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Total Energy News | February 2025
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Tracking Trump’s biggest climate moves
In his first few weeks, President Trump has frozen climate spending, shaken up staffing at agencies like the E.P.A,. and set off a wave of legal challenges.
NY Times
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Heat pumps keep widening their lead on gas furnaces
2024 heat pump sales through November show that Americans bought 37% more air-source heat pumps than gas furnaces.
Canary Media
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3rd generation driller transitions from oil and gas to geothermal
A co-founder of the Geothermal Drillers Association says the industry needs more drillers for geothermal heating and cooling to take off.
Inside Climate News
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Data Download
Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards
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For Vermont to reduce its emissions in line with the obligations of the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), the sale of new fossil fuel space and water heating equipment likely needs to be phased out within the next decade. To ensure that newly installed equipment does not lock in decades of continued climate pollution, at least ten states across the U.S. are exploring zero-emission heating equipment standards (ZEHES), which require new space and water heating equipment sold and installed after a certain date to be pollution-free.
EAN’s latest research analyzes what a ZEHES regulation could mean for Vermont’s emissions, energy use, and energy costs. We estimate that ZEHES could result in substantial reductions in Vermont’s climate pollution and statewide energy costs. Read this month’s blog post for a summary of the key takeaways from the analysis, and dive into the full report here.
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Profile | NESCAUM (Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management)
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NESCAUM is a coalition of state air agencies that promotes regional cooperation and action by its member states in support of effective programs to reduce the adverse public health and environmental impacts of air pollution and climate change. NESCAUM works to improve public health and protect the environment by reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, vehicles, industry, fuels, and local sources. They provide scientific, technical, analytical, and policy support to the air quality programs of their member states in the Northeast to assist them in meeting their climate and air quality goals. In addition to Vermont, their member states are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.
NESCAUM provides research useful to EAN members, some of which is collaboratively developed with the Regulatory Assistance Project and others. These resources include:
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EAN Research and Data Collaborative
The Research and Data Collaborative meets twice per year with the goal of facilitating information sharing and possible collaboration among individuals and organizations working across Vermont to advance climate and energy research, data tracking, and technical analysis.
March 20th, 2025 | 11-12:30 on Zoom
Contact Lena to learn more (lstier@eanvt.org)
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Understanding and Responding to the State and Federal Attacks on Climate
VNRC, VBSR, VPIRG, VCTN, Sierra Club, and VCV are hosting a webinar on changes at the Federal and State level.
March 7th, 2025 | noon
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Mobilizing for Vermont’s Extreme Weather
Rebuild by Design, VPIRG, VNRC, and VCRD are hosting a conversation about funding climate infrastructure in VT, including interactive breakout sessions.
March 27th, 2025 | 5-7p.m. Montpelier VT
Learn more and register
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Better Building By Design | Efficiency Vermont Conference
Efficiency Vermont’s 2025 conference theme is 2030 on the Horizon: Assessing Vermont’s Vision Versus Reality. Vermont has two ambitious goals with 2030 deadlines: make all new construction net-zero and reduce greenhouse gas pollution to 40% below 1990 levels. Five years out, we have a lot of work to do, including building solutions that address intersecting needs like equity, the tight labor market, and housing shortages.
April 2 & 3, 2025 | S. Burlington, VT
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VEEP/NHEEP Summer Institute for teachers
This year’s theme is Define, Design and Do! Climate Solutions in Your Community. How can we integrate real-world problem solving, joy, and impactful climate solutions into our schools and communities? Come work and play with VEEP in the White Mountains of NH to approach these questions together.
June 23-27, 2025, World Fellowship Center, Albany, NH
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EAN Network Action Teams
EAN Network Action Teams meet regularly. If you are interested in joining meetings of the Weatherization at Scale Coalition, the Climate Workforce Coalition, or other teams, or if you want to learn more about their work, contact Cara: cara@eanvt.org
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Vermont Climate Council Meetings
All Vermont Climate Council meetings and subcommittee meetings are open to the public, with all details on the Climate Council website.
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The Vermont Total Energy Ticker
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Federal funds for home repairs are running low for Vermont’s low income weatherization program
Vermont has a goal of weatherizing 120,000 homes this decade, but we’re only about a third of the way there.
Vermont Public
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Vermont’s planned EV chargers on pause after Trump suspends program
VTrans will not move ahead on a planned buildout of the state’s EV charging network after the Trump administration shut off the federal funding for the program.
Vermont Public
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Vermont faces potential retrenchment in climate ambition
An Inside Climate News reporter provides a deep dive on climate policy in Vermont.
Inside Climate News
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