A regional resource for Cape & Islands climate activists
February 9, 2021
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Will Ferrell’s Super Bowl Ad Has Norway Taking an EV Victory Lap
Boy, that escalated quickly.
“Norway is absolutely not best in everything in this world. But on EVs, we’re actually the best,” Sveinung Rotevatn, who has been in the role for a little over a year, told Bloomberg News in an interview. “There is no one who is even close to selling as many as us.”
Norway became the first in the world to see electric cars seize a majority of annual vehicle sales last year, with consumers snapping up battery-powered Audi e-tron SUVs, Tesla Model 3 sedans and Nissan Leaf hatchbacks. December was a record-breaking month for EVs’ share of the market at 67%. The country wants all cars sold there to be zero-emission in 2025. Read more here. Watch the video here.
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Biden's climate executive orders are a mini-Green New Deal
'Climate Day' at Biden White House echoes themes established in Green New Deal.
Imagine a deployment of federal investments to curb U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from various sectors including electricity, transportation, and agriculture, with the goal of creating millions of jobs and an eye on correcting environmental injustices in the process.
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Can Massachusetts Democrats Overcome the Power of Business Lobbyists and Pass Climate Legislation?
Despite supermajorities enjoyed by the party in both houses of the state legislature, a new Brown University study suggests the answer may be no.
A Republican governor in the otherwise overwhelmingly blue state of Massachusetts vetoed a wide-ranging climate bill two weeks ago that had broad public support after real estate developers objected to provisions that would allow municipalities to require “net-zero” emissions from all new building and home construction.
Democrats, who hold supermajorities in both houses of the state Legislature, vowed to quickly send the bill back to Gov. Charlie Baker’s office, possibly as early as Thursday, with enough votes to override a second veto. However, a new report by researchers at Brown University shows that despite the Democrats’ power and strong interest in the state for aggressive action on climate change, the Legislature has repeatedly failed to take aggressive action due to the same lobbying from business interests that led to the governor’s recent veto. Read more here
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Energy & The Built Environment
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As a non-profit focused on both climate change and consumers, we have noticed that the complexity of solar contracts and cost of solar panels prohibit some people from moving forward with solar installation.
For years we have helped consumers to install solar by interpreting state programs, teaming up with state and municipal programs like Massachusetts Solar Connect, and even buying solar RECs from projects built before 2010. Now we've vetted an all-in-one solution that we're excited to share with our members and friends: EnergySage. Together, we're helping more and more people install solar... Why You Need Help Comparing Solar Installers
An independent study from National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has shown that getting multiple quotes from a vendor-neutral aggregator, rather than contacting solar installers individually, yields significant savings driven by competition. NREL found that EnergySage saved 2017 Mass Solar Connect participants about 7% compared to the average MA solar prices at that time. Read more here.
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What is EnergySage?
EnergySage is the solar industry’s first and only online comparison-shopping marketplace for solar.
EnergySage is backed by the U.S. Department of Energy and leading organizations as a straightforward way to help millions of Americans go solar.
By using its platform, you can review detailed educational material, and engage with a team of Solar Advisors throughout your buying experience.
Most importantly, EnergySage gives you the ability to easily receive and compare multiple solar quotes from its extensive network of over 500 pre-screened installers.
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Act Now...If Not Now, When?
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Check Out MCAN's Net Zero Stretch Code Advocacy Toolkit!
Once again, Governor Baker has a climate bill, the Next Generation Climate Bill (S. 9), on his desk. Last session, Governor Baker vetoed this same bill, falsely stating that the Net Zero Stretch Code included in the bill hinders the production of urgently needed affordable housing because of excessive cost.
This is not true.
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A Resource Page with definitions for technical terms and talking points about the need for retaining net zero stretch code in the current climate bill
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Email and phone scripts for legislators to use with their colleagues and the Governor
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Email and phone scripts for advocates to use with their legislators and the Governor
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Social media content and graphics, including sample tweets, graphics for Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
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A municipal sign-on letter for local decision makers
The facts are clear: Affordable Net Zero Housing is already being built and retaining the Net Zero Stretch Code in the climate bill is critical if the Commonwealth is to reach our carbon emissions reductions goals. Let's raise our voices and make sure that the Net Zero Stretch Code is retained in the climate bill. Be a Climate Leader. Use the toolkit!
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Wed., Feb. 17
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Join Green Energy Consumers Alliance to learn about Massachusetts' and Rhode Island's recent agreement to pursue a regional Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) program, with a goal to reduce emissions from transportation (responsible for over a third of climate-warming emissions in each state). Learn to become an advocate for the TCI! |
Thinking about getting an electric vehicle (EV), but not sure where to start? Join this popular EVs101 webinar to learn the basics! We'll cover environmental and consumer benefits, information about batteries and charging, state and federal incentives plus a Q&A. |
Renters and owners: Researching solar on your own can be intimidating. If you’re interested in benefiting from solar, learn how to get started by comparing your options through the EnergySage platform, an independent web interface designed to make choosing a solar installer simple! |
Join a conversation with EnergySage Solar Advisor Anna Hagadorn, who will cover solutions to common obstacles to help clear the path for your solar panel installation. Q&A period to follow. |
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NECEC New England Cleantech Landscape 2021
Tue, Feb. 23, 2021
4:00 pm
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New England has more than 200 institutions, incubators, and accelerator programs focused on helping cleantech startups succeed. Join NECEC for New England Cleantech Landscape 2021 to hear from other startups about how support organizations can help your company succeed. Bring questions and be ready to connect with the many incubators, accelerators, and programs across New England.
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What if the Biden/Harris inauguration day poet laureate Amanda Gorman could address climate change? In fact, she's done just that with her December 2018 five-minute poem “Earthrise." Read more here.
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President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order to create a Civilian Climate Corps to provide “good jobs” for young people and train them for environmentally friendly careers... restoring public lands and waters, planting trees, improving access to parks, and of course, tackling climate change. Read more here. |
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Missed the Net Zero 2020 Conference?
Check out recordings of all sessions below.
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Watch 30+ videos and learn from experts around the region, state and country.
Join the conversation and get involved!
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MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES
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The Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to reach carbon neutrality—or net zero—on Cape Cod and the Islands of Massachusetts by enhancing communication, collaboration, and activism among organizations, programs, and individuals committed to mitigating the climate crisis. We depend upon the generosity of our stakeholders to conduct our work.
All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
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CAPE COD CLIMATE CHANGE COLLABORATIVE
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The Climate Action Alerts newsletter is written and produced by Fran Schofield. If you've got a climate story or question, please be in touch! And don't forget to share this action alert with your friends and suggest they subscribe here.
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