2017 YEAR IN REVIEW CLIMATE ONE AT 10 10 YEARS OF CHANGING THE CONVERSATION Now more than ever, Climate One’s role as convener, connector and conversation leader is imperative. 3 CLIMATE ONE AT 10 Climate disruption is a problem requiring an all-hands- 8 CONNECTING THE ISSUES on-deck approach, but the citizenry is divided about ENERGY the nature and scale of the phenomenon and the most productive way to address it. Climate One has created ECONOMY a welcoming place where the systemic is made personal FOOD — and vice versa — for every speaker, attendee and TECHNOLOGY listener. Bringing a broad, journalistic perspective to the WATER conversation on climate change and its consequences, we have hosted significant and influential discussions TRANSPORTATION for 10 years. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE During Climate One’s 10th anniversary year, we’re RESILIENCE doubling down on our mission to make sure the 26 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS conversation around climate change remains robust, diverse and at the forefront of our civic dialogue. 31 SHOWS AND GUESTS We’re going beyond simply raising awareness. We’re 35 SUPPORTERS AND TEAM catalyzing action — without villainizing individuals or groups. We’re illuminating the web of interrelated issues that impact the interconnected global economy and ecosystems. And we’re setting the stage for adversaries to develop empathy for each other’s perspectives — and perhaps become partners who develop solutions that inspire us all. Together, we are changing the conversation. LEFT United Nations Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall in conversation with Greg Dalton at Climate One on April 17, 2017. CLIMATE ONE AT 10 3 For 10 years, we have tackled the most important issue of our time. SEPTEMBER 2007 Greg Dalton returns from Arctic expedition to found Climate One. JUNE 2009 Climate One radio show begins on KRCB. OCTOBER 2009 Monthly Climate One TV show begins on KRCB. DECEMBER 2009 Climate One goes to Copenhagen for U.N. climate summit (COP 15). Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears at Climate One to talk about public diplomacy and the interconnections NOVEMBER 2010 between energy, the economy and the environment. DECEMBER 2011 Dr. Richard Alley is awarded the first annual Stephen Schneider Award. APRIL 2012 Climate One podcast launches. JULY 2012 First Climate One scholarship winner travels to Arctic with Students On Ice. Environmental activist Bill McKibben sits down with former Shell Oil President John Hofmeister at Climate One NOVEMBER 2012 to talk about the future of fossil fuels and the companies that produce them. Texas Governor Rick Perry visits Climate One to discuss energy production and independence, citing JUNE 2014 Texas’ leadership. Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson visits Climate One and explicitly connects the dots between climate APRIL 2015 change and the economy. DECEMBER 2016 Climate One goes to Paris for U.N. climate summit (COP 21). APRIL 2017 Dr. Jane Goodall celebrates her 83rd birthday at Climate One. APRIL 2017 Climate One covers the People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C., hosts a show at the Newseum. The Climate One podcast is downloaded nearly 700,000 times annually, setting a new level of program JULY 2017 engagement around the world. 4 CLIMATE ONE 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW CLIMATE ONE AT 10 5 We believe people are more motivated to take action when they are inspired by solutions rather than driven by fear. would mean for climate change. Would Hoover Institute research fellow the new president revive the coal Jeremy Carl. By inviting multiple, 2017 By THE NUMBERS industry? Would he withdraw from the contrasting perspectives, we offered CLIMATE ONE AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB Paris Agreement in defiance of worldwide guests and listeners the chance to consensus? As we forged our way through make up their own minds about some a politically chaotic time, and numerous of the most complicated climate-related 33 Live Shows federal climate-oriented regulations were issues, including persistent climate- rolled back, we also saw corporations, change denial. 41 Climate One Episodes cities, states and other nations continue We believe people are more motivated to reduce their carbon dependence. And Radio Stations to take action when they are inspired by 124 at Climate One, the conversation solutions rather than driven by fear. Our continued undeterred. , Attendance at Live Shows mission is to change the conversation 5 961 Because climate change doesn’t exist in a around climate change and steer it , Podcast Downloads vacuum, we continued to explore a wide toward action-provoking solutions. At 699 397 range of interconnected, climate-related a recent gathering of foundation ABOVE Climate One DEAR FRIENDS, founder and host issues, including the economy, energy, executives, California Governor Jerry INCOME Greg Dalton in Climate One’s 10th anniversary year as a food, water and environmental justice. Brown said, “We are facing extinction ... 