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Portland's New Climate Action Plan: 80 percent by 2050
worldchanging.com - 11/4/2009
Portland's New Climate Action Plan: 80 percent by 2050
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WorldChanging Team: An Interview with Deputy Director of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Micheal Armstrong by Alex Aylett Last week the City of Portland and Multnomah...

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Solutions & sustainability - Nov 4
Energy Bulletin - — ... homepage Changing a City: Inside Portland's 80 Percent by 2050 Target (interview) Alex Aylett, Worldchanging Last week the City of Portland and Multnomah County jointly passed one of North America's most ambitious Climate Change Action Plan (CAP), which commits the city and county to reducing their overall emissions by 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Portland has been a leading city on climate change policy since 1993, when it became the first city adopt a strategy to reduce carbon emissions. It is also the only North American city that has managed to reduce its ...

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