by onepointfivec | May 30, 2023 | Powering Up the Deployment Decade
Climate Cabinet Education is leading a coordination, collaboration, and technical assistance effort focused on enhancing the engagement of municipal utilities with the Inflation Reduction Act resources. The need is massive, with 1,500 municipal utilities in the U.S. sourcing 86% of their electricity from dirty sources. This project, which they are looking to scale, engages all of these utilities at conferences and through materials while providing direct one on one support to 40 prioritized utilities. Additionally, Climate Cabinet has recruited 14 utilities to join a peer learning cohort led by them.
by onepointfivec | May 16, 2023 | Educational Presentation
Evergreen Action provided a high level overview of two positive developments coming out of Washington, D.C., and one extremely troubling development in regards to the debt ceiling debate potentially putting at risk many parts of the Inflation Reduction act. Some great questions were asked by members who dove into some of the more wonky aspects of the EPA proposed carbon standard for power plants from methane to NOx coverage as well as carbon capture and storage.
by onepointfivec | May 2, 2023 | Powering Up the Deployment Decade
Harambee house is organizing the Southeast Environmental Justice Summit on June 7-11th in Atlanta, Georgia. This summit will bring together front-line community organizers with utilities, businesses, energy service companies, and federal agency representatives to prepare them to apply for new federal funding opportunities under IRA and other federal programs. An output of this summit will be a draft 10 year environmental justice plan for the 8 states in EPA Region 4 including: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
by onepointfivec | Apr 18, 2023 | Powering Up the Deployment Decade
EPN organizes a massive volunteer network of former federal agency staff to provide pro-bono technical assistance to grassroots organizations all over the country helping them access IRA, IIJA, and other federal funding opportunities. We are creating a matching fund for EPN to utilize in their fundraising gala.
by onepointfivec | Apr 4, 2023 | Powering Up the Deployment Decade
TCJP is developing and expanding NGO-led state coordinating tables focused on expanding the partnership between labor and environmental organizations to access IRA funding for climate and economic development efforts in the fossil fuel heavy State of Texas.
