Are you a homeowner or renter in Arlington? Fill out this five-minute form to help the County design an updated residential program that supports energy efficiency efforts. Let the County know you support robust programs that make it easy for Arlington residents to reduce energy use and to phase out fossil fuel use that include information on how to make the transition, available contractors, coaching, and buyer co-ops. Most importantly, the county should prioritize efforts to assist low-income residents and owners of multi-family buildings in making the transition to all-electric, energy-efficient buildings to improve comfort and reduce energy costs for all Arlingtonians. You can use the final comment box to share ideas of programs and initiatives that will advance these goals communitywide.

Arlington is working on updating its Comprehensive Plan’s introductory chapter, which sets the County’s goals and objectives but has not been updated since the 1960s. Let the County know that the overarching goals and objectives for the Comprehensive Plan needs to reflect the County’s commitment to addressing the climate crisis as reflected in the County Board’s February Climate Resolution and makes equity a core value. Learn more online and share your thoughts. 

In partnership with Project Drawdown, climate scientist and author Kimberly Nicholas, Ph.D., has developed a personalized climate action guide, based on years of peer-reviewed research, to identify the most effective climate actions. The Super High-Impact Initiative for Fixing Tomorrow (SHIFT) helps people understand power in their context (what roles they play, what resources they have) and then to prioritize actions that punch above their weight. It’s not about doing a million small things and hoping that “every little bit helps.” Instead the guide focuses on five research based climate superpowers: actions you can take as a citizen, professional, investor, consumer, and role model connecting your personal choices to bigger, collective change.