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Monday, February 1, 2021 | Department of Environmental Protection
Join us at the virtual information room, an interactive tool that allows residents to visually engage with the Draft Climate Action Plan. The Draft Climate Action Plan is the County’s strategic plan to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 percent by 2027 and by 100 percent by 2035. The Draft Plan is open for public comment until February 28, 2021, and will be finalized in spring 2021. Explore the Plan and ways to give feedback here.
The Climate Youth Town Hall, hosted by the County Executive, Montgomery College, and Montgomery County Public Schools, is an opportunity for students to connect with each other on climate action and provide feedback on the Draft Climate Action Plan. This virtual event is open to all but is primarily geared to high school and college students from both public and private schools. Local students will be featured panelists, and there will be multiple breakout sessions for students to learn from each other and provide input and perspective on climate action. Join us on February 11 via Zoom from 7:00 – 8:30pm. Register here.
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We need YOUR photographs, drawings, videos, poems, digital art and memes (yes, really!), to help make Montgomery County’s Climate Action Plan more engaging and accessible. Entries in the art contest may be featured in the County’s CAP and other County materials. Winners of the Climate Change Plan Art Contest will receive $100! Deadline for the contest has been extended to February 28, 2021. More details here.
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Montgomery County’s community-wide GHG emissions decreased in 2018. Why is that? Greening the electricity fuel mix and improving energy efficiency through programs like EmPOWER Maryland, the Benchmarking Law, and financing opportunities like C-PACE and Montgomery County Green Bank are the key reasons for the drop in GHG emissions. Climate Interns Julia Brown and Tenzin Yangkey dive deeper in the 2018 GHG Inventory to learn more.
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Montgomery County is thrilled to announce that it was been awarded the “Gold” designation from the national SolSmart program—the highest designation awarded to communities by the program—for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for homes and businesses to go solar. Montgomery is the first Maryland jurisdiction to achieve the SolSmart Gold designation.
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Montgomery County joins leaders across Maryland and the United States in affirming our commitment to global climate action on fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement. Check out the press release here.
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The County Executive Office is seeking climate interns and fellows to join the County’s Climate Planning team and work on exciting projects related to the recently released public draft of the Climate Action Plan! Learn more about the Summer 2021 climate internship and fellowship opportunities. Additional opportunities are posted on DEP's Green Jobs Portal.
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 Every President’s Day weekend, shoppers across Montgomery County can participate in the state’s Shop Maryland Energy Tax Free Weekend which gives residents a break on the six percent sales tax for qualifying ENERGY STAR products. This year's tax free weekend is February 13th to 15th. Make your plans now.
How Do You Get To Zero Emissions in 15 Years? Montgomery County Now Has A Plan (dcist)
Montgomery County Seeks to Reach Zero Emissions by 2035, But Advocates Say That’s Not Fast Enough (Maryland Matters)
County Executive Marc Elrich to Transform Portion of Former Landfill into Solar Energy Project (Montgomery County)
Covid-19 Took a Bite From U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2020 (New York Times)
How Joe Biden plans to use executive powers to fight climate change (Vox)
Integrating Social Equity In Green Building: A 3-part Blog Series (Party Walls)
A chronological history of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project (The Toronto Star)
Network Connects Indigenous Knowledges in the Arctic and U.S. Southwest (AGU’s Eos Magazine)
Commentary: To Make the U.S. Auto Fleet Greener, Increasing Fuel Efficiency Matters More than Selling Electric Vehicles (Route Fifty)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Greta Thunberg and Leading Scientists: A Conversation on the Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops (YouTube)
U.S. Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry at Climate Adaptation Summit (YouTube)
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