Rising Sun partnered with Common Spark Consulting to assess the benefits of engaging in climate and energy policy advocacy, received tailored recommendations to guide their strategic growth in this area and aligned with their mission to ensure a sustainable and impactful approach.

Common Spark Consulting, the JEG facilitator, organizes and facilitates monthly meetings that incorporate training and featured speakers from a variety of organizations engaged in gas transitions.

Common Spark was commissioned by PG&E to establish and facilitate an Equity Committee, which provided guidance on inclusive utility investment and tariffed on-bill financing for clean energy upgrades through 11 meetings focused on regulatory requirements, benefits and risks for low and moderate-income customers, and financial modeling.

Common Spark leads this effort, planning and managing a year-long process co-designed directly with Grantees to create an enriching learning space and foster relationships within and across organizations in Marin County.

Common Spark is leading the environmental justice and equity components of this landscape analysis, including interviewee outreach, in-depth interview administration, and analysis and synthesis of findings.

Common Spark hosted several strategy sessions, including a full day retreat, which resulted in a strategic plan that integrated with the broader organizational strategic planning process.

Common Spark did interviews with dozens of key staff, developed a hydrogen primer presentation, and facilitated a full day retreat that supported greater understanding, collaboration, and coordination around organizational and shared values of community protection.

develop consensus on a citizen’s petition to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development calling for equitable decarbonization, weatherization, and phase out of gas appliances in public residences.

Common Spark created, organizations regularly supported one another in advocacy, legislative intervention, and media exposure.

Common Spark, supported by JPB Foundation and the Movement Strategies Center, revamped the Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA) program into EEFAx, prioritizing community partnerships and technical support for advocating affordable, resilient homes.

Common Spark Consulting facilitated stakeholder engagement resulting in an expanded study scope to include data from customers with medical vulnerabilities, a qualitative survey, and a web tool designed by advocates.

Common Spark Consulting led workshops to explore workforce needs for Oakland’s Equitable Climate Action Plan, offering insights into investment opportunities and demands for a diverse workforce to achieve the City’s climate goals.

Common Spark Consulting, sponsored by the Greenlining Institute, convened affordable housing providers to discuss decarbonization challenges in multifamily housing, resulting in key recommendations published in a report by the CA House Partnership.

Common Spark Consulting facilitated spaces for climate and environmental justice priorities to merge with state policymakers' input, fostering collaboration and advancing ideas for joint advocacy efforts.

Through multiple sessions and collaboration with various stakeholders including building owners, architects, and city staff, Common Spark Consulting successfully navigated complexities to establish a feasible start date and exceptions for an ordinance, which then were integrated into local policy.

NRDC collaborated with Common Spark Consulting to assess the intersection of housing policy with climate and energy; conducted interviews, listening sessions, and research to inform NRDC's inaugural organization-wide housing strategy.

Common Spark Consulting actively supports a California-centered Environmental Justice Coalition in building decarbonization efforts through reports, comments to state agencies, and grant proposals.

Common Spark Consulting was brought into a state building-code process to embed equity within their Public Engagement Plan through an Environmental and Social Justice Appendix.

Common Spark Consulting was brought into a four-county regional Energy Efficiency Action Plan development process to conduct outreach with community groups.

Common Spark facilitated and supported the Massachusetts Three-Year-Planning process for MassSave energy efficiency program.