Commentary Events like the recent YouTube Town Hall held by state Sen. Josh Becker (D-San Mateo) for his constituents can be very revealing regarding climate change goals in California. It addressed the Glasgow Climate Summit, called COP-26, which he attended. He represents part of Silicon Valley and is vice chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change. He brought up how his area of the state is greatly impacted by sea-level rise, smoke from wildfires, and drought. Stopping in Portugal on the way to COP 26, he said they have off-shore windmills for electric power, but he mainly wanted to talk about their wildfires, which are similar to California’s. Other countries impacted “by the climate crisis already” include Ghana and Australia, bringing us “a shared sense of momentum and action.” He said the goal is “getting to zero,” the name of his Senate blog, meaning zero carbon use. “We …