Mission

Advocacy and education in support of expedited, just and effective policies and actions to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and thereby restore and protect our area’s land, water, and air.

Leadership

Chair: info [at] lwv-alachua.org (Jay Rosenbek)

Ongoing Activities

• Advocating with City Commission for hiring a Climate Officer and creation of a publicly available dashboard of the City’s goals, actions, and deadlines for reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2045
• Similar advocacy with Alachua County Commission
• Advocating for an end to GRU’s natural gas subsidies and extension of gas pipelines
• Study of University of Florida’s proposed natural gas plant
• Active monitoring of City and County Commission, Utility Advisory Board, Citizens Climate Action Committee meetings, including joint and subcommittee meetings and advocacy where appropriate
• Active monitoring of environmental bills introduced into the State of Florida legislative session and advocacy where appropriate
• Meet with local political leaders and attend League Lobby Days in Tallahassee
• Advocacy for electrification of transportation

• Advocacy for GRU to create new revenue streams and end reliance on expanding natural gas use

Recent Successes

• GRU drops “clean” from their advertising for natural gas
• Gainesville City Commission joins Race To Zero the ICLEI-Sustainable Cities program
• Hosted a virtual Climate Change Forum

Active Collaborations

• League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) Natural Resources Committee, all NR Committee Chairs statewide participate
• NR Regional Working Group, a subgroup of especially zealous NR chairs in the state
• North Central Florida Climate Action Team, a group of local environmental activists
• NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Committee, a subcommittee of NAACP dedicated to clean air and water and healthy food
• Suwannee-St. Johns Sierra Club

How You Can Help

Meetings