draft of Energy Transition Plan

[Steve Nelson]

This is the template developed for an Energy Transition Plan for a municipality, several municipalities, or county. It is still being completed as of the end of April - the Description column in the various Action plans has not been completed - but it is otherwise ready for use.

This will be discussed at May 6, 2020 meeting.

[Jim Wylie]

Thanks, Steve. As you mention, the ETP Template is a moving target (continuously improving).

 

I suggest sharing this link to make sure you are tracking the latest version: https://www.sierraclub.org/pennsylvania/southeastern/rf100-etp-template

 

Jim

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[Dara Bortman]

Thanks all.  The template is really excellent. Thank you for putting this together and for your efforts.

Has it been found that it's necessary (or helpful) to present data points (maybe national data or state data if available)  to quantify the monetary savings to municipalities from reducing usage of fossil fuels (to get more buy-in for a RF100 adoption)? 

Are local township officials moved by data on numbers of lives saved by reducing air pollution? or the cost of health problems caused by air pollution (and how that might affect municipal budgets)? 

I see a footnote link to this article in the document:

How much does air pollution cost the U.S.?

How much does air pollution cost the U.S.? Damages from air pollution have fallen dramatically in the U.S. in recent years, shows new research. But how dif...

 

But it seems a little old and references data that seems to be years old (only through 2014).  I would think there would be more up-to-date data that could be used on the damages caused by air pollution nationally and maybe even more local data available (maybe from the Clean Air Council?) Especially for Bucks County which regularly gets F grades for air quality. 

I would think that would be useful information to have in an Addendum to convince more municipalities of the benefits of transitioning to 100% clean energy.

Thanks,

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[Amanda Lapham]

To your point Dara, I have recently seen some relevant & updated surveys/research for effective communication - here are just a few, but can certainly dig up some more, especially more specifically related toward using data on money savings and economics. 

1. New poll from Clean Air Council - Based on a state-wide survey of Pennsylvanians, 63% say elected officials should support policies that encourage the use of clean energy sources such as wind and solar, (and does include nuclear). Among other findings. 

2. Climate Advocacy Lab - is a great resource we use often and has a lot of data to explore. This is a handbook they put together for mainly scientists to communicate the issue of climate change but I think applies when appealing to legislators about the importance of transitioning away from fossil fuels.  

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