"Taking care of our environment is not just good for our health and quality of life; it also strengthens our economy. Together, we are working with leaders throughout our region who understand the importance of investing in more energy-efficient technology to create high-quality jobs and expand business opportunities in San Diego County. We can put people to work while having a clean and healthy environment."
Kevin Faulconer, Mayor, City of San Diego
Todd Gloria, Council President, City of San Diego
Below are some of San Diego's regional leaders who have joined Climate Education Partners in highlighting locally relevant climate science and adaptation measures (listed in order as they appear in the report). Discover more by downloading the 2050 report (PDF).
Jerry Sanders
President and CEO, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Kevin Faulconer
Mayor, City of San Diego
Todd Gloria
Council President, City of San Diego
Rafael Castellanos
Commissioner, Unified Port of San Diego, and Partner, Solomon Minton Cardinal Doyle & Smith LLP
Mark Cafferty
President and CEO, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
Diane Takvorian
Executive Director, Environmental Health Coalition
Steve Mollenkopf
Chief Executive Officer, Qualcomm Incorporated
Carol Wallace
President and CEO, San Diego Convention Center Corporation
Cristina Amorim
Chief Sustainability Officer, Life Technologies Division of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Tony Young
Former President, San Diego City Council, and Former CEO, American Red Cross San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter
Margaret Leinen, PhD
Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Ron Roberts
Supervisor, San Diego County Board; Chair, San Diego County Air Pollution Control Board; and Member, California Air Resources Board
Elyse Lowe
Deputy Executive Director, Circulate San Diego
Paul Jablonski
Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Transit System
Charlie Kennel, PhD
Professor and Director Emeritus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and Former Director, Mission to Planet Earth, NASA
Maureen Stapleton
General Manager, San Diego County Water Authority
Julie Walker
President, San Diego County Farm Bureau, and Co-Owner/Founder of Obra Verde Growers in Valley Center
Dan Cayan, PhD
Research Meteorologist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and Oceanographer, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
Cheryl Cox
Mayor, City of Chula Vista
Rear Admiral Patrick Lorge
Commander, Navy Region Southwest
Matt Rahn, PhD
Director, Wildfire Research Center, San Diego State University, and Associate Professor, University of California Merced
Thom Porter
Assistant Region Chief (formerly San Diego Unit Chief), CAL FIRE Southern Region
Joan Embery
Conservation Ambassador, San Diego Zoo Global
Scott Peters
Congressman, US House of Representatives, CA-52
Michael Hager, PhD
President and CEO, San Diego Natural History Museum
Jenny Quintana, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Environmental Health, San Diego State University
Wilma Wooten, MD, MPH
Public Health Officer, San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, County of San Diego
Michael W. Murphy
President and CEO, Sharp HealthCare
Ash Israni
Chairman, Pacifica Companies
Cody Hooven
Senior Environmental Specialist, Port of San Diego
Matthew Tucker
Executive Director, North County Transit District