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What's New in the Climate Economy Initiative
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New Initiative to Advance Vermont’s “Climate Economy” Can Vermont be a national leader in incubating small businesses that answer climate change? The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) thinks so. The organization is announcing a new... more |
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Video ~ Climate Economy Summit This video captured sessions at the Summit on “Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change” held at the Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center on February 18, 2015... more |
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Summit on Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change - 2015 The Summit on Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change brought together over 400 innovative business, non‐profit, and community leaders, elected officials, public policy... more |
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Video ~ PEG-TV show about the Climate Economy Forum in Rutland, August 26th A public forum in Rutland on August 26th 2015 (7-9pm, Paramount Theatre) will discuss "What’s Next For VT’s Climate Change Economy?" Host Tom Donahue interviews Paul Costello (... more |
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Video ~ On the Waterfront: "What's Next for VT's Climate Change Economy" Upcoming Regional Forum Host Melinda Moulton speaks with Jenna Whitson, VCRD's Community and Policy Senior Associate, about the upcoming October 29th public forum "What's Next for VT's Climate Change... more |
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Video ~ What’s Next for Vermont’s Climate Change Economy? Area businesses and nonprofits are increasingly involved with climate change--both its challenges and opportunities. Their creative solutions are becoming a growing part of our state’s economy... more |
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From Forum Participants: Ideas to Advance Vermont’s Climate Economy In 2015, we held 3 Climate Economy Forums with Vermonters across the state to gather their best ideas for ways to advance Vermont’s climate economy. Over 150 participants joined us in Rutland (... more |
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VT Climate Economy Summit: IDEAS TO ACTION ~ Feb 22, 2016 The Vermont Climate Economy Summit IDEAS TO ACTION, held February 22, 2016 at the Vermont Technical College in Randolph, brought together over 400 participants - innovative business, non‐profit, and... more |
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Video ~ 2016 Climate Economy Summit VCRD Summit Highlights Talented students from the Emergent Media Center at Champlain College interviewed Summit speakers and participants to capture the spirit of the Summit in video. Their... more |
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2016 Climate Economy Summit Report Over 420 participants came together on February 22, 2016 for VCRD’s 2nd Climate Economy Summit: IDEAS to ACTION. Participants reviewed PROGRESS FOR VERMONT, the report and action plan of the... more |
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2016 Summit Highlights Video Talented students from the Emergent Media Center at Champlain College interviewed Summit speakers and participants to capture the spirit of the Summit in video. Their showing of a first draft at the... more |
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Join the Climate Economy Partnership It is time for action to advance Vermont's climate economy. The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) invites both individuals and organizations/businesses to join the Vermont Climate... more |
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Video ~ Vermont Gubernatorial Candidates Forum: July 19, 2016 The Vermont Council on Rural Development, with sponsoring partners Vermont PBS and Northfield Savings Bank, presented the Vermont Gubernatorial Candidates Forum: Vermont's Economic Future in a... more |
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Meet Jon Copans, director of VCRD's Climate Economy Model Communities Program The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) announced today that Jon Copans has joined the organization as Director of its Climate Economy Model Communities Program. The Program, starting in 2017... more |
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Action Alert: ANR is seeking input on best use of the $18M VW settlement comes coming to Vermont You may have heard in the news last year that Volkwagen (VW) violated the Clean Air Act with sales of vehicles that were equipped with devices designed to defeat emission controls. In order to remedy... more |
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2017 cc:econ Catalysts of the Climate Economy Summit Over 500 entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders attended the cc:econ Catalysts of the Climate Economy Summit - a 3-day national innovation summit in Burlington, Vermont to gear up for the next... more |
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Empower Pownal Report - 2017 Pownal was the first community to participate in VCRD's Climate Economy Model Community Program (CEMCP), named Empower Pownal. CEMCP is community-driven process with local leaders, VCRD, Green... more |
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Progress for Vermont: Report and Action Plan of the VT Climate Change Economy Council Progress for Vermont is the final report and action plan of the Vermont Climate Change Economy Council (VCCEC) which was founded in February 2015 by the Vermont Council on Rural Development. ... more |
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Vermont Climate Action Commission - Preliminary Recommendations When Governor Phil Scott announced the formation of the Vermont Climate Action Commission, he charged the Commission to develop at least three recommendations by January 1, 2018. This report outlines... more |
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Climate Economy Action Team (CEAT) Update - October 2019 Since 2017, VCRD has convened the Climate Economy Action Team (CEAT), a group of business and non-profit leaders dedicated to advancing distributed clean energy generation, energy efficiency, and... more |
