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Climate Change and the Environment

Climate Change and the Environment

Charlotte’s Strategic Mobility Plan has momentum. Here’s the latest

At Monday night’s City Council strategy meeting, City Manager Marcus Jones and Ed McKinney with Charlotte Department of Transportation updated Council members on plans to implement the Strategic Mobility Plan. […]

How the Inflation Reduction Act can help us reach our sustainability goals

Editor’s note: This is a guest blog post from Sunlight Financial, a sustaining sponsor of Sustain Charlotte’s Biketoberfest in 2022.  Renewable energy is a key element in ensuring our country […]

Impact 704 Academy debuts with a primer on smart growth

Sustain Charlotte’s Impact 704 Academy, an educational series about sustainable, equitable, and resilient urban development in the Charlotte area, kicked off on Oct. 6 at Camp North End with an introduction to […]

A conversation about Mecklenburg county’s environmental justice action plan

On Wednesday, Sept. 21, Sustain Charlotte and CleanAIRE NC held a presentation and discussion about the county’s Environmental Justice Action Plan, which presents a framework for working toward racial equity […]

Here’s what we think about the Biden administration’s proposed GHG emissions-tracking rule

In July, the Biden administration introduced a proposal that would require states and municipalities to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Shortly afterward, our director of engagement and impact, Meg Fencil, weighed […]

Sunlight Financial’s commitment to solar in North Carolina

This is a guest post by our Platinum Partner, Sunlight Financial. Solar jobs and solar-powered homes in NC Renewable energy is a key component of a sustainable future, and Sunlight Financial […]

Here’s what Charlotte’s Strategic Mobility Plan means for the economy

This is the fourth and final part in a series highlighting how the Strategic Mobility Plan could benefit Charlotte’s three E’s: the environment, equity, and economy. In this post, we’ll […]

Sustain Charlotte celebrates Charlotte City Council’s approval of the Strategic Mobility Plan

  Sustain Charlotte applauds Charlotte City Council for passing the Strategic Mobility Plan on Monday night, a significant step toward creating a community with safe and equitable mobility choices. The […]

How Charlotte’s Strategic Mobility Plan could benefit air and water quality

This is Part 2 in a series highlighting how Charlotte’s new Strategic Mobility Plan could benefit the three E’s: the environment, equity, and economy. In this post, we’ll be wrapping up our […]

What Charlotte’s Strategic Mobility Plan means for the environment

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be covering how the Strategic Mobility Plan could benefit Charlotte’s “three E’s”: the environment, equity, and economy. Up first, we’ll focus on the environment […]