Climate change is not only the greatest environmental issue of our time, but also a key issue for social justice, world health, immigration and more. The observed impacts of climate change have already affected agriculture, human health, ecosystems on land and in the oceans, water supplies, and some people’s livelihoods. It touches all of the Local 20/20 Action Groups in some way. The goal of the Local 20/20 Climate Action Group is to work in collaboration with our other action groups and other local organizations to focus on Jefferson County opportunities to: • reduce our community’s greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) • prepare for climate change (adaptation)
“The Climate Restorers – Part 1” – Sun, Feb 18th This will be the first movie of the Climate Solutions Film Festival, sponsored by the Global Earth Repair Foundation, in partnership with United Earth Networks and Local 20/20. Narrated by Peter Coyote. The film directors, John Bowey and Phoebe Barnard,…
In the January Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader, Cindy Jayne shares information about the new EV carshare program in Port Townsend. By Cindy Jayne Have you been wanting to test drive an Electric Vehicle (EV)? Or perhaps you need a car occasionally, either as an individual or…
The King Tide team documented a 10.65′ observed water level, with a 9.46′ predicted tide, 1′ of predicted storm surge, and a 0.2′ anomaly on 12/19/23. See the photos and analysis below, including wave runup, and how it compares to projected sea level rise as well as current day flooding…
There was a higher than average predicted tide on December 1st (9.5′ predicted), that gave us another chance to visualize the higher sea levels that will become more often in the future due to global sea level rise, and a few of Local 20/20’s Climate Action Group volunteers were out…
In the latest Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend/Jefferson County Leader, Eco-dietician Mary Purdy discussions ways we can minimize our impact on the environment with our eating choices. Saving the Planet with your Fork By Mary Purdy, MS, RDN While not everyone always has a choice in what they…
• Maintain the JeffersonCAN.org webpages that have a variety of resources for reducing one’s carbon footprint, including new resources for Electric Vehicles added in 2022.
• Provide up-to-date information for individuals and businesses on ways to reduce their carbon footprint. (See the JeffersonCAN website, originally created by the Climate Protection Campaign to provide tools for reducing the “carbon footprint” of an individual or business in Jefferson County,and now maintained by Local 20/20 Climate Action.)
• Educate ourselves and others on how we as a community can prepare for climate change. A few examples:
• We help the community visualize sea level rise through participating in the King Tides project in partnership with Washington Sea Grant and the Jefferson Marine Resource Committee. We have been photographing, documenting, and learning from photographing three sites in Port Townsend at high tides and under various weather conditions. Check out the photos here.
• Collaborated closely with the Local 20/20 Energy Action Group. The two groups have now merged into this climate action group. You can find the Energy Action group pages here, but note that they are no longer maintained.
Additionally, we are the arm of Local 20/20 that networks and collaborates with “outside” groups focused on climate change, including the joint city/county Climate Action Committee (CAC), Olympic Climate Action, etc.
There is a Climate Working Group, covering both Climate Outreach and Climate Adaptation. It generally meets monthly, see the Local 20/20 Calendar for current times/days. We welcome new members. If you are interested in participating e-mail us at CAG@L2020.org.