. >> educate and elect leaders who believe in science a understand the importance of protectin naturestop -- for god's sake -- the denigration of science. stop giving power to people who d believe in science or, worse than that, pretend theyli don't beeve in science for their own self-interest. >> the eve was launched to show that cities, states, regions and industries are stepping up to meet the carbon-cuing targets of th 2015 paris climate agreement. on monday, governor jerry brown signea bill requiring californians to generate all its energy from renewable sources by 2045. brown co-hosted the summit along withrm new york mayor michael bloomberg. they sounded a defiant note against the trump adminisulratin whichd out of the paris agreement last year. their message, cities, states an industries can protect the environment even when the federal government won't. joining me now to talk about the global climate action summit are uc berkeley energy professor daniel a cammen san francisco chronicle reporter curtis alexander. welcome to you both. curtis, you ha been covering the climate ch