Climate change is no longer a future threat but is causing worldwide, national, and local disruption of weather. At our local level, this has caused an increase in rain intensity, tornados, and flooding. So far, Pennsylvania has been spared worse effects such as the fires and drought in the west and the more frequent and violent hurricanes of the southeast. Municipalities have the triple challenge of transitioning to clean renewable energy, hardening its municipal infrastructure, and guiding local planning to facilitate the residents and businesses in making similar changes. What does it mean for municipalities to engage in energy planning, and how can/should EACs be involved in this process? In the coming months and years, as we begin to see more higher-level government involvement, how will the landscape of our own work change at the local level? In part one of this session Paula Kline and Henry Alexander will layout the case for climate action planning, and how your EAC can get involved. In part two, we will hear from several municipalities who have already begun this work and hear how they are approaching it.
