The Sacramento Climate Coalition is a grassroots alliance of 37 Sacramento organizations working to advance the broader movement for civil rights, climate justice and our environment, now and in these crucial years ahead.
The Coalition was created in 2016 to fight proposals to bring explosive crude oil through Sacramento neighborhoods on their way to coastal refineries. We won the fight, and decided to expand our focus to the broader set of issues related to climate change as a whole. We have always had leadership from disadvantaged communities located near to the rail lines and are deeply committed to environmental justice.
With help from our members we were able to pressure Sacramento City, County, and SMUD to declare a Climate Emergency, recognizing the urgency of our situation and creating a 2030 carbon zero deadline to avoid the worst effects of the coming catastrophe. Our current campaigns aim to hold them accountable to this crucial timeline, in addition to fostering collaboration between the major energy users, and educating the public about the current crisis and what they can do to help our city and County rapidly decarbonize.
Within the Sacramento’s Climate Emergency Declaration process we were able to lead is insisting upon the establishment of a County Emergency Mobilization Task Force tasked with advising the County supervisors with a Climate Emergency Response Plan.
Additionally, our 2023 campaign led to researching and identifying established means from across the US to pay for the rapid decarbonization programs that are needed in our region. We have been successful with the first of these projects by starting the process of building a Sacramento Public Bank as is consistent with AB 857, the California Public Banking Act of 2019 which allows the formation of 10 Public Banks in California. Through rapid community collaboration locally, within the California Public Banking Alliance, City Council member Valenzuela , City Treasurer John Colville and Banking Manager, Kimberly Gladden we were able to secure City funding to fund a viability and business plan for such a public bank.
The Sacramento Climate Coalition is committed to accelerating the transition to carbon zero by 2030 to help stop runaway Climate Destabilization. We must protect our most vulnerable and transform our economy to a more just and equitable one for now, and for future generations.
Our vision for public education is to reach the point where a large portion of the general public understands the basic facts and gravity of the climate crisis and supports the critical goal date of eliminating green house gas emissions by 2030. This work was begun with leadership from the Sacramento Climate Coalition (SCC) which led the effort to form the Sacramento County’s Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force. Along with other SCC partners we envision reaching out through community networks in churches, schools, neighborhoods, civic, and labor organizations
-IMPROVED AND ENGAGING WEBSITE: We need funds to update and upgrade our website so that it will be more reflective of our ongoing work and inspiring and inviting for new visitors to become involved and feel that they can make a difference in their city and Global Climate.
- ORGANIZE A TOWN HALL ABOUT FORMING THE SACRAMENTO PUBLIC BANK: We need to generate funds to organize a town hall for a public Bank so that we can inform the communities around Sacramento to join our effort such as the County of Sacramento, Yolo County, Cities of Davis and WestSacramento.
-DEVELOP DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA TO EDUCATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED TO RESPOND TO THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY. We need to advocate for new climate policies and programs to help the local community with such needs as affordable housing, high numbers of green jobs and training, supporting the decarbonization of the built environment, and through the Public Bank, provide support for small businesses especially those in traditionally disadvantaged, minority and women owned entities that have been excluded from economic support.
The Sacramento Climate Coalition is a grassroots alliance of Sacramento groups and individuals working to advance the broader movement for civil rights, justice and our environment, now and in these crucial years ahead. We understand that Climate justice implies prioritization of resources for decarbonization and job training to those communities that traditionally have born the brunt of Fossil fuel pollution generated by extraction operations and power generation. We have always had leadership from disadvantaged communities located near to the rail lines and are deeply committed to environmental justice and are committed to promoting diversity in our leadership.
Organization name
Sacramento Climate Coalition
2016
Mission Category
Environment
Operating Budget
$0-$50,000
Organization Need
Funding: Unrestricted, Funding: Program
Demographics Served
General population, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx, Youth & Children
Local Counties Served
Sacramento, Yolo
Address
Sacramento Climate Coalition 3135 43rd StreetSacramento, CA, US
Sacramento County, CA, US
Elk Grove, CA, US
Rancho Cordova, CA, US
West Sacramento, CA, US