Honored to have our state capital participating in the Local Climate Action Program this year. Three excellent students presented their findings for the City of Harrisburg's GHG inventory this morning. As we look ahead to the spring semester, we're excited to help the city reduce these emissions!

Had a super productive day getting ready for our next LCAP cohort, taking @iclei-usa.bsky.social ClearPath 2.0 for a spin. This is a game changer for making it easier for local govs to engage in climate planning. The future is local. 🌎

Met three of my Energy and Sustainability Policy students who journeyed to Happy Valley after completing their degrees online. All three of these fine students were also in my Local Climate Action Program this year. Excited to see all the ways they continue to make the world a better place now. 🌎💕🌎

Two Penn State students help Allentown create city's first climate action plan | Penn State University Penn State students LaKeisha Riley and Baylee Balogh are playing an instrumental role in helping the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, develop its first climate action plan.

It's been a pleasure having the City of Allentown in our LCAP this year!

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Final LCAP presentation to Upper Providence Township on Monday. Carlin and Michael drafted a climate action plan complete with emissions forecasting and case studies of example actions from other communities.

Climate action program earns Community Engagement and Scholarship Award   | Penn State University Brandi Robinson, associate teaching professor in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, has received the 2025 Penn State Award for Community Engagement and Scholarship for her work on the Local Cl...

Humbled and honored to receive Penn State's Community Engagement and Scholarship Award this year for our Local Climate Action Program. It might be my picture in that thumbnail, but it takes a village to save the climate. Colleagues, students, gov partners and more! Thanks for helping LCAP shine.

Local Climate Action Program spring semester presentations to local govs are off to a great start!

Grant Rowe and Ashley Curry presented to the Centre Region Climate and Sustainability committee just now and knocked it out of the park! 🌎💕🙂

The future is local.

Friday night I had the honor of presenting Energy and Sustainability Policy graduate, Kate Robeson-Grubb with our Distinguished Alumni Award.

Kate has gone on to a career in sustainability in local government and ik so glad we work together now in the Local Climate Action Program.

EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History | US EPA EPA News Release: EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History

Disgusting, reckless, misguided, cruel. I am sad for our children and grandchildren who will shoulder a larger burden of climate impacts so that wealthy people can get wealthier.

Online energy and sustainability policy programs changed this grad’s life - Penn State World Campus Kelli Volkomer earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree and now works in the energy industry.

Kelli is one of only a handful of students who did both her undergraduate and graduate degree work with us through Penn State World Campus. I had the honor of being her adviser for both undergrad and grad and supervising some awesome local climate projects she did!

Women will save the climate, one community at a time.

Ashley - citizen volunteer on Kennett Twp EAC

Alison - Penn State World Campus student; Kennett resident

Brandi - Penn State teaching faculty; co-director Local Climate Action Program

Look for the good news when you can. ☀️

What your feed needs is a little lop eared bunny soaking up some February sun.

I too am recently finding my way back to pleasure reading. Adding this one to my list.

On the heels of the hottest year on record, we're scrubbing any mention of 'climate' and 'GHGs'. We're choosing to ignore impacts as we anticipate future infrastructure needs.

Soooo...is this the great again part?

How the Climate Movement Is Changing Tactics After Trump’s Win Faced with a president-elect who has called global warming a “scam,” activists are changing their strategies and pushing a message of hope.

"Hunkering down at the local level" is exactly my plan too.

Road trip!

Tomorrow's the day! Stop by EES Building on campus and have pizza with us, or warm up your own lunch and tune in via Zoom.

Bloomberg philanthropy to cover U.S. climate dues after Paris withdrawal Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework after President Donald Trump called for the U.S. to withdraw - for a second time - from the Paris climate agreement.

A tiny sliver of good climate news this week.

Empowering people to address climate change, one community at a time Penn State's Local Climate Action Program is a collaborative initiative that empowers communities to take action against climate change by engaging students, faculty, and local officials in developing...

Learn more about our Local Climate Action Program. Everyone wins - students gain transferable skills in GHG accounting and climate policy, the local govs get project support, and @peterdbuck.bsky.social and I? Well, we just get to be a small piece of it all and help our neighbors around PA.

He can't stop the transition to EV. But he can and will show the world what a shortsighted businessman he is.

Panel discussion will explore outcomes, key takeaways from COP29 | Penn State University The delegation of Penn State faculty and students who went to Azerbaijan for the United Nations’ annual climate meeting known as the Conference of Parties, COP29, will take part in a panel discussion ...

Join us next Wednesday 1/29 to learn more about COP29 in Baku.

Thank you!!!

Stained glass!

I'm in.

Yes. Subnational climate action has always been a necessary component of meaningful emissions reductions in the US. Before the IRA, federal action to lead on climate was woefully inadequate, so in some ways we're used to relying on local and state efforts. Doesn't make this sting less, though.

Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time In 2021, Biden had rejoined 2015 treaty that seeks to curb climate crisis effects after Trump first pulled out in 2017

We all knew that executive action on the Paris Agreement was coming. Did not make it hurt less. I'll roll up my sleeves and get to work tomorrow. But I just can't with today.

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I have a 2023 Ioniq5 and I love it. I found one with 1700 miles on it, do technically I bought it used, but still had new car smell. Only thing I don't like? Lack of acreage wiper blade. I'd buy this car again 100 times.

Things are still moving in the wrong direction.

Environmental group partners with Penn State on township’s greenhouse emission report | Chester County Press ‘Climate change is a global problem with local impacts.'

When Alison Bucher-Rubilar presented her LCAP GHG inventory results to Kennett Twp last month, a reporter was in the audience. We talked about why no matter who is in the White House, local climate action will continue.