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A majority of Oregonians support climate action, especially as our own commu
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:
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Last updated 2/6/2024
Read on for the latest updates on Climate Solutions' work in Oregon:
by Meredith Connolly on
We’re breathing a sigh of relief. We succeeded in protecting Oregon's Clean Fuels Program from attacks by the fossil fuel industry, while also…
by Devon Downeysmith on
The fast expansion of solar and wind energy is strengthening power grids; resistance continues to climate intransigence; sour outlook for fossil fuel…
by David Van't Hof on
As Oregon’s 2017 legislative session enters its final weeks, we’re fighting hard to take the steps forward we urgently need.
by Seth Zuckerman on
Coal kills more people annually than it employs, Nevada restores solar net-metering, Los Angeles tests subsidized electric-car-sharing in low-…
by David Van't Hof on
Oregon is at risk of moving backwards on climate change. The Oregon Senate is working behind closed doors on a plan to weaken the Clean…
by Gregg Small on
Following Portland and Multnomah County, our region can and will lead the way towards 100% clean energy.
by David Van't Hof on
The same day President Trump announced his disastrous decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Portland and Multnomah County became the…
by David Van't Hof on
Fossil fuel companies are stepping up their attacks on one of Oregon’s most successful strategies to reduce climate pollution: the Clean Fuels…
by Seth Zuckerman on
Portland and Multnomah County aim for 100% renewable energy, Tesla announces electric semi and pick-up trucks, Maryland to offer tax credits for…
by Meredith Connolly on
Everything you wanted to know about cap and invest but were afraid to ask.
by Mara Gross on
Last week, Drive Oregon kicked off an EV pilot project that makes three electric cars available to Hacienda CDC and community members in…
by Meredith Connolly on
The track records of nine Northeastern states and California, which have already put a price on carbon pollution, show us what a tremendous…
by David Van't Hof on
Building new gas-fired power plants will lock Oregon into decades of climate-disrupting fossil fuel energy at a moment when clean energy sources like…
by Seth Zuckerman on
Oregon lawmakers weigh competing bills to price carbon pollution, China’s coal consumption falls for third straight year, Trump’s EPA budget calls…
by David Van't Hof on
The Oregon legislature is getting to work, and the state has a great opportunity to grow its clean energy economy.
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A majority of Oregonians support climate action, especially as our own commu
Climate progress confirmed as a top-tier political issue. Duh!
As we head into the 2020 session, we’re doing everything we can to ensure the Legislature passes a strong cap and invest policy. We’re also working on a number of other complementary bills to move the ball forward on climate – some of which are also unfinished business from last session.
Show our strength by standing together. Send a message to state legislators and Governor Brown to stand up to the powerful oil industry and pass real climate action. If you show up for one action on climate legislation in 2020, make it this one.
Climate and clean energy advocates are determined to make 2020 a year of climate progress in Oregon. Here's how.
A growing list of states and territories have adopted carbon pricing policies, enacted more robust low-carbon fuel standards, and committed to a timeline for transitioning to 100% clean electricity, but Oregon is not among them.
What it's like to read climate news every day: some days, it’s inspiring. Other days, it weighs heavy on the heart.
We need one more big push to make clear to AAA of Oregon and other corporate interests that blocking climate action is bad for business.
Earlier this week, our coalition of partners officially filed critical climate protection ballot measures with the Oregon Secretary of State's office, having collected twice as many signatures as needed to qualify.
The end of Oregon’s 2019 legislative session exposed some of the egregious corporate lobbying in Salem that blocks climate action – sometimes in public, but many times behind the scenes in the halls of the State Capitol. One of those companies is the American Automobile Association (AAA) of Oregon. Yes, the same AAA that you call for a lifeline when your car breaks down – but apparently that lifeline doesn’t extend to the climate emergency we’re currently experiencing.