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Climate Budget for 2024: Lowering Families’ Housing and Transportation Costs
A Climate Budget brings an equitable and rapid transition from fossil fuels to clean energy closer within reach while increasing the resilience of our communities. Funding to enable urgently needed home repairs and efficiency upgrades and to make new and used electric vehicles more affordable will lower the cost of living, improve health and resilience, and reduce climate pollution. Supporting needed investment in these popular programs was requested during the 2023 legislative session, and needed more than ever.
Affordable Energy Bills and Resilient Housing: $15M for Healthy Homes Program
Affordable Access to Clean Transportation: $20M for Charge Ahead EV rebates
Our Priority Bills to Accelerate our Clean Energy Future and Promote Economic Development:
Our Legislative update linked below:
Last updated 2/6/2024
Read on for the latest updates on Climate Solutions' work in Oregon:
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Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution ensuring all new county-owned buildings—including libraries, courthouses,…
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The Multnomah County Commission just unanimously approved a resolution that will ensure all new county buildings —including county libraries,…
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This resolution ensures that all public buildings in Multnomah County, Oregon are built fossil-free from the start.
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We're pleased to report forward progress on two of our high-priority climate bills.
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Just over a year ago, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Executive Order
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Clean energy advocates in Oregon strategize for progress on electrical grid and EVs. Meanwhile, US banks are investing in climate chaos.
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Oregon continues to pump out more climate pollution every year, but we can pass 100% Clean right now to lay the foundation for a clean energy-based…
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Ensuring that the future of Oregon’s transportation is electric—not burning fossil fuels—is critical for cleaning up our air and for achieving our…
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As the historic wildfires that devastated Oregon last September and the most recent ice storms make clear, climate chaos is here and harming Oregon’s…
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This webinar focused on opportunities at the national, tribal and state levels in 2021. With Don Sampson (Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians),…
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has proposed exempting the state's fossil gas power plants from their Climate Protection Program…
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Every two years, the Oregon Department of Energy releases its
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Join our discussion exploring what powers our energy system today, where the trends are headed, and it all means for an energy-smart, climate-safe…
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The EQC has decided to stack the cap-and-reduce rulemaking advisory committee with fossil fuel and big business interests.
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