Reduced utility bills, increased comfort in your home, a healthy urban forest canopy, increased air quality, and a more stable climate: That’s what Climate Knoxville is all about.
To achieve these goals the city of Knoxville needs to significantly reduce its production of greenhouse gases both directly and indirectly. The Sierra Club along with fifteen other organizations form a network that recognizes the dangers of carbon pollution and advocates for effective climate policies, especially for Knoxville. City Council recognized the same pressing need, when, on December 18, 2014, Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
WHAT IS THE CLIMATE KNOXVILLE PLAN?
- Support the City of Knoxville’s initiatives to weatherize inner-city homes, develop green jobs, and educate the larger community about how to save energy.
- Conduct a series of energy efficiency audits and workshops beginning April 13, 2015.
- Win the $5,000,000 Georgetown University Energy Prize. Knoxville is one of 50 communities contesting for the Prize, a national competition that challenges small- and medium-sized communities to develop and implement creative, sustainable, and replicable strategies to save energy. The prize money will enable the city to supercharge its initiative to weatherize lower-income homes. To this end, “Knoxville Scores” has been formed to help City residents lower their utility bills.
- Urge the Knoxville Utilities Board to facilitate energy efficiency upgrades of rental homes.
- Work with the Knoxville Tree Board and Urban Forester to found a Knoxville Tree Foundation.
Calendar
- Monday, April 13, 10am - 2pm. "Knoxville Scores" Energy Efficiency Fair. CAC exhibition room.
- Saturday, April 18. Knoxville Earth Fest!
Contact Climate Knoxville