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California has long held the title as champion of the environment.

What's the state done to deserve this reputation?

And is the rest of the country following in its footsteps?

Welcome to Climate One, changing the conversation about energy, economy, and the environment.

Climate One conversations are recorded before a live audience and hosted by Greg Dalton.

I'm Claire Shone.

California, land of sunshine and seashore.

In an effort to protect the state's magnificent landscape, California has led the country in environmental action.

It established strong automobile emission standards. It preserved fragile lands from development.

But as climate change fuels megafires across the state

and sea level rise threatens the coast,

is California doing enough, fast enough?

Greg Dalton explores California's leadership and legacy with three distinguished guests.

Huey Johnson is founder of the Trust for Public Land and former California Secretary of Natural Resources.

He currently runs the Resource Renewal Institute.

Jason Mark is editor of Sierra Magazine, an author of the book, Satellites in the High Country,

Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man.

And David Vogel is author of the new book, California Greenin,

how the Golden State became an environmental leader.

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