Portland Declares Climate Emergency, Seeks Input on Plan On February 12, 2020, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler released a draft “Climate Emergency Declaration” for public review. This is the second iteration after CSE and many others pushed back on a first draft released last fall that had been written without community ... Read More

The 7.6% Solution There is a new metric of success for climate activists: 7.6% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions per year. In a paper released in December 2019, the United Nations Environment Program writes: “Collectively, if commitments, policies and action can deliver a 7.6% emissions reduction every year between 2020 ... Read More

The 7.6% Solution There is a new metric of success for climate activists: 7.6% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions per year. In a paper released in December 2019, the United Nations Environment Program writes: “Collectively, if commitments, policies and action can deliver a 7.6% emissions reduction every year between 2020 ... Read More