Climate One is a weekly podcast and radio program, aired on more than 60 public radio stations around the U.S. A special project of The Commonwealth Club of California, Climate One is based in San Francisco, California. Through its podcast, national radio show, and live convenings for thought leaders and concerned members of the public, they create opportunities for dialogue and aim to inspire a more complete understanding the implications of a changing climate on society, energy systems, economy and the natural environment.[1] Founded in 2007 by Greg Dalton, Climate One has brought together over a thousand policymakers, business leaders, scientists, activists, and others to examine the personal and systemic impacts of climate and advance the conversation about a clean energy future.
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| Established | 2007 |
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| Founder | Greg Dalton |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California United States |
| Website | climateone |
Climate One hosts both online and in-person events, where Dalton facilitates discussions between leaders of differing — sometimes opposing — viewpoints. Speakers representing the United Nations, the fossil fuel industry, environmental advocacy groups, religious faiths, large corporations and labor unions have all appeared on Climate One to address the challenges of climate change.
History edit
Climate One founder and Host Greg Dalton served as Vice President of Special Projects at The Commonwealth Club of California from 2001 to 2007. During this time, Dalton hosted discussions with former chief executive officer of AT&T Ed Whitacre, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, 9/11 Commissioners Slade Gorton and Richard Ben-Veniste, and others prior to founding Climate One.
In 2007, Dalton hosted a global warming symposium sponsored by The Commonwealth Club with academic experts and journalists around the Arctic Circle. Dalton was moved by the first-hand experience with the impacts of climate disruption in the region. Upon returning home, he worked with Commonwealth Club chief executive officer Gloria Duffy to launch Climate One, a special project of the Club focused on sustainability, environment, and climate.[2]
Speakers and programs edit
The organization hosts multiple talks throughout the year in their San Francisco office at the Commonwealth Club of California, and occasionally at other venues around the U.S. such as at Duke University or Harvard University. At each event, Greg Dalton interviews multiple guests, usually from different fields, to discuss specific aspects of climate change. An open microphone is always provided for audience questions, and post-event receptions allow for mingling and continued conversation.
Past speakers at Climate One include:
- Bill McKibben, environmentalist and co-founder of 350.org
- Varshini Prakash, director of the Sunrise Movement
- Jane Goodall, anthropologist and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute
- Ai Wei Wei, artist and activist
- Al Gore, former Vice President [3]
- Vandana Shiva, environmental activist
- Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State and First Lady
- Jay Inslee, governor of Washington (state) and former U.S. presidential candidate
- Patti Poppe, chief executive officer of PG&E
- Andrew R. Wheeler, Gina McCarthy and William Reilly, former administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Dan Akerson, chief executive officer of General Motors, who announced that GM would withdraw funding for the Heartland Institute.[4]
- Julian Castro, former US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary [5]
- Sylvia Earle, National Geographic explorer in residence
- Gloria Walton, president and chief executive officer of Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE)
- Robert Fraley, chief technology officer of Monsanto
- Dr. James E. Hansen, climate scientist [6]
- Jane Lubchenco, former NOAA administrator
- Sally Jewell, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior[7]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California Governor
- Bill Weihl, former Facebook Director of Sustainability
- Marvin Odum, former president of Shell Oil Company[8]
The Stephen H. Schneider Award edit
The Stephen H. Schneider Award is Climate One's annual award recognizing a social or natural scientist for extraordinary contributions to the field, as well as their ability to communicate their findings to a broad audience.[9] The award was created by Climate One in 2010 in memory of Stephen Henry Schneider, a respected climate scientist. The Schneider Award winner, selected by a jury of other scientists, receives a prize of $15,000.
Past Schneider Award Recipients:[10]
- Richard Alley (2011)
- James Hansen (2012)
- Nicholas Stern (2013)
- Jane Lubchenco (2014)
- Christopher Field (2015)
- Naomi Oreskes (2016)[11][12]
- Michael Mann (2017)[13]
- Katharine Hayhoe (2018)[14]
- Robert Bullard (2019)[15]
- Anthony Leiserowitz and Edward Maibach (2020)[16]
- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (2021)[17]
- Stefan Rahmstorf (2022)[18]
- Ben Santer (2023)
References edit
- ^ "Greg's Arctic Voyage". Climate One. February 26, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler on Cars, Coal, and Climate (March 15, 2019). "EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler on Cars, Coal, and Climate". Climate One. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Garofoli, Joe (July 25, 2017). "In SF, Gore sees world leaving Trump behind on climate change". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Kuipers, Dean (March 30, 2012). "GM pulls support for Heartland Institute". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ Marinucci, Carla (January 8, 2013). "S.F. welcomes Dems' rising Latino stars". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Miller, Craig (December 5, 2012). "NASA's Hansen: California's Cap & Trade Doomed to Fail". KQED. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ November 8, David R. Baker on; PM, 2013 at 12:52 (November 8, 2013). "Interior Sec. Jewell: U.S. can pump oil and fight climate change". Fossils & Photons – Energy and Clean Tech. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "TriplePundit: Shell Oil : Natural Gas Best Opportunity For Carbon Reduction". triplepundit.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication Bestowed upon Dr. Katharine Hayhoe". Climate One. May 10, 2018. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "The Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication". Climate One. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Professor honored for work on climate change consensus". Harvard Gazette. July 18, 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "Why Climate Change Continues to Be a Tough Sell". KQED. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "Mann receives Schneider award for outstanding climate science communication | Penn State University". news.psu.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Watts, Jonathan (January 6, 2019). "Katharine Hayhoe: 'A thermometer is not liberal or conservative'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "Awards". Dr Robert Bullard, Father of Environmental Justice. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication". Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Atherton, Lori (February 18, 2022). "Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson to deliver Wege Lecture at SEAS". SEAS, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Stephen Schneider Award for Stefan Rahmstorf". Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. June 13, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.