Climate One

2016 began in the after-glow of the Paris climate summit and ended with the election of Donald Trump. A look back at the year’s energy triumphs and setbacks.

2. Speaker List

David R. Baker, Energy Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle

Katie Fehrenbacher, Former Senior Writer, Fortune

Cassandra Sweet, Reporter, Wall Street Journal

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on December 7, 2016.

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As Donald Trump moves into the West Wing and the GOP takes control of congress, what will become of California’s environmental trailblazing?

Christine Pelosi, Superdelegate for Democratic Party; Political Strategist

Duf Sundheim, 2016 Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate

Tony Strickland, Former California State Senator; California Chairman, The Committee for American Sovereignty

Tony Thurmond, California State Assemblymember (D-15)

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on December 1, 2016.

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While federal experts warn that it will cost $44 trillion to rid the U.S. economy of carbon, Citibank counters that failing to act on climate disruption could result in over $44 trillion in public and private losses over the next 25 years. The true cost of either keeping or ditching fossil fuels was up for discussion at a recent Climate One event. Nicholas Stern, Chair, Center for Climate Change Economics and Policy, London School of Economics Steve Westly, Founder and Managing Partner, The Westly Group This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on May 5, 2016.

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A recent agreement is designed to curb emissions from international plane flights. But what if the new administration doesn’t clear it for takeoff?

Erin Cooke, Sustainability Director, San Francisco International Airport

James Macias, President and CEO, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc.

Sean Newsum, Director of Environmental Strategy, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Annie Petsonk, International Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on November 16, 2016

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Climate change is as much about what we eat as what we drive or where we live. Rising heat is hitting chocolate, wine, beer, bread and other foods we love, while our appetites for meat, fish, and dairy are responsible for a host of unsustainable farming practices. So what’s a climate-conscious eater to do? On today’s program we'll look at how climate change affects us at the kitchen table. We’ll ask whether all those craft beers, fair-trade coffees, and single-batch chocolates are part of the solution, or whether going vegan is the key to a climate-friendly diet.

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The explorer, climber, surfer and founder of sporting goods company Patagonia, Inc., has spent a lifetime welcoming adventure – and risk - of all kinds.

Yvon Chouinard, Founder and Owner, Patagonia

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on October 27, 2016

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America’s National Parks are struggling to find a balance between the needs of a growing population and the desire to preserve our natural heritage.

John Hart, Author, An Island in Time: 50 Years of Point Reyes National Seashore (Pickleweed Press, 2012)

Jordan Fisher Smith, Author, Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature (Crown, 2016)

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on July 19, 2016

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Connecting the dots between the foods we love and our environment may be one way to engage people in the climate change fight – one cup of coffee at a time.

Jonathan Foley, Executive Director, California Academy of Sciences

Simran Sethi, Author, Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love

Helene York, Global Director, Responsible Business, Compass Group@Google

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on October 18, 2016.

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Climate change seems to have taken a backseat in this year’s presidential campaign. What’s ahead for the climate movement in the next administration?

Bill McKibben, Founder, 350.org

Terry Tamminen, CEO, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on October 21, 2016.

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After last winter’s rains, Californians breathed a collective sigh of relief. But short-term weather is not the same as long-term climate. And state water watchers understand that this rainfall did not break the worst drought in over a thousand years. With the effects of climate change being felt around the country – droughts in some areas and flooding in others – the nation is looking to California as a model for how to handle a new normal. Today we’ll dig into the water woes of this bellwether state. How is California planning for a hotter, drier climate in the cities and down on the farm?

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