To provide climate expertise regarding climate legislation in the Oregon state house to CRPDX members and the broader community.
We envision influencing the Oregon state house to pass transformative climate legislation reducing GHG emissions and prioritizing a Just Transition to 100% clean energy in Oregon by 2045.
The CRPDX Legislative Committee works to advance smart, equitable climate policy by collaborating with other organizations, meeting with our legislators, providing public comment, and writing letters. We focus mainly on state level policy and advocate based on 5 pillars: a just transition to clean energy, zero carbon transportation, climate justice and public health, green communities, and a fair, representative democracy.
The monthly meeting of the Legislative Committee for Climate Reality Project Portland
The Climate Reality Project (CRP), Portland Chapter is a local, volunteer-led chapter of CRP, an international nonprofit of 5 million members led by climate leader and former US Vice President Al Gore, whose mission is to catalyze global solutions to the climate crisis. climaterealitypdx.com/, www.climaterealityproject.org CRP Portland Chapter supports climate action along 5 pillars: a … Continued
As we prepare for 2025, the task feels daunting. 5 years to cut emissions in half. Real headwinds. Corporations peddling dubious “solutions” with little care for public health or environmental justice. How do we focus our advocacy wisely? In Climate Reality Project Portland’s legislative committee, we narrow our scope to statewide or local issues, where … Continued