12/02/21
Vermont Climate Council-Vermont Climate Action Plan
On Wednesday 12/1/2021, the Vermont Climate Council voted (19 to 4) to approve the State’s first Climate Action Plan. At almost 300 pages in length, the initial plan recommends more than 230 actions to be taken up by the Legislation and State agencies, along with regional, local, private, and nonprofit agencies and organizations.
The recommendations include a clean heat standard, a robust weatherization program that prioritizes historically marginalized Vermonters; transportation investments such as expanded charging stations for electric vehicles, adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars II and Advanced Clean Trucks rules; and investing in best management practices for agriculture.
The plan also recommends adopting an environmental justice policy and outlines methods to protect and prioritize Vermonters in frontline communities during the transition to new policies.
The “Initial Vermont Climate Action Plan” document can be found at the following link:
https://climatechange.vermont.gov/sites/climatecouncilsandbox/files/2021-12/Initial%20Climate%20Action%20Plan%20-%20Final%20-%2012-1-21.pdf
12/30/2021
2021-12-30__Government_Affairs_Committee
Dick Wilcox
GAC Committee Chair