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A Decade of Successes Against Fossil Fuel Export Projects in Cascadia

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) Oregon, Washington

Source Sightline Institute

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

Since 2012, fossil fuel companies have devised more than 50 projects to export coal, oil, or gas from Cascadia's coast. Thanks to local opposition, 40 of those projects have been canceled, averting 1,717 million metric tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions. This report calls on...

The Path to Carbon Dioxide-Free Power: Switching to Clean Energy in the Utility Sector

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2003

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Tellus Institute

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

This report explores a range of national policies to increase energy efficiency, accelerate the adoption of renewable energy technologies and shift energy use to more efficient power systems while reducing the electricity bills of consumers and businesses. The policies considered...

Net Zero/Fossil Fuel Free Buildings

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Housing

This fact sheet refutes common misconceptions surrounding net zero/fossil fuel free buildings. In particular, it highlights how the creation of net zero/fossil fuel free buildings will spur economic development; lower construction costs over time; offer reliable power; and serve all...

2020 San Francisco Ordinance 190972 Mandating All Electric Energy Sources In Future Capital Projects

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

This ordinance prohibits the installation of propane or natural gas-based plumbing or equipment when constructing or renovating municipal buildings. Instead, these buildings should shift to an all-electric system, meaning they use a permanent source of electricity as the source of...

Fueling the Fire: Why Any Fossil Fuel Industry Bailout Will Be Disastrous for Communities of Color

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Partnership for Working Families

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Health

Environmental racism and the subsequent chronic exposure to air pollution has been identified as one of the biggest contributing factors to higher rates of severe illness and death from COVID-19 within Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities. Fossil fuel plants are among the top...

2013 Providence Resolution to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Hennepin County Board Of Commissioners

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement, Energy

This resolution calls for managers of public investments and public agencies to divest any fossil fuel accounts currently in the county's investment portfolio. Further, it prohibits any future managers of public accounts from investing in companies whose business profits from the...

Fracking Bans & Moratoriums

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health

Fracking is an under-regulated, highly contaminative, and unsustainable practice. Because major decisions about large-scale fracking projects are unaddressed by the federal government (since profitable oil companies have utilized their monetary and political capital to keep fracking...

The Built Environment, Climate Change, and Health: Opportunities for Co-Benefits

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source SPARCC

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health, Transportation & Mobility

The built environment, climate change, and public health are closely connected; human-generated greenhouse gases derive from aspects of the built environment such as transportation systems and infrastructure, building construction and operation, and land-use planning. Transportation...

Financial System Change, Not Climate Change

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

In recent years, some of the most successful campaigns on climate change have focussed on divestment from fossil fuels, the burning of which is predominantly responsible for causing climate change. Putting pressure on banks, pension funds and university endowments can stop – or significantly...

Divestment from Fossil Fuels: A Guide for City Officials and Activists

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This policy brief finds that climate change represents the single greatest long-term threat to our cities and citizens. Because of this threat, the brief recommends cities to not invest in companies that profit from fossil fuels, the main cause of climate change. The policy brief...

Toil for oil spells danger for majors: Unsustainable dynamics mean oil majors need to become "energy majors"

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

The global oil market has undergone profound structural changes in the last decade that have now culminated in a capex crisis for the industry, particularly the oil majors....

2012 Pittsburgh Ordinance 2010-0909 Regulating Natural Gas Extraction

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source City of Pittsburgh

Policy Areas Public Safety, Environment & Natural Resources, Health

This ordinance bans the commercial extraction of natural gas within the city and establishes a bill of rights which includes the rights of natural ecosystems, the right of self government for city residents, and the right to sustainably access natural water sources. It also removes...

Freeing the Market: Accounting for the True Cost (and Benefit) of Doing Business

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source American Sustainable Business Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The cost of business is not only measured by money but should also include air pollution, contaminated water, and other environmental impacts. Prices must be based on true cost to help our economy become sustainable. Fossil fuels and toxic chemicals can create a series of negative...

Investigating City Commitments to 100% Renewable Energy: Local Transitions and Energy Democracy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

Renewable energy serves as a viable solution to replace fossil fuel generation to create a healthier environment. A number of cities across the United States are pledging to reach community-wide goals of 100 percent renewable energy, in order to combat the social, environmental, and...

Energy Efficiency With Justice

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy

Given the current pushback on responsible climate policy at the federal level, innovative state and local action will be critical if we are to achieve a just transition to a sustainable economy. The Institute for Policy Studies is surveying the array of state and local measures that...

Relief, Recovery and Reimagination: A Federal Policy Agenda to Meet this Moment in Rural and Small Town America

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source People's Action

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance, Community Development, Public Safety, Health

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, politicians have chosen to sacrifice rural communities for the profits of corporate monopolies. In response, this report provides a vision of Relief, Recovery, and Reimagination necessary to positively transform rural communities and small towns....

100% Just Energy Platform

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2019

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) All States

Source People's Action

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

A 100% Just Energy Economy must go beyond simply replacing fossil fuels; in order to be 100% Just, it must include other key elements, such as renewable fuels, an end to sacrifice zones, and good green jobs targeted to the communities that have survived decades of divestment. This...

Illinois Gun Owners' Safety and Responsibility Ordinance

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Town of Mountain Lake Park

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health

This ordinance prohibits the future extraction of natural gas in the city of Mountain Lake Park, and establishes a bill of rights which includes the civil rights of local natural ecosystems, the right to a sustainable energy future for city residents, and the right to self government....

2016 San Francisco Ordinance 160222 Prohibiting Leasing for the Extraction of Fossil Fuels

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source City and County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

This ordinance prohibits the city and county from entering into or extending leases that allow for the extraction of fossil fuels on city-owned or controlled land. It also requires the Director of Property to inspect these properties to ensure that any current or former lessee complies...

Workforce Policy for a Just Transition

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Roosevelt Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

The transition to a green economy requires implementing workforce development policies that prioritizes workers' interests over those of fossil fuel companies. This report discusses how workforce development policies can mediate labor disruptions, increase worker power and reduce...

Increasing Use of Renewable Energy: Legal Techniques and Impediments

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level National, State

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement

This report outlines legal techniques that have been developed to increase the use of renewable energy. States can adopt renewable portfolio standards; impose a price on burning fossil fuels; provide tax incentives for renewables; require electric utilities to purchase renewable energy;...

An Approach for Better Aligning the Nation’s Clean Air and Clean Energy Goals

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2003

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source Tellus Institute

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

Policies to spur increased investment in renewable electricity generation can offer significant public benefits, including economic development and energy security, as well as improved public health and environmental quality owing to air pollution reductions. Congress has attempted...

Ann Arbor Resolution Urging Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Ann Arbor City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Finance & Procurement

This resolution urges the City of Ann Arbor Employees' Retirement System to immediately cease any new investments in fossil fuel companies or in commingled assets that include holdings in fossil fuel companies....

2011 West Homestead Ordinance 659 Banning Natural Gas Extraction

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Borough of West Homestead

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources

This ordinance establishes a bill of rights which protects the rights of communities and citizens' rights to clean and accessible water sources, a sustainable energy future, and self-government. It also bans commercial natural gas extraction and restricts the legal authority of corporations...

2013 Madison Resolution 531 Requiring Fossil Fuel Divestment

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Madison City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This resolution requires municipal funds to divest from fossil fuels and evaluate alternative investment strategies for the future. This resolution prevents government agencies from investing in fossil fuels in the future and urges other municipal and public institutions and agencies...

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