Programs & Impact
Climate Solutions Resource Library
Act Now Bay Area's Resource Libraries help turn climate concern into climate action. We provide curated resources for the general public, small- to medium-sized businesses, and local governments. In addition to our regional programs and partnerships, our online libraries provide "how to" solutions that cut greenhouse gas emissions in the sectors that matter most: energy, transportation, and buildings. From taking their first step to deeper engagement, Act Now Bay Area accelerates the adoption of solutions that create energy resilience through electrification using renewable energy and dramatically reduce the reliance on fossil fuels.
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Bay Area SunShares
The Bay Area SunShares program makes it easy and more affordable for Bay Area residents to add solar + battery storage by pooling the buying power and negotiating discounts with pre-vetted installers. This accelerates clean energy adoption and builds regional resilience to climate change. Act Now Bay Area/SunShares works with cities, corporations, and NGOs to do program outreach with a media toolkit, webinars, and more.
Impact: Over 1,000 Bay Area households have installed over 5.8 Mega Watts of solar and over 500 batteries, reducing
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Bay Area Clean Air Coalition
Act Now Bay Area is a member of Bay Area Clean Air (BACA), a coalition of regional organizations working together to reduce the health impacts of our region's poor air quality - some of the worst in the nation - and lower residential energy bills. BACA supports the work of the Bay Area Air District, which passed the nation's first standards to ensure that our region's families get clean, efficient electric heat-pump technology when gas-fired water heaters and furnaces need to be replaced. Half of the Bay Area's homes do not have air conditioning - heat-pump technology will provide both space heating and air conditioning.
Impact: As old gas equipment is replaced starting in January 2027, these standards will cut deadly pollution from existing gas equipment that emit toxic gases like methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxides, all major contributors to our poor air quality, including inside our homes.
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SF Bay Area Climate Action Map
The Climate Action Mapping Project for the San Francisco Bay Area (CAMP Bay Area) is an initiative designed to facilitate inter-organization cooperation, communication and collaboration. The listings and maps provided here provide valuable insights and perspectives into the efforts of organizations in the nine Bay Area counties to address all aspects of our climate emergency including sea level rise, impact mitigation, greenhouse gas reduction, reducing solid waste, regenerative agriculture, environmental justice and a just transition to a fossil-fuel free economy.
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