This forum will focus on the impacts climate policy has on the progress in impelling climate action. Policy is the driver for advancing climate change science and technological diffusion, and provides the framework for implementation of effective, and equitable, responses to climate change. Speakers for this session are drawn from non-profit, industry, and government sectors. This talented group of people will provide insights on their role in formulating, educating, and responding to, climate policies, including efforts to ensure that said policies further principles of environmental justice, those communities potentially most disadvantaged by climate change, energy and sustainability, as well as implications to national security.