The Community Environmental Council’s Climate Leadership initiatives are working to educate, unite, and activate a broad range of Central Coast residents.

While it was difficult to surpass 2022’s unprecedented climate wins, the successes we saw this year in California are keeping the winds at our backs, maintaining our momentum toward rapid and equitable climate solutions.

¿Sabías que el transporte es responsable de más de la mitad de las emisiones de carbono de California, del 80 por ciento de la contaminación que forma el smog y del 95 por ciento de las emisiones tóxicas de diésel?

Did you know that transportation is responsible for more than half of California’s carbon emissions, 80 percent of smog-forming pollution, and 95 percent of toxic diesel emissions?

California’s Central Coast has looked to recycling as a landfill diversion solution for several decades—but it’s not enough. That’s why the Community Environmental Council (CEC) is driving progress towards a zero-waste society, turning hard-to-reach waste streams into valuable resources that further reduce climate emissions.

Las fuertes tormentas invernales de este año sacudieron la región de la Costa Central de California y dejaron al descubierto los impactos desproporcionados que sintieron las comunidades en riesgo durante épocas de desastre.

This year’s severe winter storms rocked California's Central Coast region—and laid bare the disproportionate impacts felt by at-risk communities during times of disaster.

If one of your goals this year is to find ways to reduce your reliance on fossil fuels, read on! We are excited to share our latest resources to help you make the switch to clean energy and lower your carbon footprint in ways large and small.

2022 has been an unprecedented year for climate progress, with a dizzying number of new California laws set to transform markets for all-electric vehicles and clean energy, and catalyze climate justice efforts.