Climate Change and the California Economy, Part 2

There was an interesting interview in this morning's San Francisco Chronicle with Peter Darbee, the CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric. I don't want to repeat all of the points that I made in last Friday's post, but I think this piece merits some extra attention. If any of you out there doubt that renewable energy is a growth sector for the economy, check out these numbers from the Chron article:

PG&E is indeed taking action. The company's San Francisco utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., now gets 12 percent of its power from non-hydroelectric renewable sources -- wind, solar and geothermal. By the end of the year, Darbee said, that number should reach 14 percent, climbing to 20 percent by 2010.

The interview also highlights the work of Stanford University's Steve Schneider, who has advised PG&E on climate change. Dr. Schneider is speaking at the Oakland Museum on Thursday, October 19 at 12:30pm, on "Global Warming: What Can California Do About It?" Admission is free.