Public Hearing on Climate Action: Hayward, CA

The hearing will be held in partnership with a key ally, the City of Hayward, California.

Everyone is welcome to register to attend or speak along with other international climate experts, either in-person or remotely via Zoom. We also accept written testimony (Note that registration is not required to provide written testimony). Previous events have benefited from valuable contributions of key thought leaders, including: 

• Dr. James E. Hansen, Director of Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, Earth Institute, Columbia University;
• Kevin Anderson, Professor of Energy & Climate Change, School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering, University of Manchester; 
• Donn Viviani, a 35-year veteran EPA policymaker and President of the Board of CPR Initiative;
• Dr. Lise Van Susteren, a practicing general and forensic psychiatrist and an expert on the physical and mental health effects among children of climate disruption.

As we have continued to do for previous hearings, we will invite the EPA to attend, and we will make the full record, including both expert and other public testimony, available to the Agency and the public on our website’s Hearing Archive page. That way, when EPA reconsiders its present position, it can hit the ground running.

CPR Initiative welcomes your considered thoughts on the climate crisis, its current and likely impacts to California, and what additional federal action is required to confront the climate crisis. More specifically, we appreciate testimony that moves the conversation forward as it relates to the following:

• Community youth & climate solutions
• Imperiled communities
• Climate “tipping points”