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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Governor Scott Vetoes Bill Protecting Vermonters from Unchecked Data Center Development
Law would stop data centers from driving up costs and polluting communities May 28, 2026 (Montpelier, VT) – Governor Phil Scott has vetoed a law that would protect Vermonters from…
Climate Dispatch: Protecting Our Environment and Pocketbooks from Data Centers with Rep. Kathleen James
Welcome back to the Climate Dispatch, and happy Memorial Day weekend! As the unofficial start of summer arrives and Vermonters head outdoors to soak up some much-needed vitamin D, lawmakers…
Climate Dispatch: Legislative Update and Reflections with Rep. Mollie Burke
As the end of the legislative session approaches, we’re pleased to share that key climate and clean energy priorities have continued to advance in the State House this week. Early…
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.
