Members
The Central Coast Climate Collaborative members include the following counties: Santa Cruz County, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
4C members gain access to a range of benefits designed to advance impactful climate action. They connect with fellow members, climate leaders, academics, and professionals through quarterly membership calls, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange. Members network with practitioners in the Central Coast region and share best practices, innovative solutions, and replicable strategies for climate mitigation and adaptation. They also receive support in securing regional grant funding and advancing key initiatives.
Additionally, members stay informed with up-to-date climate change news, resources, opportunities, and events. They engage with efforts to align state, regional, and local research, policies, and projects, and contribute to the development of impactful solutions. They expand their leadership and awareness of equitable climate action and can put it into action through working groups dedicated to driving adaptive solutions.
Current Members
4C currently has over 50 members from across the Central Coast that represent a range of organizations including (but not limited to) state agencies, city and county governments, regional planning and joint power agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, social justice organizations, tribal representatives, and educational institutions. These organizations bring diverse perspectives and collaborate to advance the equitable implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation solutions.
4C Members gain access to quarterly membership calls, collaboration with other members, climate leaders, academics, and other professionals.
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties, Regional Planning Authority)
Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON) (Santa Barbara/Ventura County, Joint Powers Agency)
Blue Strike Environmental (BSE) (Monterey County)
Brotherhood of Electric Workers (Monterey/Santa Cruz/San Benito Counties, Union)
State Coastal Conservancy (Central Coast Region, State Government Agency)
Cal Poly Facilities Management and Development (County of San Luis Obispo, Academic Institution)
California Central Coast Joint Venture (San Luis Obispo County, Joint Venture)
Carmel Building & Design (Monterey County, Private Business)
Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition (Central Coast Region, Non-Profit Organization)
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) (Monterey/San Benito/San Luis Obispo/Santa Cruz/Santa Barbara counties, Community-Based Organization)
Central Coast Energy Services (Monterey/San Benito/Santa Cruz/San Mateo counties, Non-Profit Organization)
Central Coast Wetlands Group (Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, Academic Institution)
City of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County, Local Governmental Agency)
City of Watsonville (Santa Cruz County, Local Governmental Agency)
Community Environmental Council (Santa Barbara County, Non-Profit Organization)
County of Monterey (Monterey County, Regional Government Agency)
County of Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative, Regional Government Agency)
County of Ventura (Ventura County, Regional Government Agency)
California State University, Monterey Bay (Monterey County, Academic Institution)
Integral Consulting and Revell Coastal (Consulting)
Ecology Action (Santa Cruz County, Non-Profit Organization)
Gaviota Coast Conservancy (Santa Barbara County, Non-Profit Organization)
GEI Consultants (Statewide, Private Business)
Greenpower
LandSea Science (Santa Cruz County, Non-profit Organization)
Let’s Green CA (California, Organization)
Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) (Monterey County, Academic Institution)
Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey County, Non-Profit Organization)
Monterey City Disposal Service, Inc (Monterey County, Organization)
Morro Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (County of San Luis Obispo, Non-Profit Organization)
Monterey Regional Waste Management District (Monterey County, Organization)
Central Coast Climate Justice Network (Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties, Organization)
Passive House California (Monterey County, Business Collaborative)
Pebble Beach Community Services District (Monterey County, Local Government)
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) (Central Coast Region, Public Utilities Company)
REGENERACIÓN: Pajaro Valley (Santa Cruz County, Non-Profit Organization)
Salinas Valley Recycles (Monterey County, Joint Powers Agency)
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (Santa Barbara County, Regional Government Agency)
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network (Santa Barbara County, Non-Profit Organization)
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (Santa Barbara County, Tribal Government)
Save Our Shores (Santa Cruz County, Non-Profit Organization)
SLO County Air Pollution Control District (County of San Luis Obispo, Regional Government Agency)
SoCal Gas (San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara/Ventura County, Public Utility Company)
The Energy Coalition (Riverside/San Bernardino Counties, Non-Profit Organization)
UC Santa Cruz Water and Climate (Santa Cruz County, Academic Institution)
Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District (San Luis Obispo County, Local Governmental Agency)
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (County of Ventura, Regional Government Agency)
Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County (Ventura County, Non-Governmental Organization)
County of Santa Cruz, Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience (Santa Cruz County, Regional Government Agency)
City of San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo County, City Government)
