California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities. The California Climate Investments cap-and-trade program creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution.

California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged communities and low-income communities and households.

A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. is a transportation dealer-distributor serving the education, government public sector, commercial, and private fleet markets with a broad portfolio of passenger transportation solutions. For decades, A-Z Bus Sales has specialized in clean alternative fuel products and is now proud to be the #1 dealer in the nation for Electric Bus deliveries. A-Z Bus provides sales, service, parts, and financing for both new and pre-owned buses. Founded in 1976, A-Z Bus Sales has built a reputation for long-lasting customer relationships, professionalism and integrity, and the share positions in markets served. Headquartered in Colton, California the company has multiple sales and service locations serving California and Hawaii. To learn more, visit http://www.a-zubus.com or by call 800.437.5522.

Shell Recharge Solutions (SRS) is powering the transformation to electric mobility to create a more sustainable future. SRS’s turnkey electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions offer the support needed to develop a charging program that fits the needs of businesses and customers. We provide the hardware, software, and support to ensure that you can build out your charging infrastructure while meeting your budget and schedule requirements. Our open standards-based network software offers customers a wide selection of hardware options, capable of integrating the latest technology in EV charging operations. Our software ensures efficient communications between your charging stations, our back-end operating software, and the electrical grid.

ENGIE North America Inc. offers a range of capabilities in the United States and Canada to help customers decarbonize, decentralize and digitalize their operations. These include comprehensive services to help customers run their facilities more efficiently and optimize energy and other resource use and expense; clean power generation; energy storage; eMobility; and retail energy supply that includes renewable, demand response, and on-bill financing options. Nearly 100% of the company’s power generation portfolio is low carbon or renewable. Globally, ENGIE S.A. relies on their key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to customers. With 170,000 employees, customers, partners and stakeholders, we are a community of Imaginative Builders, committed every day to more harmonious progress. For more information on ENGIE North America, please visit our Linkedln page or Twitter feed, www.engie-na.com and www.engie.com.

University of California at Riverside (UCR)’s College of Engineering—Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) is the largest research center at UCR. It brings together researchers from multiple disciplines to address society’s most pressing challenges in air quality, climate change, energy, and transportation. CE-CERT’s activities encompass the University of California’s overarching mission: research, education, and public service.

Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA) is a leading North American consulting firm specializing in market development for low-emission and alternative fuel vehicle technologies, infrastructure, and fuels for both on- and off-road applications. Our team has pioneered the nation’s largest and most innovative alternative fuel vehicle projects, including the development of several successful clean fuel corridor projects across North America.

San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps (SGVCC) is an intensive training program that helps disadvantaged youth develop the motivation, self-confidence, work skills and education necessary to take advantage of opportunities to success in life. Founded in 1977, SGVCC’s mission is to transform our community by providing education and career training for youth ages 16–24 while simultaneously offering employment opportunities that improves the natural environment. SGVCC provides environmental conservation related training, mentoring, educational interventions, vocational preparation and career training to youth from San Gabriel Valley and eastern Los Angeles County.

At Fehr & Peers, we are passionate about transforming transportation consulting through innovation and creativity. We differentiate ourselves by investing in research and development to anticipate needs, explore the unknown, and collaboratively imagine a better future. Our culture of applied innovation generates an appetite for new and better ways of approaching problems, motivates us to explore emerging transportation concepts and mobility trends, and inspires us to develop new analytical tools and techniques. We purposefully maintain a focus on transportation consulting, serving client needs in active transportation, land use & transportation, climate resilience, safety, transit planning, transportation engineering, forecasting & operations, freight, and equity in transportation.

VMA Communications, Inc. was founded in 1996 as a full-service communications firm committed to engaging and supporting diverse communities. VMA uses strategic communications tactics and programs to connect residents to local public agencies in support of public policy that strengthens communities and boosts local quality of life.