Tell Council to Act: Economic & Climate Justice in Eugene

Man! It’s hot outside!

As our community experiences deadly, unprecedented heat, key climate and resilience policies are being considered by the Eugene City Council this Wednesday.
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Please join us in calling on the Council to move forward with common sense policies to reduce emissions from homes and buildings, increase energy efficiency and resilience, and transition our community off of fossil fuels. We cannot afford to wait any longer!

Take action TODAY and send the Council a strong message:
​NOW is the time for action.

350 Eugene, along with its amazing allies in the Fossil Free Eugene Coalition (Springfield Eugene Tenants Association, Cascadia Wildlands, Sierra Club, Beyond Toxics, NAACP and more) is pushing for a suite of policies that will increase access to air conditioning, expand subsidies for high efficiency heat pumps and support low income households to transition off of fossil fuels.

Council is meeting to discuss these policies on Wednesday, July 17th, and we need your help to ensure that Eugene continues to be a leader on climate action and social justice.

Can you please send an email TODAY to
[email protected] 
​urging them to take action? They have everything they need. 
But they need YOU / US to tell them to ACT.

We’re asking them to prioritize climate, energy justice and public health by moving to direct City staff to draft ordinance and / or resolution language reflecting the following policies in 2024:

• Generate revenue for low-income residential electrification by increasing the Gas Supplier tax on NW Natural from 5% to 10 % and creating a social cost of carbon fee
  
• Establish a low-nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standard for gas furnaces and water heaters sold in Eugene
  
• Prohibit the expansion of gas mains within the City’s public right-of-way
  
• Adopt a City policy that any new construction that the City subsidizes, or provides with permitting exemptions and/ or streamlining, be built all-electric, as a condition of those subsidies/exemptions​
  

These are sensible, legally defensible steps the City can take NOW. We have already experienced significant delays.

Please email the Council in advance of Wednesday's work session and then please tune in to the work session on Wednesday at 12:00 noon.

Who will be the leaders and protect our climate and public health? Here's the link to the webcast. 
Let's have LOTS OF PEOPLE TUNING IN!

According to NASA this is the hottest year ever and likely the coolest we’ll see. Eugenians are ready for these policies.
Thank you for your support! Grassroots gets the goods, and it’s past time to get this done!
Additionally, please send a separate email to your own councilor, if you have one. ​

Send your email TODAY to
​[email protected] 
with "Wednesday Climate Action" in the subject line.

Thank you so much for acting on this time-sensitive issue.
Cities must lead on climate!