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It’s Up To Us……

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Climate Change… Political Chaos…. Health.. Economic Crisis..
creativity and collaboration have never been more important.

Sustainable Hudson Valley’s mission is to speed up, scale up, jazz up and leverage progress against climate change, creating communities where people and nature thrive. With a wide range of partners, we are:

leading a regional climate action planning process;
rolling out scalable programs for specific climate solutions such as shifting to 100% renewable energy;
growing the market for renewable technologies through consumer education, industry training, group purchases and other incentives;
helping communities plan for resilience and capture opportunities for positive change in this time of crisis.

TAKE ACTION

“We are way overdue in America

for a reckoning that addresses the long-standing injustices borne by black, brown and indigenous people. Entrenched, systemic racism in our country has led to disproportionate impacts of pollution on communities of color, along with disparities in income, education, healthcare, and more. Today, African Americans are suffering from COVID-19 more than any other race , in part because their much higher exposure to air pollution increases the mortality rate from the virus. We have a moral obligation to demand equality for all, regardless of race, creed, sexual orientation, or economic status.

The need for climate action is bound together with the struggle for racial equality and liberation. I stand with the peaceful demonstrations across America calling for equal justice now”.

Al Gore, 06/01/2020

The Science Is In…

The science is in about the climate crisis and the ways out. We need “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented change” starting now, through at least 2030, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Project Drawdown identifies the top 100 climate solutions by impact and return on investment, providing an action manual that has been called a “100 point jobs program.” Research has also outlined a road map for cutting emissions in half every ten years. Only with that kind of focused action will we keep our planet livable. An international consensus building project – Mission 2020– has distilled the work to be done into six critical areas: energy, transportation, land use, infrastructure, industry and investment. There is an emerging “solutions culture” and movement that is rapidly creating tools and partnerships through such organizations as the Years Project and Catching Carbon The Hudson Valley is unique for its levels of organization among environmental and economic innovators. Sustainable Hudson Valley’s vision is to engage these networks in a “just do it” spirit to scale up climate solutions here — and share lessons learned everywhere.