I’ve been spending the last few days in my home state of North Carolina meeting with many of the organizations that are moving climate and energy policy forward here. From the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association and Environmental Defense to the NC Waste Awareness and Reduction Network and Interfaith Power & Light, these groups helped to pass the first Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard in the Southeast — a commitment to produce at least 12.5% of its electricity from renewables by 2021. I have been focused on understanding the post-REPS energy initiatives in an effort to determine the best way SET can partner toward maximum impact in the transition toward a climate responsible and prosperous North Carolina.
The reception from SET’s allies has been encouraging, with productive phone and lunch conversations that will help drive collaborative strategy to keep North Carolina moving forward. I will blog with more details as the strategy comes together. And hopefully the synergy among climate advocates will emerge to achieve more progress than any one of us alone could accomplish or even imagine.
Tags: climate change