Join Acterra for an electric vehicle workshop focused on EV charging. In this workshop, attendees will go over topics such as the best ways to find and use public chargers, different available charging speeds and costs, available rebates, and charging options for residents who live in multi-family dwellings.

Think you can’t afford an EV? Think again! Join Acterra for their upcoming event to learn about the many financial assistance programs available to income-qualifying residents, including the Clean Cars for All grant, Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, and county-specific programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. Afterwards, attendees may request a free consultation in our post-event survey for additional guidance in identifying the programs for which they qualify.

Join Acterra’s biggest event of the year, the Promise to Our Planet Benefit 2023! At this virtual gathering, review recent achievements and prepare for more climate challenges ahead. This year’s theme is “Charting Progress, Celebrating Community.” Be inspired by three amazing sustainability leaders: Ertharin Cousin, Donnel Baird, Dr. Jonathan Foley, plus the Champions of Promise Awards presentation and other special guests including California State Senator Josh Becker.

Ready to take action in your community? Work with your city or town to create a more sustainable and equitable food system in the Bay Area. HomeGrown Bay Area will give you the training and tools to be an effective advocate. No prior advocacy experience is necessary.

Join Reusable San Mateo County for a conversation with Emily Chueh, co-founder of Okapi Reusables, on the launch of the Reusable Cup Network in San Mateo. OKAPI has been working with the City and County of San Mateo to launch a reusable cup network in downtown San Mateo, CA.

Join Acterra and 350 Silicon Valley as they host “Code Red for Humanity: Pathways to Healthy, Electric Cities”. This free online event invites elected officials from across the Bay Area to hear directly from climate solutions experts and local leaders. The event's focus is on innovating pathways to equitably transition our cities to be fully electric as a necessary step to achieve our climate goals and promote better health.

Join Acterra for their final Green@Home Workshop of 2022. During this event, presenters from Acterra and Peninsula Clean Energy will discuss induction cooking and how it relates to home electrification. You will learn about the climate and health effects of induction cooking as compared to gas and electric-resistance stoves and how the technology works. They will also discuss programs and rebates that make using induction easier, and what regulations around gas cooking might look like in the future.

Interested in installing solar energy battery backup systems on public facilities, but concerned about the needed capital investment and resource requirements? Curious to learn more about local renewable energy, net metering (NEM 3.0), and the latest on the battery storage industry? Sustainable San Mateo County's last Happy Hour of the year will feature guest speaker Peter Levitt, who will explain how Peninsula Clean Energy’s Solar + Storage for Public Buildings program can help, why it’s important, and what’s included. Peter will also go over the necessary site criteria and who qualifies.

Join Acterra and their panel of experts for a virtual event intended to provide useful resources and strategies for your internal employee engagement and corporate campaigns around climate action.

Want to learn about how clean energy is provided to San Mateo County? How about home electrification and EV rebates? Join Climate Resilient Communities (CRC), in partnership with Peninsula Clean Energy, for a workshop designed for San Mateo County residents to learn about these programs and more.

Sustainable San Mateo County’s 26th Annual Indicators Report will be unveiled at a free in-person event hosted at Genentech in South San Francisco. The Indicators Report Launch will feature experts discussing the importance of electrifying new and existing building stock in San Mateo County. Reducing carbon emissions in buildings is one of the most impactful and effective ways to address climate change.

Think you can't afford an electric vehicle? Think again! Join Acterra for an informative and interactive online presentation to help you learn about the many financial assistance programs available to income-qualifying residents, especially in the Bay Area. Afterward, you can also sign up for a one-on-one consultation for more assistance with applying for grants and rebates.

Join Sustainable San Mateo County’s next Happy Hour to learn about great rebates and a new zero % loan program to help electrify your home. These incentives are true game-changers!

Ready to make the climate-friendly switch and electrify your ride? Join Acterra to talk about the newest electric vehicle models and look at how California’s climate policy and the new federal tax credits are stimulating the electric vehicle market.

You are invited to attend a Menlo Park Community Collaboration Session. This month’s topic will cover the environmental justice and safety element and will be led by Climate Resilient Communities, Juanita Croft from the Belle Haven Community Development Fund, and Pam D. Jones, with Belle Haven Empowered.

