Charlotte 40% by 2030
A leader in climate action, Vermont has committed to a 40% reduction of greenhouse gas pollution by 2030. How will that look in Charlotte? How will our lives be better when can enjoy less pollution, more resilience, and a more sustainable community?
We’d like to tell you about an upcoming project exploring just that! See below for the details on how you can participate, or email info@charlottepubliclibrary.org for more information.
Charlotte 40% by 2030
We need your creativity and thoughtful visions to plan for our community’s future. State statute calls for a nearly 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. What will that mean for Charlotte? What positive impacts can this bring to our community?
Goals & Opportunities:
Just Transitions - Justice for all as we transition away from fossil fuels by ensuring that the strategies to reduce emissions and build resilience to climate change impacts will benefit and support all residents of the State of Vermont fairly and equitably.
Energy Consumption - Roughly 40% of our emissions come from transportation, and 35% from heating buildings. Some ways to reduce include: energy efficiency, weatherization, carpooling, biking, walking, working remotely, denser growth patterns, updated land use regulations, electrification, eating local, composting…and many more.
Renewable Energy - Increasing local generation and use of solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass and geothermal to replace imported fossil fuels. This transition reduces emissions and reduces reliance on imported fuel, keeping energy dollars in Vermont.
Welcoming Climate Refugees - It is predicted that Vermont will continue to attract new people as the climate warms. How can we best prepare?
Carbon Sequestration - Pulling carbon out of the air through appropriate land use, agricultural practices, forest preservation, etc at town and residential scales.
Engagement - Everyone can join the transition process at home, work, school, thru activism, town government, etc… and you can join our mailing list: https://bit.ly/3O4dtmo
Resources for more information and ideas:
Charlotte Energy Committee: www.charlotteenergy.org
Efficiency Vermont: www.efficiencyvermont.com
Vermont Climate Council: www.climatechange.vermont.gov
A Call to Artists
2030: Artistic Perspectives on Sustainable Living in Charlotte
Call for Creative Visions, October 2022
What will sustainable living in Charlotte look and feel like in the year 2030? Whether you identify as an artist or not, whether you are 5 or 95 you are invited to join a community-wide project to share your creative interpretations which will be part of an exhibition scheduled for October 1, 2022. We welcome art work from any medium to address the goals of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (at personal and/or community scale) by 2030.
Please submit up to 4 submissions that include title, medium, and short “artist statement” to info@charlottepubliclibrary.org All works that appropriately address the theme will be included in the exhibition. As we would like to consider having a digital gallery in addition to a physical exhibition we urge you to submit your work with as high a resolution as possible. Deadline for submissions is Friday, September 9th. For further questions please contact info@charlottepubliclibrary.org
A Community Mural Project
Share a story / write in response to one or all of these questions:
How are you seeing climate change in your community, family, self?
What would getting to 40% greenhouse gas reduction personally & for our community look like?
How are you adapting to climate change?
How would you like our community to adapt to climate change?
How can we invite the changes we need?
This project is made possible by a Libraries Transforming Communities Grant from the American Library Association. “Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) in collaboration with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL).”