Our Mission: Power A Clean Future Ohio is building momentum now for a clean, prosperous future by equipping local leaders for equitable, community-driven carbon reductions in Ohio.
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Power a Clean Future Ohio congratulates the City of South Euclid for passing a 100% clean energy goal this week! At Monday evening’s city council meeting, the city adopted a resolution laying out a goal of “100% green energy for the City of South Euclid facilities by 2025 and for the community at large by 2035.” We are excited for the opportunity to partner with South Euclid to put plans in place in the months ahead to achieve these outcomes.
Local leadership is going to be the driving force behind significant near-term carbon-reductions in Ohio. There is an opportunity for Ohio communities to follow the lead of Lakewood and South Euclid, among others, to reduce emissions, save costs, and attract business investment. We have seen wind energy prices fall 70% and solar photovoltaics fall 89% on average over the past decade, according to Lazard's 2019 report. These decisions to embrace clean energy are not just good policy for our environment, they are good economic, business, and governing decisions.
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PCFO Community Spotlight: Lakewood
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City:
Lakewood
Mayor:
Meghan George
Population:
50,100 (approx.)
A bold local leader on clean energy.
If you’re looking for a city that has been leading on clean energy and innovative policy-making, Lakewood should be at the top of your list. In 2019, the city council passed a resolution committing the community to 100% clean energy for all government operations by 2025 and community-wide by 2035. Early in the year council also passed a resolution to declare that the city will work towards zero emissions. The community and its leaders understand the unique opportunity local communities have to transition to renewable energy.
Lakewood has also embraced a number of other important policy actions that make this community a great example of what is possible. It added over a half a megawatt of solar power to city buildings, offers strong support to local urban forestry, provides public electric vehicle charging stations, and is considered one of Ohio’s most walkable communities. Sustainability initiatives continue to be a high priority for city council and the Mayor. The community also offers a robust recycling and compost program and is looking for new ways to improve its sustainability services for its residents.
Power a Clean Future Ohio is excited to work closely with Lakewood to develop new policy approaches to reducing emissions locally in their community and we couldn’t have a better local partner in Mayor George. The future is clean, affordable, and prosperous for Lakewood residents and businesses!
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Racism and Justice in Our Communities
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Since the Power a Clean Future Ohio campaign launched in February, our coalition has been focused on supporting equitable, community-driven carbon reductions in cities and towns across Ohio. We proudly stand in solidarity with advocates for change, continuing our fight together against systemic racism, injustice, and public health impacts that have torn our communities apart for generations.
But statements of support are not enough. We remain dedicated to learning through listening to the smartest voices on the intersection between racial and environmental justice. In addition, we challenge all of our partners, coalition members, and local communities to join us in acting together to address systemic racism.
We hope the following recommendations will help as we begin educating ourselves and starting critical conversations:
Listen:
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PCFO is an expansive, diverse coalition engaging with cities and local governments across the state of Ohio to build a clean future for our communities.
Power A Clean Future Ohio
is empowering local leaders with tools and resources to create carbon reduction plans and implement them in ways that are achievable, measurable, equitable and economical.
Our coalition of expert organizations wants to share our technical expertise and resources with your community. If your community wants to work on plans to reduce emissions, attract business investment, implement equitable clean energy policy, and reduce costs – contact us today to set up a meeting!
If your business or organizations would like to support PCFO, we invite you to join the campaign as a PCFO Partner.
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PCFO Partner Spotlight: Clean Fuels Ohio
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Who is Clean Fuels Ohio?
Clean Fuels Ohio
is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for and finding solutions related to alternative fuel sources in Ohio. The transportation industry is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and thus global warming. It is our mission to help local governments, small businesses, large corporations, individual consumers, and everyone in-between learn more about the adoption and best practices surrounding clean fuel sources used for transportation.
Why is it important for Clean Fuels Ohio to be involved in PCFO?
As the main source of transportation-related environmental advocacy in the State of Ohio, we believe that our mission aligns very closely with that of PCFO and its stakeholders. The best, most significant changes can be made in our state at the local level - by working with local leaders and governments to enact policies that positively impact the environment and make Ohio a cleaner, healthier state. PCFO is the largest coalition - maybe in the history of our state - to work on these issues. We're excited and proud to be part of it.
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