Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas

Name

Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas

Legal name

Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas

Website

https://cfrog.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas (CFROG) is a Ventura County, California nonprofit advocacy organization that mobilizes Central Coast communities, youth leaders, and union workers to oppose fossil fuel operations and accelerate a just transition through air monitoring, policy advocacy, and offshore wind workforce training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regulatory & Disclosure Strategy (CSRD/ESRS, ISSB/IFRS S2, SEC, TCFD) (EUABAKAH)

Keywords

• Climate advocacy services
• Fossil fuel phase-out
• Community air monitoring
• Green workforce training
• Environmental policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Ventura

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants: Government grants such as the $500,000 awarded by California Air Resources Board to expand air quality monitoring in frontline communities
2. Donations: Charitable donations from individuals and organizations supporting climate advocacy work on California's Central Coast

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas (CFROG) is a Ventura County-based nonprofit advocacy organization that leads grassroots campaigns to phase out fossil fuels on California's Central Coast. It delivers community organizing, policy advocacy, a community air monitoring network, the Environmental Voices Academy youth leadership program, and an offshore wind technician training program developed in partnership with labor unions.

Product overview

Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas (CFROG) is a nonprofit advocacy organization, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of community programs: the Environmental Voices Academy (EVA) for youth climate leadership training, a community air monitoring network for frontline communities, and an offshore wind technician training program with VR-based curriculum. These programs are complemented by research initiatives including reports on abandoned oil wells and advocacy campaigns for polluter accountability and clean energy transition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Voices Academy (EVA) A youth climate leadership training program that equips local young people ages 16-24 with tools and knowledge to become effective climate advocates. Over 70+ young activists have been meaningfully engaged through the program since 2021.
• Community Air Monitoring Network The County's first community air monitoring network established in West Ventura and Oxnard communities to fill regulatory and public health gaps by providing air quality data not otherwise available to the public.
• Offshore Wind Technician Training Program An innovative offshore wind technician pre-apprenticeship training program integrating virtual reality technology and a 5-hour Introduction to Offshore Wind certification into union pre-apprenticeship programs across Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Delivered in partnership with Tri-Counties Building & Construction Trades Council and LIUNA Local 585.
• Abandoned Oil Well Report A first-of-its-kind research report released in 2022 on poorly abandoned oil and gas wells in California that helped begin the statewide conversation on legacy oil wells.

Quantifiable outcome

• Blocked expansion of 90+ health-harming oil wells near homes and schools
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Tri-Counties Building & Construction Trades CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for offshore wind workforce development training. CFROG collaborates with TCBCTC to integrate 5-hour Introduction of Offshore Wind class into their union pre-apprenticeship program (Multi-Craft Curriculum) using innovative VR technology. This is the first West Coast implementation of such training.
• Laborers' International Union of North America Local 585coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for offshore wind training with pre-apprenticeship students. LIUNA Local 585 participates in the Introduction to Offshore Wind course as part of their Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Accelerator (YARA) program and general pre-apprenticeship offerings.
• Environmental Defense CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization working on environmental advocacy and protection across the Central Coast region.
• Last Chance AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner supporting CFROG's advocacy efforts. CFROG supports the Platform in Support of an Indigenous Just Transition created in partnership with Last Chance Alliance.
• Sierra Club - Santa Barbara-VenturamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization providing environmental advocacy support and coalition collaboration.
• Community Environmental CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental organization partner serving Santa Barbara and surrounding communities.
• California State University Channel Islands - ESRMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing environmental and sustainability research support.
• Central Coast AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity advocacy coalition partner.
• C3 Justice NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJustice-focused environmental coalition partner.
• Conejo Climate CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional climate coalition partner serving Conejo Valley area.
• Los Padres ForestWatchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental advocacy organization focused on Los Padres National Forest protection.
• Ventura Climate CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional climate coalition coordinating local climate action efforts in Ventura County.
• PatagoniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner providing support through Patagonia Action Works for environmental organizations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace USA: Major international environmental advocacy organization with campaigns against fossil fuel expansion and for climate accountability. Broadly comparable advocacy approach.
• Sierra Club: Large established environmental organization with a Santa Barbara-Ventura chapter listed as a CFROG partner. Broader portfolio but overlapping goals on fossil fuel phase-out and clean energy.
• 350.org: Global climate advocacy organization focused on fossil fuel divestment and rapid decarbonization. Mission-aligned on climate action and fossil fuel opposition.

Direct peers

• Food & Water Watch: National nonprofit focused on opposition to fossil fuel extraction, fracking, and oil & gas infrastructure. Closely comparable mission around stopping oil & gas expansion and advancing a just transition.
• Stand.earth: International environmental advocacy organization focused on fossil fuel opposition and just transition. Comparable mission around replacing oil and gas with clean alternatives.
• Environmental Defense Center: Santa Barbara-based environmental law and policy nonprofit working on California's Central Coast. Most direct peer — overlapping geographic focus, oil & gas watchdogging, and listed CFROG coalition partner.
• Earthworks: Nonprofit focused on the impacts of oil, gas, and mineral extraction on communities, with strong air monitoring programs comparable to CFROG's community air monitoring network.
• Communities for a Better Environment: California-based environmental justice nonprofit focused on frontline communities impacted by oil refineries, drilling, and pollution. Directly comparable EJ advocacy and air quality monitoring programs.

Emerging players

• Center for Biological Diversity: Environmental advocacy organization with deep California presence working on climate, energy, and endangered species. Partial overlap through fossil fuel opposition and regulatory advocacy.
• Idle No More: Indigenous-led grassroots movement addressing fossil fuel infrastructure and environmental rights. Partial overlap with CFROG's just transition work with Last Chance Alliance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/cfrog.vc
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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Investments

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