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The Bay Area Regional Collaborative, or BARC, works to collaborate and problem-solve for 21st century challenges that impact the Bay Area, including climate change and social and economic injustice.

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New scientific interventions are here to fight climate change. But they aren’t silver bullets

April 26, 2024 — Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions is the primary climate change mitigation approach. Scientists are looking at technological approaches for capturing and removing carbon from the atmosphere in hopes of some day reversing global warming. Learn more about various solar and geo-engineering...

California’s Plans for Slowing Climate Change Through Nature-Based Solutions

April 26, 2024 — In this interview, Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary of Natural Resources shares his thoughts about the carbon cycle and the state’s plan to get to carbon neutral. He discusses the indigenous forestry practices among other strategies to manage California lands in the face of climate change. Please...

We Don’t See What Climate Change Is Doing to Us

April 17, 2024 — This opinion piece highlights the importance of recognizing and addressing the hidden costs of global warming and other increasing climate hazards. This includes understanding the health and socio-economic impacts of excess heat, rather than extreme heat, and how heat-related data is underreported...

Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go

April 11, 2024 — With sea level rising at a rate of 10 millimeters per year due to climate change, coastal wetland ecosystems in the United States are in jeopardy. As the rate of sea level rise increases, many coastal wetland complexes cannot migrate inland because they are bound on that side by the human-built...

Solar Geoengineering Experiments Making Headlines--what are the benefits and risks?

April 5, 2024 — Three news articles published in the same week explore the controversial science of geoengineering to mitigate global warming. These pieces look at the concept of altering the earth’s skies to better reflect solar heat before it is trapped in the atmosphere. The articles highlight a number of...
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Our maps, data and reports are a core BARC necessity. These evidence-based tools and resources help support our actionable planning efforts across the region.

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