We work with partners to amplify the great work being done, making connections to
existing programs and resources, so that no one has to start alone or from scratch.
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We’re allies.
We prioritize frontline communities and workers in the transition to a fossil-free future, embracing diversity and building trusted partnerships.
We’re curious.
We ask questions, like "What do you need?" and “How can we help?”, constantly
learning, iterating, and curating solutions with the latest science and technology.
We’re pragmatic.
We promote solutions that are politically and technologically feasible, are cost-
effective, and scalable, and that address the needs and priorities of residents,
businesses, and policy-makers.
If ever time was of the essence, it is now.
If ever a region could meet the challenge, it's the Bay Area.
Together, the Bay Area can make a world of difference.
JOIN US & BECOME A BAY AREA CLIMATE SOLUTIONIST!
Our Team & Advisors
Leslie Alden
Co-Founder and Chief Instigator
Executive Director
Pictured above:
Denise Donaldson, Leslie Alden, and Mike Robinson
Marketing Communications
Research Associate
and we are grateful to our generous and dedicated volunteers!
We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of volunteers along the way, without whom we would never have gotten this far:
Kiki La Porta of Descom Studios for our logo & identity design, filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg of Moving Art for the video "What's Possible", Mike Robinson, Mark Westwind, Charlie Chesney, Lynda Deschambault, Alejandro Moreno, Chris Yalonis, and Joel McKinnon
and a special "THANK YOU" to all of our
ADVISORS
Herb Behrstock, United Nations Association
Patty Cook, Senior VP, ICF International
Carleen Cullen, CEO, Drive Clean Bay Area
Cyane Dandridge, CEO, Strategic Energy Innovations
Gil Friend, CEO, Natural Logic
Maura Fallon-McKnight, ED, Business Council on Climate Change
Kate Gordon, Snr. Advisor to Energy Secretary J. Granholm, Dept. of Energy
Ann Hancock, Founder & Chief Strategist, The Climate Center
Paul Hawken, Founder, Project Drawdown, and Regeneration
David Johnson, AIA, NCARB, VP, AGI Avant Group
Cynthia Koehler, JD, Executive Director, WaterNow
Kirsten Liske, VP, Community Programs, Ecology Action
Shawn Marshall, CEO, Peninsula Clean Energy
Nils Moe, Executive Director, Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Laura Neish, Executive Director, 350BayArea
Debbie Raphael, Director (ret.), SF Department of the Environment
Suzanne Reed, The Collaboration Connection
Bruce Riordan, Director, Climate Readiness Institute, UC Berkeley
Bill Weihl, Founder & Executive Director, Climate Voice
Mark Westwind, The Praxis Group
Susan Wright, Sustainability Program Manager, San Mateo County
Lauren Wylie, Sustainability Director, Oliver Wyman
Abby Young, Principal Environmental Planner, BAAQMD