Join us this week and next for two free webinars on
cutting-edge climate & environmental issues. 

Tomorrow 2/27 at Noon, we will talk about how small communities in Maine are making strides towards future resilience, & on Monday 3/2 at Noon, we'll take a closer look at the Presidential candidates' climate plans.
WEATHERING CHANGE:
Local Solutions for Strong Communities
2019-20 Webinar Series
Small Town Resilience: Lessons From Maine
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 12:00 - 1:15 PM ET
From ocean acidification and warming, to broadband internet, renewable energy and sea level rise, small communities in Maine are making great strides in their future resilience. Join members of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation & the Future and the Island Institute, a community development organization that has worked to sustain Maine's island and coastal communities for more than 37 years . They will share an update on the work of the Maine Climate Council and stories of resilience from along Maine’s rural coast.
Webinar Presenters:
Brian Ambrette
Senior Climate Resilience Coordinator with the ME Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
Suzanne Arnold, Ph.D
Marine Scientist
Island Institute
Stephenie MacLagan
Senior Community Development Officer
Island Institute
Navigating the U.S. Presidential Candidates Climate Plans Webinar
Monday, March 2, 2020 - 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Antioch University Environmental Studies graduate students have assessed all U.S. presidential candidates’ climate plans against 20 benchmarks, including priorities ranging from modernizing the transportation sector, to ending subsidies for fossil fuel companies, to holding the fossil fuel industry financially accountable. Their research findings are summarized in a table as a tool for voters to see how their favorite candidate measures up against the climate crisis. 

Join us on Monday, March 2, noon-1pm, Eastern, for a discussion of the top candidates’ positions on the following benchmarks: 

  • Low and no-carbon energy production
  • Best practices for agriculture
  • Natural ecosystem restoration
  • Minimizing carbon emissions in current and future infrastructure improvements
  • Funding for climate research
  • Environmental/Climate Justice issues
This webinar will explore what policies need to be emphasized, and what support needs to be leveraged, to strengthen our greater collective capacity to effectively respond to the growing challenges of the present climate crisis.
Help us continue the conversation about climate resilience and equity, in Maine and throughout the northeast.
2020 Local Solutions: Eastern Climate Preparedness Conference
May 11-12, 2020 Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, Maine
The 2020 Local Solutions conference will empower participants to take action steps that center climate equity.

Climate equity ensures that all people have the opportunity to influence and benefit from climate resilience-building solutions.

Each participant will leave with a list of equity-oriented action steps they will pursue upon returning to their community. The two keynotes and each convening session will provide guidance about how to implement climate resilience with an equity frame.
Want to learn more about Climate Equity issues prior to the conference?
Join us for the next online class in our Climate Change Resilience Series:
Register for our next 4-week online course:
Climate Justice & Equitable Adaptation

April 5 to May 1, 2020
Registration Deadline: March 31, 2020

Climate change disproportionately affects communities of color and communities facing poverty. This module will focus on understanding how the intersections of social injustice and climate change can intensify the effect of climate impacts in communities that have been historically marginalized.
Instructor:
Sarika Tandon
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