Clean Energy & Climate Action
VNRC takes a multi-pronged approach to help Vermonters combat the increasingly urgent climate crisis. From digging in at the local level with committed Vermonters to helping to advance strong state policy and in between, we combine exhaustive research, communications, public engagement, and policy advocacy to ensure Vermont embraces bold, equitable, job-creating clean energy solutions. We fundamentally believe that to change everything, we will need everyone. That means you!
At A Glance
Vermont's Global Warming Solutions Act + Climate Action Plan
How Vermont is lowering its climate-damaging emissions while creating jobs, improving community resilience, and reducing burdens for rural and marginalized communities to access clean energy, transportation, heating, and housing.
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Clean Transportation, Heating, and Power
Vermont has an economic opportunity – and legal and ethical responsibility – to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and help all people access less costly transportation, heating, and power needs.
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Polluter Accountability & Resilience
As Vermont continues to see climate-related natural disasters, we're working to hold the polluters who have wreaked havoc on our environment accountable for the damage their products have caused.
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Climate Dispatch: Fossil Fuel (GHG) Reporting + Vermont Changemakers Summit TOMORROW!
In today’s Climate Dispatch, we get an update from Senator Anne Watson – Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee – and talk about the details and vision for…
Climate Dispatch with Attorney General Charity Clark – Defending Climate, Clean Energy + Democracy
Lawmakers have had long days on the floor this week as the House grapples with the budget and both bodies tackle a variety of substantive issues. On climate, a few…
Climate Dispatch: Catching Up on Climate and Energy Priorities
Welcome back to the Climate Dispatch! With policy crossover behind us, things are moving fast in Montpelier, and there’s a lot to be excited about. Our champions in both chambers are…
Climate Dispatch
Community Action
In 2005, VNRC co-founded the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network – VECAN – which is a collaborative of organizations working to start and strengthen community energy committees. We support grassroots efforts to implement local energy innovation projects and help the state make progress towards our necessarily ambitious clean energy and climate action goals.
As of 2019, there are over 120 town energy committees across Vermont. We support their inspiring work by offering networking, communications, capacity building, and direct technical assistance, which includes providing turnkey resources (like model solar contracts) that energy committees can use to move projects forward more easily.