Join Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) for a Zoom presentation about climate change action on the third Monday of every month from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. During this presentation, CCL will compare climate change solutions using En-ROADS, a climate change simulation website created by MIT Sloan. They will also discuss why solutions are more or less effective and share easy actions that all of us can do to help.

Join Acterra for a virtual event in their Fall Lecture Series. During this event, a panel discussion will feature six dedicated high school students from the Cupertino Youth Climate Action Team describing their advocacy vision, goals, and wins. Audience questions are encouraged.

This event will be moderated by Crystal Hernandez of Acterra's Student Ambassador Program.

Care about biking in the Silicon Valley area? Join Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition for their 12th Annual Bike Summit IN-PERSON this summer. Silicon Valley Bike Summit is the region’s largest gathering of active transportation leaders and organizers from government, the private sector, nonprofits, and the general public.

Please join Sustainable San Mateo County (SSMC) to take a deep dive into urban gardening. This month’s Virtual Happy Hour is looking at the growing, multi-faceted, benefits offered by urban agriculture. SSMC will zoom in on urban gardens' unique role in combating food insecurity and strengthening the social fabric of our local communities.

Join Citizens Climate Lobby for a presentation designed to compare climate change solutions using En-ROADS, a climate change simulation website created by MIT Sloan. They will also discuss why solutions are more or less effective and share easy actions that all of us can do to help.

Join Citizen's Climate Lobby (Student Group) to help support San Mateo Youth and make their voices heard! This nonpartisan event is designed to build support and awareness for a Carbon Fee and Dividend, the most promising solution to our climate crisis. The rally will include chanting and demonstrating with signs along El Camino. Then they will meet in Central Park and hear from local youth activists, San Mateo Mayor Rick Bonilla, State Senator Becker, and Congressional Candidate Mullin.

Join Sustainable San Mateo County to explore how art can be used to convey sustainability messages that raise awareness and inspire people to take positive action. This month’s Virtual Happy Hour aims to look at the power of the arts as an effective knowledge dissemination tool. This event will also examine how the arts can be used to trigger empathy and inspire people to take positive action.

Are you interested in buying an electric vehicle but are unsure about how to charge it? Join Acterra for the third workshop in their Green@Home series where you will learn from EV expert, Matt Londre with Willow Glen Electric, about how to maximize the convenience and cost-effectiveness of EV charging whether you live in a single-family or a multi-family building.

Join Sustainable San Mateo County for an event designed to explore transit solutions for a green, just and equitable future in the Bay Area.

We urgently need inclusive solutions to drastically reduce the number of plastics entering the environment—solutions that require a shift away from the current model of excessive plastic consumption and where sustainable solutions are still a privilege. Join Peninsula Jewish Community Center for a chance to learn more about the plastic crisis from Plastic Free Future founders, Alejandra Warren and Dr. Matt Warren. Dr. Warren will introduce us to the science behind the plastic crisis and Alejandra will discuss the solutions that could lead us to a healthier, cleaner, plastic-free future.

Think you can’t afford an EV? Think again! Join Acterra for a chance to learn about the many financial assistance programs available to income-qualifying residents, including the Clean Cars for All grant, Clean Vehicle Assistance grant, and county-specific programs in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Thinking about getting an e-bike? Wondering about what all the fuss is about? Not sure what kind of e-bike might be right for you? Did you buy an e-bike, but you're feeling a little intimidated about riding it? Join Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition for a discussion about e-bike basics.

Tired of the hassles of parking and traffic? Want to do something truly green for Earth Month? Join Acterra for "E-Bikes in the Park" for a chance to check out various models of electric bikes and ask questions. Today’s electric bikes are convenient, easy to use, and an affordable way to green your errands or commute — and they are so much fun to ride.

Join Elaine Salinger and Citizens Climate Lobby for a zoom presentation about climate change actions. During this presentation, they will compare climate change solutions using En-ROADS, a climate change simulation website created by MIT Sloan. They will also discuss why solutions are more or less effective and share easy actions that all of us can do to help.