Some ten years ago, spurred into action by students at Ashland High School, among others, Mayor John Stromberg and the Ashland City Council establishment of a citizen committee assigned to develop a climate plan for the city.
Ultimately titled the Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP), this was passed unanimously by the city council in 2017. The goals of the plan were to reduce community greenhouse gas emissions and prepare the city to be more resilient to climate change impacts. As the Ashland Climate Collaborative notes on their website: “Eight years in, the CEAP is still a great foundation for reaching our climate goals.”
As the CEAP itself states: “This Climate and Energy Action Plan is only the beginning of an ongoing process.” Regrettably, over the intervening years, as families relocate, residential awareness of the CEAP seems to have dwindled to the point that many are completely unaware of its existence.
In order to address this lack of awareness, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now Executive Director Danial Scotton, assisted by members of the SOCAN Ashland Climate Action Team, have established a series of open public workshops during which aspects of the CEAP are discussed in relation to CEAP goals, the current status of action, and what needs to be done.
This will be held in the Gresham Room of Ashland Public Library on September 24 from 6:00 – 7:30 in the Gresham Room of the Ashland Public Library.
