For three decades, the Environmental Career Worker Training Program has significantly impacted communities across the nation. Program directors, coordinators, and students reflect on its enduring legacy and the positive changes it has brought.

A key focus of the program has been fostering clean energy environments, empowering communities to build a sustainable future.

Boudreaux, President & CEO, discusses Oberon Fuels' mission to decarbonize the fuel and energy sectors. The company aims to slash the environmental impact of fuels, particularly in hard-to-abate areas like heavy-duty transportation and agriculture.

Oberon achieves this through renewable dimethyl ether (rDME). Their low or carbon-negative rDME fuel can reduce LPG's carbon intensity by up to 60% when blended, potentially cutting global CO2 by 750 million metric tons annually. rDME also offers a compelling approach for transporting hydrogen for its fast-growing applications.

At UNFCCC COP25 on December 4, 2019, C2G and leading experts urged immediate action to address governance gaps in CO2 removal. C2G Executive Director Janos Pasztor specifically highlighted the challenges of large-scale CO2 removal.

For more information, visit c2g2.net/carbon-dioxide-removal/.

Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) Executive Director Janos Pasztor highlights the importance of assessing risks associated with climate-altering technologies, particularly Solar Radiation Modification (SRM).

C2G works to catalyze effective governance for these technologies, including SRM and large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal. C2G maintains impartiality on their potential use, asserting that such choices are for society to make. Learn more at https://www.c2g2.net.

Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) is a climate change organization. Interim Executive Director Ricky Bradley has outlined CCL’s new strategic approach, designed to drive advocacy efforts. This strategy aims to create conditions necessary for lawmakers of both parties to support effective climate legislation.

Find out more about CCL's Strategic Plan: https://cclusa.org/2026-strategic-plan

From June 14-16, 2023, Portugal hosted the Global Exploration Summit (GLEX Summit) in the Azores. Co-organized by The Explorers Club and Expanding World, the summit brought together leading explorers to showcase discoveries, innovative solutions, and technology for exploring our planet, oceans, and space.

Among the presenters was Andrew Revkin, a lauded journalist with 40 years dedicated to the sustainability beat. Known for his innovative reporting from the Amazon to the Arctic, Revkin presented on "The Scariest Climate Science."

At COP 15 in Copenhagen, Hub Culture journalist Edie Lush interviewed Sarah Severn, Nike's Director of Stakeholder Partnerships. Severn discussed the current progress of climate legislation within the United States.

She also highlighted the BICEP partnership, a coalition of 17 global companies actively advocating for comprehensive climate change legislation.

The climate crisis has crucial cultural aspects. Rebecca Solnit, co-editor of *Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility*, highlights new narratives emerging from science, Indigenous leadership, and organizing. These stories offer grounds for hope, envisioning an age of abundance rather than austerity.

Solnit, a renowned author of over 20 books including *Hope in the Dark*, is an influential writer and activist. She regularly contributes to The Guardian and launched the Not Too Late project.

Learn more at Bioneers.org.