06/08/2026
Last Thursday, the Bay Area Climate Change Council had the exciting opportunity to present at the Halton Equity Diversity Roundtable 2026 IDEA Leadership Conference, bringing climate change into conversations on equity.
BACCC hosted two breakout sessions, exploring the intersection between equity and climate change through presentation, discussion, and gameplay. We drew on findings from our 2025 Community Equity Workshops and the resulting What We Heard and Energy Justice in the Bay Area reports to highlight how equity-deserving communities are disproportionately affected by climate change and to elevate their voices in our collective response to climate change. Then, attendees put their heads together during the Resilientville simulation exercise, which we hosted in partnership with CREW Toronto, to tackle the stormy aftermath of a climate emergency, sparking conversations about how they can build and empower networks of mutual aid within their own communities. Thank you to everyone who attended the sessions— your contributions, insight, and engagement made the event a success.
We want to express our gratitude towards the many people that made these presentations possible thanks to their support:
Thank you to Dr. Ingrid Waldron and Sarah Kazanowski of the Environmental Noxiousness and Racial Inequities - Enrich Project, and Jordan Lentinello who advised, prepared and authored the workshops and reports that formed the foundation of our talk.
Another thank-you to Sheila Murray and CREW Toronto, the team behind the Resilientville climate simulation game, for their partnership in bringing this experience to the conference.
And finally, a big thank-you to the Halton Equity Diversity Roundtable staff for having us and hosting such an important and enriching event. By creating these spaces for open dialogue within our communities, we’re taking the first steps towards an equitable and more sustainable future.
