Massachusetts must renovate 500,000 homes in the next seven years if we want to meet our climate goals. How to accomplish this enormous task? We speak with the Interim Executive Director of MCAN to learn about an elegant proposal- the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund- that would jump-start a commercial market to meet the challenge.

The reading list:

• MCAN on the ZCRF
• The ZCRF legislation
• MCAN on embodied carbon
• Primer on home electrificationhttps://www.masscec.com/
• The Climate MInute talks to CLF about the Clean Heat Commission report
• The Climate Minute talks to Acadia Center about the Clean Heat Commission report
• Find the current global CO2 ppm here
• How many days ‘til 2030?

Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for a building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist the United States transform it’s energy sector, over the next decade, under a just and equitable plan, that uses regulations, investments and a price on carbon that protects environmental justice communities.

Thanks for listening.

…Ted McIntyre