2017 at the Ilulissat project of the Commonwealth Club was Our many guests included influential or enlightenment.” In our most optimistic Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site full of milestones. Our weekly radio show journalists and politicians, and cultural, moments, we’d like to believe that in Greenland, 150 reached a national audience when it was social and environmental leaders such as Climate One won’t be needed 10 years miles north of the picked up by NPR Now on Sirius XM and The New Yorker writer Jane Mayer, former from now. In case we are, though, we will Arctic Circle. WCPN in Cleveland. Listeners downloaded Vice President Al Gore, television science spend the next decade working to create our podcast nearly 700,000 times. And, in personality Bill Nye, civil rights veteran opportunities for enlightenment — both EXPENSE October, we moved into our beautiful new Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, legendary for ourselves and the generations that home on the San Francisco waterfront. conservationist Jane Goodall and the follow. Thank you for joining us. Most important, we continued to lead the world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei. Warm Regards, conversation on climate change, hosting True to our mission to include all voices experts with diverse viewpoints and in the conversation, we were glad to host innovative ideas for a better future. an array of leaders with more conservative It was an exciting year, but not without its viewpoints, including former head of Greg Dalton Climate One fiscal year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017 challenges. The United States wondered Shell Oil John Hofmeister, former U.S. Executive Producer and Host *Due to GAAP accounting rules, the timing of multi-year grants can cause deficits what the arrival of a new administration Representative Bob Inglis (R-SC), and Climate One at the Commonwealth Club or surpluses in certain fiscal years. 6 CLIMATE ONE 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW CLIMATE ONE AT 10 7 CONNECTING THE ISSUES ENERGY ECONOMY CRITICAL ISSUES OF ENERGY, ECONOMY FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT HAVE BECOME TECHNOLOGY INCREASINGLY INTERDEPENDENT. AT WATER CLIMATE ONE, TALKING ABOUT A SINGLE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE MEANS TALKING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OTHERS. HERE WE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF RESILIENCE THE PRESSING QUESTIONS WE EXPLORED WITH OUR GUESTS IN 2017, AND SOME OF THEIR MOST COMPELLING RESPONSES. 8 CLIMATE ONE 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW CONNECTING THE ISSUES 9 ENERGY How intimately are energy production and consumption connected with our everyday lives? Beyond the energy we use to drive, stay warm and cook, what about the larger energy infrastructures that run our cities, underpin our economies and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions? Climate One asks vital questions about energy, inviting many voices to discuss ways of producing and regulating energy for the common good. Most states in the United States have made their commitments under the Clean Power Plan, and most are not going to unwind those policies because they’re driving innovation in the state. They’re attracting corporations that have already made commitments to renewable energy, and most are seeing future jobs. —AMY MYERS JAFFE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY AT UC DAVIS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT This year we talked a lot about the potential effects of the new administration’s energy policies. A newly restructured Environmental Protection Agency conducted a review of the Clean Power Plan and recommended its repeal, while also acting to bolster the coal industry. However, most energy experts believe that while there may be a slowdown in the transition away from fossil fuels, investment and innovation in renewable energy are strong and unlikely to stop. 10 CLIMATE ONE 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW CONNECTING THE ISSUES 11 ECONOMY What is the real economic impact of climate disruption? Beyond creating opportunity for “green jobs,” what about more complex consequences, like widening income disparities? What are the real costs of oil company subsidies and clean energy subsidies? Climate One invites economists and policymakers to discuss evolving tax policies, financial incentives for businesses that honor the environment, and economic opportunities for nations willing to mitigate climate disruption. Growth is only half the story. The other half is efficiency. If you can make more money with less inputs, that’s more profit. That’s a good thing for business. —ADAM DAVIS, MANAGING PARTNER AT ECOSYSTEM INVESTMENT PARTNERS W e’re seeing that many businesses that rely on growth and consumption are learning to align their profits with the health of the planet. And, despite changing incentives