''Climate One'' is a weekly podcast and radio program, aired on more than 60 public radio stations around the U.S. A special project of The Commonwealth Club of California, Climate One is based in San Francisco, California. Through its podcast, national radio show, and live convenings for thought leaders and concerned members of the public, they create opportunities for dialogue and aim to inspire a more complete understanding the implications of a changing climate on society, energy systems, economy and the natural environment. Founded in 2007 by Greg Dalton, Climate One has brought together over a thousand policymakers, business leaders, scientists, activists, and others to examine the personal and systemic impacts of climate and advance the conversation about a clean energy future. Climate One hosts both online and in-person events, where Dalton facilitates discussions between leaders of differing — sometimes opposing — viewpoints. Speakers representing the United Nations, the

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industry, environmental advocacy groups, religious faiths, large corporations and labor unions have all appeared on Climate One to address the challenges of climate change.

History

Climate One founder and Host Greg Dalton served as Vice President of Special Projects at The Commonwealth Club of California from 2001 to 2007. During this time, Dalton hosted discussions with former CEO of AT&T Ed Whitacre,

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drummer

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, 9/11 Commissioners Slade Gorton and Richard Ben-Veniste, and others prior to founding Climate One. In 2007, Dalton hosted a global warming symposium sponsored by The Commonwealth Club with academic experts and journalists around the

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. Dalton was moved by the first-hand experience with the impacts of climate disruption in the region. Upon returning home, he worked with Commonwealth Club CEO Gloria Duffy to launch Climate One, a special project of the Club focused on sustainability, environment, and climate.

Speakers and Programs

The organization hosts multiple talks throughout the year in their San Francisco office at the Commonwealth Club of California, and occasionally at other venues around the U.S. such as at

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or Harvard University. At each event, Greg Dalton interviews multiple guests, usually from different fields, to discuss specific aspects of climate change. An open microphone is always provided for audience questions, and post-event receptions allow for mingling and continued conversation. Past speakers at Climate One include: *

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, Environmentalist and Co-founder of

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Varshini Prakash Varshini Prakash (born 1992/1993) is an American climate activist and executive director of the Sunrise Movement, a 501(c)(4) organization which she co-founded in 2017. She was named on the 2019 Time 100 Next list, and was a corecipient of the ...

, Director of the

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* Jane Goodall, Anthropologist and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute * Ai Wei Wei, Artist and activist *

Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic Part ...

, Former Vice President * Vandana Shiva, Environmental activist * Hillary Clinton, Former Secretary of State * Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington (state) and former U.S. Presidential Candidate *

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, CEO of PG&E *

Andrew R. Wheeler Andrew R. Wheeler (born December 23, 1964) is an American attorney who served as the 15th administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2019 to 2021. He served as the deputy administrator from April to July 2018, a ...

, Gina McCarthy and William Reilly, Former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Administrators *Dan Akerson,

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CEO, who announced that GM would withdraw funding for the Heartland Institute. * Julian Castro, former US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary *

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Explorer in Residence *Gloria Walton, President & CEO of Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE), * Robert Fraley, Chief Technology Officer of Monsanto *Dr. James E. Hansen, Climate scientist *Jane Lubchenco, Former

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administrator *

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, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior *

Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...

, Former California Governor * Bill Weihl, former Facebook Director of Sustainability *Marvin Odum, Former President of Shell Oil Company

The Stephen H. Schneider Award

The Stephen H. Schneider Award is Climate One's annual award recognizing a social or natural scientist for extraordinary contributions to the field, as well as their ability to communicate their findings to a broad audience. The award was created by Climate One in 2010 in memory of Stephen Henry Schneider, a respected climate scientist. The Schneider Award winner, selected by a jury of other scientists, receives a prize of $15,000. Past Schneider Award Recipients: *

Richard Alley Richard Blane Alley (born 18 August 1957) is an American geologist and Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University. He has authored more than 240 refereed scientific publications about the relationships between Earth's cryo ...

(2011) *

James Hansen James Edward Hansen (born March 29, 1942) is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1 ...

(2012) *

Nicholas Stern Nicholas Herbert Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, (born 22 April 1946 in Hammersmith) is a British economist, banker, and academic. He is the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Cli ...

(2013) *

Jane Lubchenco Jane Lubchenco (born December 4, 1947) is an American environmental scientist and marine ecologist who teaches and conducts research at Oregon State University. Her research interests include interactions between the environment and human well-be ...

(2014) *

Christopher Field Christopher B. Field is an American scientist and researcher, who has contributed to the field of climate change. The author of more than 200 scientific publications, Field's research emphasizes impacts of climate change, from the molecular to the ...

(2015) * Naomi Oreskes (2016) * Michael Mann (2017) * Katharine Hayhoe (2018) *

Robert Bullard Robert Doyle Bullard (born December 21, 1946) is an American academic who is the former Dean of the Barbara Jordan - Mickey Leland School Of Public Affairs (October 2011 – August 2016) and currently Distinguished Professor at Texas Southern ...

(2019) *

Anthony Leiserowitz Anthony Leiserowitz is a human geographer at Yale University who studies public perceptions of climate change. He has particularly examined perceptions within the United States, where people are considerably less aware of climate change than in o ...

and

Edward Maibach Edward Wile Maibach is a professor at George Mason University who works on public health and climate change communication. Maibach received a B.A. in social psychology from the University of California at San Diego (1980), a M.P.H from San Dieg ...

(2020) *

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist. She is the founder and president of Ocean Collectiv, a consulting firm that helps find ocean "conservation solutions grounded in social justice", and the ...

(2021) * Stefan Rahmstorf (2022)

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