In the fall of 2021, North Carolina passed HB951, a landmark piece of legislation requiring Duke Energy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in North Carolina by 70% from 2005 levels by 2030 and to achieve net-zero by 2050. Duke has now released their Carbon Plan, outlining how they intend to meet these targets and much effort and careful analysis has been put into it.
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Welcome partners in Creation Justice! Here is a chance to make your voices heard as a faith community on Duke’s infrastructure plans and their climate change consequences.
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2021 dawned with the completion of a 117-panel solar array on the roof of Raleigh's Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The array is a major element in UUFR’s commitment to fight climate change and reduce its carbon footprint. Read more ...
Is Duke Energy's 15-year Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) up to the challenges posed by climate change? View the April and May hearings on YouTube, and make your voices heard via written comments.
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The 2020 election will be the most important we’ve ever had for protecting the Earth, our only home. Learn more about environmental positions taken by presidential candidates, Triangle congressional candidates, statewide NC candidates, Triangle candidates for the NC General Assembly and environmental organizations’ endorsements here. Learn more . . .
Believe it or not, eliminating HFC refrigerants is the #1 most powerful solution to climate change, according to Project Drawdown. ICCT urges you to contact your U.S. Senators and Representative to support the AIM Act, which requires the phasing-out of super-potent HFC greenhouse gases, currently used in refrigeration and cooling systems.
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