About DRAWDOWN Bay Area
WHY WE'RE HERE, and why we're glad you're here with us.
To go fast, go alone. To go far, go together. Okay, now do both.
Mission - Vision - Values
OUR MISSION
Drawdown Bay Area connects Business, Community, and Government to leverage the best climate solutions, practices, and policies
to dramatically reduce our reliance on fossil fuels in
transportation, energy, and buildings.
We strive to provide the information and resources that are needed
to achieve ambitious 2030 greenhouse gas reduction goals:
80% by 2030 - and Fossil Free by '33.
OUR VISION
We see a future where concerted citizen action, proactive business leadership, and strategic government engagement has achieved the essential 2030 climate goals that will help reverse global warming, and that, collaboratively,
the San Francisco Bay Area
has made a world of difference for future generations.
OUR VALUES
We’re focused.
We address the sectors that contribute the most greenhouse gas emissions.
We’re collaborators.
We amplify the great work being done and help connect everyone to available resources
We’re inclusive.
We respect diversity, build relationships, and create trusted partnerships.
We’re curious.
We ask questions, like “How can we help?”, and curate existing solutions that are aligned with science, economics, and technology.
We’re pragmatic.
We provide solutions and resources that are politically and technologically feasible, are
cost-effective, and scalable.
We’re practical.
We promote solutions that address the needs and priorities of Bay Area residents,
businesses, and policy-makers.
We’re allies.
We prioritize frontline communities and workers in the transition to a fossil-free future.
We don't believe that we live and work in isolation.
We want to hear from you
Please join our mailing list so we can keep you in the loop! Learn more, join up, and get involved
Join the collaboration and take action in the Bay Area!
Please support the effort, it means a lot!
Drawdown Bay Area is a 501(c)(3) under the fiscal sponsorship of
The Praxis Group EIN 94-3169015
ALL DONATIONS ARE
TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Drawdown Bay Area
info@DrawdownBayArea.org
PO Box 7042
Corte Madera, CA 94976
About our logo
If ever time was of the essence, it is now.
If ever a region could meet the challenge, it is the Bay Area.
Together, the Bay Area can make a world of difference.
We see the intersections where people, ideas, and lives overlap, where community, business, and government can and must work together.
Our logo represents that. We're committed to working across sectors, making the connections that help everyone take the climate actions that work for them, because we all have a part to play.
Back to that familiar proverb:
To go fast, go alone.
To go far, go together.
We need to go far and fast.
Collaboration is the key
to to doing both.
The Leadership Team
Leslie Alden
Co-Founder and Chief Instigator
Executive Director
Co-Pilot and Director of Marketing
Research Associate
Like everyone else, we've been working remotely for the last two years (and still are).
(Pictured: Denise Donaldson, Leslie Alden, and Mike Robinson)
And we are grateful to our dedicated volunteers
Our Partnerships Matter
These are just some of the organizations and people working with DRAWDOWN Bay Area:
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thank you to all of our
ADVISORS
Herb Behrstock, United Nations Association
Patty Cook, Senior VP, ICF International
Carleen Cullen, CEO, Drive Clean Bay Area
Cyane Dandridge, CEO, Strategic Energy Innovations
Gil Friend, CEO, Natural Logic
Maura Fallon-McKnight, ED, Business Council on Climate Change
Dr. Jonathan Foley, Executive Director, Project Drawdown
Kate Gordon, Snr. Advisor to Energy Secretary J. Granholm, Dept. of Energy
Ann Hancock, Founder & Chief Strategist, The Climate Center
David Johnson, AIA, NCARB, Principal, SERA Design
Cynthia Koehler, JD, Executive Director, WaterNow
Kirsten Liske, VP, Community Programs, Ecology Action
Shawn Marshall, COO, Peninsula Clean Energy
Nils Moe, Executive Director, Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Laura Neish, Executive Director, 350BayArea
Debbie Raphael, Director (ret.), SF Department of the Environment
Suzanne Reed, The Collaboration Connection
Bruce Riordan, Director, Climate Readiness Institute, UC Berkeley
Bill Weihl, Founder & Executive Director, Climate Voice
Susan Wright, Sustainability Program Manager, San Mateo County
Lauren Wylie, Sustainability Director, Oliver Wyman
Abby Young, Principle Environmental Planner, BAAQMD
THANK YOU TO
The William H. Donner Foundation, the EMA Foundation, the Marin Community Foundation,
Bank of the West, and Praxis in Action for their support.
We want to acknowledge the contributions of volunteers along the way, without whom we would never have gotten this far:
Kiki La Porta of Descom Studios for our logo & identity design, Mike Robinson for website development, filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg of Moving Art for the video "What's Possible", Gil Friend, Kirsten Liske, Mark Westwind, Charlie Chesney, Lynda Deschambault, Alejandro Moreno, Chris Yalonis, Joel McKinnon, and the Marin Community Foundation for Catchafire's support.
If ever time was of the essence, it is now.
If ever a region could meet the challenge, it is the Bay Area.
Together, the Bay Area can make a world of difference.