COP26 Talks: Wade Crowfoot, California’s Natural Resources Secretary

Wade Crowfoot was appointed California Secretary for Natural Resources by Governor Gavin Newsom in January 2019 to oversee the 21,000 employees who protect and manage California's diverse resources. This includes stewarding the state's forests and natural lands, rivers and waterways, coast and ocean, fish and wildlife, and energy development. Secretary Crowfoot is a champion for climate mitigation and adaptation policies within California's natural and working lands, and famously confronted former President Trump on the science of climate change.

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About Kyle Lemle

Kyle Lemle is a Masters in Forestry candidate at Yale School of the Environment, focusing on the power of forests to mitigate climate change, solve the biodiversity crisis, and secure Indigenous land tenure. He is a Wyss Scholar for Conservation in the American West, and a Kerry Fellow. As a leader of RISE for Climate, Lemle has inspired thousands to take to the streets of San Francisco, and made international headlines through his historic actions at the UN Climate Talks as a US People's Delegate and SustainUS youth delegate. His work has been featured across numerous TV, radio, and print media outlets, including the New York Times, Huffington Post, and Democracy Now.