Single occupancy vehicle trips alone make up almost 30% of Vermont’s transportation related emissions. If we doubled transit and rideshare and cut those trips in half, that would result in reductions equivalent to eliminating the energy use from nearly 19,000 homes (158,000 metric tons of CO2e).
Blog Phasing out new fossil fuel heating equipment with zero-emission heating equipment standards February 19, 2025 Nearly one-third of Vermont’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from the thermal sector (also referred to as the residential,...
Blog Addressing affordability: Why fossil fuels are not the answer by Jared Duval, EAN Executive Director January 22, 2025 One thing nearly all Vermonters seem to agree on is that we want living in our state to be more affordable. When it comes to energy,...
Blog 5 Key insights from the latest Vermont Energy Dashboard update December 19, 2024 The two largest sources of climate pollution in Vermont come from how we get around and how we heat our homes and businesses. As of the latest data from Vermont’s greenhouse gas...