A Glimpse into Climate Week 2026

Each year, San Diego Climate Week is accompanied by a theme and call to action. Last year’s inaugural SDCW was centered on the theme of Resilience with a call for Immediate Action for the Tijuana River. Unity, SDCW’s theme for 2026, encourages a collaborative approach to working towards common goals in the climate movement. SDCW’s 2026 call to action is to Say No to Offshore Drilling. As residents of a coastal county, offshore drilling poses significant threats to San Diegans. It harms marine ecosystems, increases pollution, worsens climate change, and presents a likely possibility of increased oil spills.

Oil spills in Santa Barbara have affected San Diego ecosystems over the years. Fortunately, the State of California has not allowed new offshore drilling for decades. However, the federal government is now pushing to expand offshore oil drilling and to restart dormant infrastructure off of California’s coast. The federal government is looking to make this expansion for offshore drilling outside of California’s three nautical mile state water boundary, meaning that the expansion would fall within federal waters. Californians must push back and unite against offshore oil drilling!