The Evanston City Council approved the Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) in December 2018, which calls for carbon neutrality by 2050. In April 2022, the Evanston City Council passed a resolution declaring a climate emergency. A key opportunity is beneficial electrification of building systems, in large part by using heat pumps to displace natural gas heating.
Join us for a webinar on Wed., May 18 at noon to learn how the City of Ithaca, New York and BlocPowerTM are collaborating to electrify heating systems in buildings throughout that city. In doing so, they created a novel opportunity to positively impact GHG emissions, resident health, and homeowner finances. The development process incorporated community engagement, climate justice, and workforce development.
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Speakers
Ariel Kalishman Walsh: Director of Enterprise Partnerships at BlocPower. BlocPower is upgrading America’s buildings to be smarter, greener and healthier for all - fighting the climate crisis and creating good green jobs. More here.
Luis Aguirre-Torres: Director of Sustainability at the City of Ithaca, New York. Ithaca adopted their own Green New Deal, which aims to achieve an equitable transition to carbon-neutrality community-wide by 2030. More here.
Cara Pratt: Sustainability and Resilience Coordinator at the City of Evanston. Read about Cara.
