At the Institute at the Golden Gate in Fort Baker, 60 leaders from Marin County convened for an exploratory meeting on the effects of climate change in the Bay Area. With members of the corporate, nonprofit, governmental and faith-based community present, the Institute facilitated cross-sector dialogue between the different pillars of our society. Starting with a presentation on the repercussions of global warming on the Bay Area by Bruce Riordan, Executive Director of Bay Area Climate Solutions, the Institute presented climate change to both environmental experts and community leaders who were unfamiliar with this all-too-important topic.

As one of our first events, the Climate Change Gathering Session introduced the public to the goals of the Institute at the Golden Gate, and helped us lay the groundwork for a future Climate Change Leadership program that is currently in development.