Center for Climate Protection

“990 was prepared by CCP Deputy Director, a Financial Management Consultant and a CPA and reviewed by the the Finance Committee including the Treasurer. It was approved by the Board of Directors.”

“Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating that they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party.”

“At the behest of the board, the Deputy Director reviewed staff salaries survey based on Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits, the 2018 Compensation & Benefits Survey. Pay rates were set at median level for comparable organizations in size and budget.”

“At the behest of the board, the Deputy Director reviewed staff salaries survey based on Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits, the 2018 Compensation & Benefits Survey. Pay rates were set at median level for comparable organizations in size and budget.”

“The financial statements, conflict of interest policy and IRS Form 1023 are available upon request.”

“We just started the Advance Community Energy project which will align energy planning in local communities with state climate goals and initiate innovative utility reform.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Clean Transportation: The Center for Climate Protection worked on legislation to phase out fossil fuel powered vehicles in California. As part of this effort, we produced a report, "Survey of Global Activity to Phase Out Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles." We found that many countries such as China, Britain, France, and India have already set a date to phase out gas and diesel-powered vehicles. We hope that this report will help build momentum in the United States to pass similar measures. The Center is working locally with Sonoma Clean Power, a Community Choice agency that the Center for Climate Protection helped to start, and the Regional Climate Protection Authority on a program to help businesses connect with a state-funded electric vehicle (EV) workplace charging installation program. (Continued at Schedule O) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5:”

“Clean Power Exchange: Continued from Page 3. The Center has also been actively promoting CCE in the Central Valley to disadvantaged communities that have serious air quality issues. Recently, the city governments of Fresno (population 527,438 in 2017) and the city of Stockton (population of 310,000 in 2017) have voted to do feasibility studies on the potential of Community Choice for their jurisdictions. The Center is also part of a team selected by National Renewable Energy Labs to participate in a collaborative research effort to explore new ways that solar energy can improve the affordability, reliability, and resilience of electric grid. We are working with two CCEs - Lancaster Choice Energy in Southern California, and Peninsula Clean Energy in San Mateo County - on this effort. The Center was also selected with our partner, MCE Clean Energy by the California Energy Commission for a project to empower Community Choice agencies to use local, distributed clean energy in multi- family housing, commercial and public facilities, and to optimize the value of these resources to customers. In June the Center hosted our fifth Business of Local Energy Symposium in Irvine in Southern California, with 325 participants, all working to accelerate the building of California's clean energy economy. At the Symposium the Center announced our new Advanced Community Energy (ACE) initiative. ACE is a statewide program to create local clean electricity systems. The ACE model increases local resilience and energy security, helps to build the local economy, and includes communities in identifying local priorities.”

“ECO2school: Continued from Page 3. These students designed and implemented education and encouragement activities that reached 28,962 students. The World Changers Career Pathway is a project of ECO2school that aims to support youth in making climate central to their educational, career, and lifestyle choices. This year, it provided four paid college climate fellows (interns) and five competitive $1,000 scholarships to students for their implementation of carbon reduction projects.”

“Clean Transportation: Continued from Page 3. Studies have shown that if there is charging at the workplace, employees are twenty times more likely to purchase an EV. The Center was responsible for getting key business in Sonoma County to apply for the program, including Amy's Kitchen, Basin Street Properties, Redwood Credit Union, and Oliver's Market.”