September 2018 – My Blog

Experts Call on Communities to Act and Adapt to Climate Change

Climate change experts who recently gathered at the California Energy Commission called on communities to act and adapt to the expected adverse effects of climate change. The August 30 workshop…

jamur September 26, 2018

Climate Change Energy Efficiency Energy Policy

New Interactive Tools Provide More Information About Energy Commission Programs

The California Energy Commission has launched two mapping tools that will help provide the public greater access and information about the programs that the agency invests in and supports. The…

jamur September 24, 2018

Climate Change Partnerships

California and China Are Continuing Strong Partnership on Climate Change

“Broad participation, joint action” was splashed across the electronic screen at the China Pavilion at the recent Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. The words capture the collaboration between…

jamur September 20, 2018

Climate Change Partnerships

Gore Addresses Climate Change Truths, Challenges at Summit

It’s been12 years since the release of former Vice President Al Gore’s climate change documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” In that time, some of what Gore foreshadowed is now approaching reality,…

jamur September 18, 2018

Partnerships Transportation

Energy Commission Celebrates National Drive Electric Week

From September 8 to 16, National Drive Electric Week celebrations are taking place across the country to raise awareness about the accessibility and benefits of electric vehicles, like passenger cars,…

jamur September 7, 2018

Renewable Energy

Workshop Gets the Skinny on Advancing Thin-Film Solar Technology

The California Energy Commission will hold a workshop Sept. 7 to examine ways to advance the science and manufacturing of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technologies. Thin-film PV technology has been around…

jamur September 5, 2018

Renewable Energy

California Succeeding with Clean Energy Goals, Report Shows

California becomes ground zero in the battle of combating climate change with leaders descending on Northern California for the Global Climate Action Summit in mid-September. The goal: articulating near-term climate…

jamur September 5, 2018

Transportation

Energy Commission Hosts Webinar to Update Vehicle-Grid Roadmap

The California Energy Commission will hold the first in a series of public webinars and workshops Sept. 6 to update the 2014 Vehicle-Grid Integration Roadmap, which identifies creative ways electric…

jamur September 4, 2018