Sadly, we’re living in the real world, where even the oil industry admits that unless we act fast to reduce our fossil fuel emissions, the future will be no place we want to live in.
Tag: Global Warming Solutions Act
Rep. Scott Campbell: We need to admit our problem — we’re addicted to oil
Fossil fuels, when burned, release carbon dioxide locked up for millions of years, warm the world, and destabilize the only climate that humans have known since the dawn of civilization at least 10,000 years ago.
Tom Evslin: Draft report says we’re well on the way to 2050 Net Zero goal
The carbon budget makes it clear we can get from here to there, that we can become carbon neutral without bankrupting the state.
Sen. Anthony Pollina: We need to be bold in fighting climate crisis
As legislators, we must commit to crafting policies that reflect and, if necessary, strengthen those Climate Council recommendations and take the bold actions this crisis demands.
Environmentalists balk at proposed exemptions for GlobalFoundries
Through a proposed plan to become a “self-managed utility,” Vermont’s largest private-sector employer could become exempt from Vermont’s Global Warming Solutions Act.
Will climate resilience earn enough weight in Vermont’s Climate Action Plan?
Members of the Climate Council are struggling to agree on how to tackle emission reduction goals as well as adaptation and resilience needs in their upcoming Climate Action Plan, due Dec. 1.
Climate council, starting a series of public meetings, fields list of priorities in Elmore
Members of the Vermont Climate Council are seeking input from the public as they hurry to draft the state’s first-ever Climate Action Plan.
Climate council has until December to file plan to reduce carbon emissions
The plan will outline how Vermont, by 2025, can reduce greenhouse gas pollution to 26% below 2005 levels, with strategies to keep the percentage falling through 2050.
How Vermont could meet its required climate goals
Drastic changes are needed for Vermont to meet its 2025 carbon emissions reduction target.
Flynn, Tierney & Moore: Vermont can and must act on our changing climate
From weatherizing homes to expanding Vermont’s network of electric vehicle charging stations to making improvements in the electric grid to helping relocate homes and businesses in harm’s way, there are things we can do now that don’t risk getting out of step with the forthcoming Climate Action Plan.
John McClaughry: How government expands, and liberty contracts
The regulatory power of the state must be mobilized to entangle and control especially the small-scale local handyman and fixer-upper contractor, which means there will soon be fewer of them.
David Flemming: Global Warming Solutions Act may stop Vermont cash flow
Despite renewables investment, there is no getting around Vermont’s supplemental need for liquified natural gas tanker deliveries to electric power plants during the winter.
Stephen Leslie: Why Vermont needs a healthy soils act
Soil is such a critical resource that we can no longer leave its management unregulated. The Legislature must offer greater protections for this resource and offer incentives for the adoption and maintenance of healthy soil management practices.
Scott to decide this month whether to join regional emissions compact
Scott and other governors in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will make an initial decision about whether to join a multi-state effort to cut carbon emission.