Patrick grew up in the Bay Area and studied public policy and economics at Pomona College. He is passionate about responses to the climate crisis that are socially just, ecologically regenerative, and meet our economic needs. He serves as the Climate Action Coordinator for the City of Alameda.
Building Climate Resilience with Carbon Farming in Alameda A low-lying island city on the San Francisco Bay, the City of Alameda is one of the cities most vulnerable to climate change in the East Bay. The City is making carbon sequestration an integral part of their effort to increase climate resilience in their updates to the Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP), Zero Waste Implementation Plan (ZWIP), Urban Forestry Plan, and other policies. Strategies include working with urban farms and gardens, committing to using a minimum amount of compost every year, supporting Climate Victory Gardens, and supporting habitat enhancement along its coastline. Patrick Pelegri-O'Day, the city's Climate Action Coordinator will discuss the role carbon farming plays in these plans, the city's strategies for and status of implementation.