Climate Change (old guide)
Provides resources on climate change and global warming from the perspective of the disciplines of science, social science and humanities.
Climate Legislation and Policies
Legislation and policies to address climate change are growing on the local, state, national and international levels.
2021 Legislative and policy directives
Portland Community College
- 2020 PCC Climate Action PlanAn update of the 2013 Climate Action Plan
Portland and region
- Climate Action - City of PortlandPast, present, and future planning and actions to reduce and prepare for the local effects of climate change.
- Climate Emergency DeclarationPortland City Council adopts Climate Emergency Declaration, June 30, 2020
Oregon
- Carbon Policy Executive OrderOn March 10, 2020, Governor Brown issued EO 20-04, directing state agencies to take actions to reduce and regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Proposed legislation from upcoming 2021 Legislative Session:
Oregon Clean Energy Opportunity campaign. Includes:
- House Bill 2475 - Energy Affordability. Decrease utility costs for families already struggling in the economic recession by establishing a Low-Income Utility Rate Class.
- House Bill 2842 - Healthy Homes. Support home upgrades to help improve the health of families across Oregon.
- House Bill 2995 - 100% Clean Energy for All. Create good, well-paying, local jobs in the renewable energy sector that incentivize local projects that are good for communities and reduce pollution by achieving 100% clean energy as soon as possible.
Washington (state)
- Proposed climate package for 2021–2023 bienniumProposed by Governor Jay Inslee
U.S. federal government legislation
- "Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Relief Deal"New York Times, Dec. 23, 2020. Corona virus relief package passed by 116th Congress included regulation of hydrofluorocarbons and promotion of renewable energy.
- Executive Actions to Tackle the Climate CrisisWhite House Fact Sheet, Jan. 27, 2021
- House Select Committee on Climate Crisis"The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America"
- Climate Crisis Policy Digest"A compendium of policy ideas to eliminate greenhouse gas pollution and build a sustainably-sourced, community-centered and nature-protecting economy."
- Citizens Climate Lobby"A non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change."
International
- Paris AgreementThe Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016.